Press Release
- 2002
ATI's Mobility™ Radeon® 9000 mobile visual processor
now shipping in the Medion Microstar notebook PC
World's first mobile graphics solution with DirectX® 8.1 programmable pixel shaders
available now at most Media Markt outlets
Thursday, August 29, 2002
MARKHAM, Ontario - Consumers who want the world's newest,
fastest mobile graphics, the Mobility™ Radeon™ 9000
by ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX:ATY, NASDAQ:ATYT), can now purchase
the Medion Microstar notebook PC at Media Markt outlets.
The Medion Microstar notebook with Mobility Radeon 9000 will
be among the first notebook PCs to include ATI's latest mobile
graphics solution, which dramatically outperforms the fastest
competitive product. The Mobility Radeon 9000 is also the
only mobile graphics chip that gives users the full visual
experience of games that use the latest pixel and vertex shading
technology, which are expected to number over 100 titles by
Christmas.
"Users don't have to wait for Mobility Radeon 9000's
spectacular graphics performance and advanced 3D features,
thanks to Medion," said Reuven Soraya, Director of Marketing,
Mobile Business Unit, ATI Technologies Inc. "We are pleased
that Medion is bringing industry-leading graphics performance
and pixel shader technology to notebook users across Europe."
- The impressive list of features found in the Mobility Radeon
9000 includes:
- Hardware support for version 1.4 programmable pixel
and vertex shaders: ATI's SmartShader™ technology takes
advantage of the advanced new features in Microsoft® DirectX®
8.1 and means even the newest and most advanced 3D games will
be fully supported;
- The world's first mobile quad-pipe 3D architecture:
Four parallel rendering pipelines to power the most challenging
games and 3D business multimedia applications with amazing
speed;
- A significantly enhanced version of ATI's industry-leading
PowerPlay™ power management technology, which extends
battery life in 3D applications and DVD playback and delivers
improved power-to-performance ratios;
- Industry-leading Internet video streaming: New FullStream™
technology leverages pixel shaders to accelerate video and
improve the quality and scalability of streaming media formats.
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ATI and ATI product and product feature names are trademarks
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other company and product names are trademarks and/or registered
trademarks of their respective owners. Features, pricing,
availability and specifications are subject to change without
notice.
About ATI Technologies
ATI Technologies Inc. is a world leader in the design and
manufacture of innovative 3D graphics and digital media silicon
solutions. An industry pioneer since 1985, ATI delivers leading-edge
performance solutions for the full range of PC and Mac desktop
and notebook platforms, workstation, set-top box, game console
and handheld markets. With 2001 revenues in excess of US $1
billion, ATI has more than 1,900 employees in the Americas,
Europe and Asia. ATI common shares trade on NASDAQ (ATYT)
and the Toronto Stock Exchange (ATY).
Contact Information
For media or industry analyst support, visit our Web site
at http://www.ati.com .
Other ATI Contacts:
Derek Baker, Counsellor, BenchMark Porter Novelli,
at (416) 422-7158 or dbaker@bmporternovelli.com
Pedro Cabezuelo, Senior Counsellor, BenchMark Porter Novelli,
at (416) 422-7164 or pcabezuelo@bmporternovelli.com
For Information:
Chris Hook, Public Relations Manager, Mobile and Integrated
Business Unit, at (905) 882-2600, Ext. 8477 or chook@ati.com
For investor relations support, please contact:
Janet Craig, Director, Investor Relations, ATI Technologies
Inc., at (905) 882-2600, Ext. 2631 or jcraig@ati.com
