Press Release
- 2002
ATI joins Intel's Developer Network for PCI Express®
Monday, September
9, 2002
Markham, ON - Continuing its close involvement with Intel's
platform development, ATI today announced that it has joined
Intel's Developer Network for PCI Express®. Working
closely with Intel's engineering team, ATI helped develop
the specification for PCI Express technology, which is intended
to become the industry standard graphics bus interface for
Intel-based PCs and workstations over the next few years.
PCI Express provides greater bandwidth with its higher performance
and advanced architecture as well as new features, including
Virtual channels, Quality of Service, and Isochrony that make
it an ideal graphics interconnect for ATI's next-generation
industry-revolutionizing graphics technologies. The increased
complexity and programmability of graphics cards like the
new Radeon® 9700 PRO demand more bandwidth to deliver
the cinematic-quality, life-like images rendered in real time
that Intel's PCI Express-based platforms will deliver in the
near future.
"Intel's technology leadership and close working relationship
with ATI's engineers has been of significant benefit to both
the evolution of PCI Express technology as an industry standard
and our own development of PCI Express architecture based
products," said Rick Bergman, Senior Vice President,
Marketing and General Manager, Desktop. "Our participation
in Intel's Developer Network for PCI Express demonstrates
our continuing commitment to work closely with Intel's engineering
team, with the end goal of providing the best graphics products
that will maximize the benefits from technological advancements
like PCI Express technology."
Growing out of its active involvement in the Arapahoe Work
Group, formed to develop the new PCI Express specification,
ATI's membership in Intel's Developer Network keeps it at
the forefront of technology leadership. The network will allow
computer manufacturers and customers to better understand
and implement the new standard bus interface specifications
for their products.
"As a leader in innovative graphics products based on
technologies that break new ground", said Jason Ziller,
Technology Initiatives Manager at Intel Corporation. "We
are pleased to be of assistance to ATI in their development
of PCI Express based graphics products that will make superlative
end-user visualization experience possible."
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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 is the world's
foremost visual processor unit (GPU) provider and is dedicated
to deliver leading-edge performance solutions for the full
range of PC and Mac desktop and notebook platforms, workstation,
set-top and digital television, 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).
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Tenille Cuthbertson, Counsellor, BenchMark Porter Novelli,
at (416) 422-7163 or tcuthbertson@bmporternovelli.com
For Information:
Patricia Mikula, Public Relations Manager, Desktop and Workstation
Products, at (905) 882-2600, Ext. 8809 or pmikula@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
