Press Release
- 2003
ATI's Xilleon™ 220 Selected by HUMAX For IP Set-top Box
ATI's advanced technology delivers in the IP broadband market
Monday, January
6, 2003
MARKHAM, Ontario - ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX:ATY,
NASDAQ:ATYT) announced today that Xilleon™ 220 has been
selected by HUMAX Co. Ltd. for the RG-3010 IP set-top box
(STB). ATI's Xilleon 220 is an advanced and highly integrated
system-on-chip suitable for a range of digital devices including
set-top boxes and digital televisions.
The HUMAX RG-3010 is an IP (internet protocol) based VOD
(video-on-demand) set-top box. VOD is provided with MPEG
(Moving Picture Experts
Group) streaming over Ethernet, xDSL or Cable.
“HUMAX chose ATI's Xilleon™ 220 in order
to deliver the most versatile and low-cost IP set-top box,”
said Y.H. Lee, General Manager, HUMAX Co. Ltd. “Xilleon
220 allows HUMAX to provide customers with exciting entertainment
features such as video streaming, high quality sound reproduction,
an interactive EPG (electronic program guide), a variety of
peripheral connections and much more. ATI is most certainly
a key player in the consumer electronic marketplace and HUMAX
is proud to partner with them for the RG-3010.”
Xilleon 220 integrates into a single chip all processor,
graphics, video, audio, and I/O (input and output) capabilities
needed in a set-top box or digital TV. Included are a 300
MHz MIPS® CPU (central processing unit), dual-HD (high
definition) capable MPEG decoder, audio decoder, dual display
engine, 2D and 3D graphics engine, conditional access, transport
demultiplexers, PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect), USB
(universal serial bus), and hard disk drive interfaces.
“ATI is pleased to be working with HUMAX and to be providing
the industry-leading Xilleon 220 for the RG-3010,” said
Daniel Eiref, Director of DTV Marketing and Business Development,
Consumer Products Division, ATI Technologies Inc. “Xilleon
220 provides IP set-top manufacturers and network operators
with additional revenue opportunities such as VOD, 3D gaming,
multi-stream video decode, PVR (personal video recorder) and
PIP (picture-in-picture).”
ATI Technologies will exhibit its DTV technologies at International
CES in booth 31145 (south hall) January 9-12, 2003 in Las
Vegas, Nevada.
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2003 ATI Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. ATI and ATI
product and product feature names are trademarks and/or registered
trademarks of ATI Technologies Inc. All 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.
Company Background
About HUMAX Co. Ltd.
HUMAX is a global venture company specializing in the supply
of digital STBs and has local branch networks globally including
USA, Britain, U.A.E., Japan and Germany. Based on this, the
company is laying the groundwork to become an industry leader
in the digital home appliance sector by seeking new markets
and establishing customer support systems.
With its advanced technology, HUMAX is also leading R&D
trends in the industry and creating new markets through building
up a quality brand image. HUMAX is one of the world's largest
set top box suppliers on the basis of customer satisfaction,
development of differentiated technology and a reliable brand
image
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).
Contact Information
For media or industry analyst support, visit our Web site
at http://www.ati.com .
Other ATI Contacts:
Pedro Cabezuelo, Senior Counsellor, BenchMark Porter Novelli,
at (416) 422-7164 or pcabezuelo@bmporternovelli.com
For Information:
John Swinimer, Public Relations Manager, Consumer Products,
ATI Technologies Inc., at (905) 882-2600 Ext. 8456 or swinimer@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
HUMAX Contact:
email: younhy@humaxdigital.com
