Press Release
- 2003
ATI unveils Mobility™ Radeon® 7000 IGP™, the world's most powerful, feature-rich mobile integrated graphics processor
Industry's fastest mobile IGP gets 25% speed boost
Thursday March 13, 2003
MARKHAM, ON – After taking
a commanding share of the mobile integrated graphics market
over the past year, ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX:ATY, NASDAQ:ATYT)
today announced Mobility Radeon 7000 IGP, the newest addition
to its award-winning lineup of mobile integrated graphics
processors for Intel-platform PCs.
The new processor is a performance-enhanced version of its
market-leading predecessor, Radeon IGP 340M. Mobility Radeon
7000 IGP is the first true mobile IGP to bring support for
DDR333 memory to notebook users, which means more memory
bandwidth for higher performance and image quality settings.
It also includes a variety of performance optimizations resulting
in 25% more graphics performance in standard benchmarks.
Mobility Radeon 7000 IGP includes support for Intel Pentium®-M
processors, 400 MHz front-side bus Mobile Intel Pentium® 4-M
processors, and now 533 MHz front side bus support for the
Intel Pentium® 4 desktop CPU, which is often used
to power a variety of desktop-replacement notebooks.
The Radeon IGP family also features ATI’s exclusive
FlexFitTM Universal Platform Architecture, which allows computer
manufacturers to design user-upgradeable notebooks by offering
a baseline platform and notebook add-in cards. ATI’s
pin and driver compatible lineup of mobile processors means
that OEMs only need to design one motherboard and one add-in
card for multiple product segments, and can then deliver
user-upgradeability without requiring the user to install
a new driver.
The Radeon IGP family uses a 64-bit system architecture
and is the first and only integrated graphics solution to
support ATI’s industry-leading PowerPlay power management
technology. The Radeon IGP family employs a scalable architecture
with AGP 4X support, and is also the only mobile IGP family
to include ATI’s patented Fast Z-Clear technology that
increases 3D rendering speed, iDCT for improved DVD quality,
TV-out functionality, Hydravision™ dual-display support
and a full set of award-winning Radeon graphics features.
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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.
About the Company
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 processing 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
For Information:
Chris Hook, PR Manager, Mobile and Integrated Business Unit,
ATI Technologies Inc., at 905-882-2600, Ext. 8477 or chook@ati.com
Other ATI Contacts:
Derek Baker, Counsellor, BenchMark Porter Novelli, at (416) 422-5178 or dbaker@bmporternovelli.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
