Press Release
- 2003
ATI demonstrating leadership and gaining momentum in Korean market
Partnering with leading OEMs and ODMs to deliver Radeon graphics
Thursday November 20, 2003
MARKHAM, Ontario – ATI
Technologies Inc, (TSX: ATY, NASDAQ: ATYT) today announced its
Radeon® graphics, including the award winning Radeon® 9800
and Radeon® 9200, have been chosen by leading OEMs and ODMs
in Korea including LG, TriGem and SIGMACOM.
LG Electronics, a leader in consumer and commercial electronics,
is now offering systems powered by the Radeon 9800 and Radeon
9200 graphics. LGE PCs are distributed through major OEMs and
through retail under the LG brand. The Radeon graphics will be
offered in desktop systems by LG-IBM. The Radeon 9800 system
includes a 2.6GHz Intel® Pentium® 4 processor and 512MB
memory. The Radeon 9200 system includes a 2.4GHz Intel Pentium
4 processor and 256MB memory. LGE will continue to offer Mobility™ Radeon® graphics
in its mobile PC solutions.
TriGem Computer Inc., a leading supplier of PCs in Korea, has
added Radeon 9200 graphics to its lineup of Dreamsys computers.
TriGem distributes its systems through leading OEMs as well as
through retail. The Dreamsys, a SlimPC system featuring a 2.6GHz
Intel Pentium 4 processor and 512 or 256MB memory, and the XPC,
a MicroATX system featuring a 2.6GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor
and 512 or 256MB memory, will be powered by Radeon 9200 graphics
enabling customers to play the latest games with ease.
SIGMACOM, a graphics card builder based in Korea, has chosen
Radeon 9800 and Radeon 9200 series graphics to power its newest
SIGMA graphics cards. SIGMACOM distributes its graphics cards
directly to end users through the retail channel and also sells
to OEMs for their PC systems. These latest products, the SIGMA
Radeon 9200 and the SIGMA Radeon 9800, will be added to the list
of Radeon-based graphics cards offered by SIGMACOM.
“We are pleased with the success of our new products and
the ready adoption of our new Radeon products by leading Korean
OEMs and board makers,” said KY Ho, Chairman and CEO, ATI
Technologies Inc. “We are thrilled to be working with strong
PC and technology partners like LG, SIGMACOM and TriGem.”
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visit www.ati.com.
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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 2002 revenues
in excess of US $1 billion, ATI has more than 2,000 employees in
the Americas, Europe and Asia. ATI common shares trade on NASDAQ
(ATYT) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (ATY).
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Products, at (905) 882-2600, Ext. 8809 or pmikula@ati.com
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Janet Craig, Director, Investor Relations, ATI Technologies Inc.,
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