Press Release
- 2003
ATI demonstrates the world’s first
PCI Express*
visual processor at IDF
Tuesday September 16, 2003
IDF, SAN JOSE, CA - ATI Technologies
Inc. (TSX: ATY, NASDAQ: ATYT) is demonstrating the world’s
first visual processor to incorporate PCI Express, the newest PC
interconnect standard, at the Intel Developers Forum
(IDF) in San Jose.
ATI has designed, developed and validated in tests with Intel,
the industry’s first visual processor using the brand-new
PCI Express bus to accelerate the movement of information between
the visual processor and the central processor.
“PCI Express is the most significant transition the PC
industry has undergone in the past decade. We already have working
silicon that uses PCI Express natively,” said Rick Bergman,
Senior Vice President of Marketing and General Manager, Desktop,
ATI Technologies Inc. “As the industry transitions to PCI
Express and as chipset and motherboard companies make this new
interconnect available to customers, ATI will be ready with visual
processors that can take advantage of the advanced capabilities.”
ATI has been a key player in the development of PCI Express
standards since its inception, first sitting on the original
steering committee and continuing to influence and support the
PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG).
“ATI is demonstrating the world's first PCI Express visual
processor on multiple Intel platforms at Fall IDF,” Randy
Wilhelm, Vice President of the Client Platform Division at Intel
Corporation. “By validating its products with Intel’s
PCI Express development platforms, ATI will help ensure interoperability
that will benefit the end user’s experience.”
For more information on ATI and our currently available products,
please visit www.ati.com.
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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 ATI Technologies Inc.
ATI Technologies Inc. is a world leader in the design and manufacture
of innovative 3-D 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 delivering
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 U.S. $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).
Contact Information
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site at http://www.ati.com
For Information:
Rubeena Hussein, PR Manager Europe, ATI Technologies (Europe) GmbH, phone:
+49 89 66 515 570, rhussein@ati.com
Friederike Weiss, Press Relations Specialist, ATI Technologies (Europe) GmbH,
phone: +49 89 66 515 325, fweiss@ati.com
