Press Release
- 2003
ATI Announces Support for AMD Athlon™ 64 Processors
ATI products fully compatible with 64-bit
PC applications
Tuesday September 23, 2003
Markham, Ontario – ATI
Technologies Inc. (TSX: ATY, NASDAQ: ATYT) today announced that
its full range of Radeon® desktop and mobile
products offer complete support for the new AMD Athlon™ 64
processors announced today. The AMD Athlon 64 processor provides
simultaneous 32- and 64-bit processing for desktops and notebooks.
All of ATI’s current Radeon products support existing 32-bit
applications and future 64-bit PC applications, delivering world-class
performance.
“ATI has enjoyed a close relationship with AMD and we
work together to make our products compatible so that consumers
will reap the rewards,” said Rick Bergman, senior vice
president, marketing and general manager, desktop, ATI Technologies
Inc. “The graphics power of the Radeon family combined
with the power of the AMD Athlon 64 processors will provide an
amazing digital entertainment experience never before seen on
a PC.”
ATI’s award-winning Radeon products in the desktop and
mobile spaces have garnered strong accolades from both critics
and consumers. ATI’s desktop products, including the Radeon®
9700 PRO, Radeon® 9800 PRO and Radeon® 9600 PRO, provide an unprecedented
level of cinematic-quality 3D graphics. ATI’s Mobility
Radeon family offers new levels of gaming power, strong visual
quality and long-lasting battery power for people on the move.
In addition, ATI is currently working with a number of notebook
manufactures, including Arima Computer Corporation, MiTAC Technology
Corporation, and Uniwill Computer Corporation, to include ATI
Mobility Radeon graphics with AMD Athlon 64 processors in future
notebook releases.
“The AMD Athlon 64 processor family, combined with ATI’s
family of products, will offer consumers outstanding 32-bit application
performance today and the option to seamlessly upgrade to the
power of 64-bit computing at their own pace,” said Rich
Heye, vice president and general manager of AMD’s Microprocessor
Business Unit. “Simply put, ATI provides brilliant graphics
for desktop and mobile PC users and we are pleased to see such
a strong commitment to bring 64-bit support to our shared customers.”
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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:
Patricia Mikula, Public Relations Manager,
Desktop and Workstation Products, ATI Technologies Inc., at
(905) 882-2600, Ext. 8809 or pmikula@ati.com
Other ATI Contacts:
Anne Ferguson, Manager, Consumer Technology Practice, Porter
Novelli, at (416) 422-7154 or anne.ferguson@porternovelli.com
For investor relations support, please contact:
Janet Craig, Director, Investor Relations, ATI Technologies Inc.,
at (905) 882-2600, Ext. 2631 or janet@ati.com
