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ATI Delivers Industry's First Integrated DirectX 9 Graphics Chipset for AMD Athlon'TM' 64 and Sempron'TM' Platforms
RADEON(R) XPRESS 200 chipset series provides OEMs and systems
integrators with lightning-fast graphics and platform performance for
AMD desktop PCs
MARKHAM, Ontario—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Nov. 8, 2004—
ATI Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:ATYT)(TSX:ATY), today announced the
availability of a powerful new chipset family for AMD desktop
platforms - the RADEON(R) XPRESS 200 series. Built on the principles
of performance, connectivity and reliability, RADEON XPRESS 200
provides AMD customers with a best-in-class platform for enthusiast
gaming, high definition home entertainment, and rock-solid enterprise
computing. The chipset series supports Socket 754 and 939 AMD desktop
processors and is comprised of the RADEON XPRESS 200 with integrated
graphics and the pin-compatible RADEON XPRESS 200P, which allows for
high performance add-in graphics. With the introduction of the RADEON
XPRESS 200 series, ATI is delivering its fourth generation chipset
and providing systems integrators and OEMs with unparalleled levels
of choice, flexibility and performance in the design of
next-generation AMD-based desktop PCs.
RADEON XPRESS is planned to be available from leading platform
technology manufacturers and OEMs including, HP, Medion AG, Falcon
Northwest, Asus, MSI, Gigabyte, Acorp, Shuttle Computer, Jetway,
Soyo, ECS, Tul, FIC, and PC Partner.
"By introducing the industry's first AMD-based DirectX 9 chipset
with integrated graphics, AMD Athlon 64 processor-based RADEON XPRESS
systems provide a very attractive proposition to extend new value to
the consumer and commercial desktop," said Marty Seyer, corporate
vice president, AMD's Microprocessor Business Unit, Computation
Products Group. "Through partnering with ATI on the design of this
platform, we have a family of leading-edge PCI Express chipsets to
help PC users embrace 64-bit computing for visually stunning graphics
and plug-and-play access to the latest multimedia devices."
Falcon Northwest, a custom computer maker serving the enthusiast
and PC gamer markets, recently selected the RADEON XPRESS 200P for
its next-generation AMD PCI Express small form factor gaming platform.
"In building our next-generation FragBox, we needed a solution
that provided us with an optimal blend of performance, reliability
and power management for small form factor gaming platforms," said
Kelt Reeves, President, Falcon Northwest. "By selecting RADEON XPRESS
200P we can build on platform technology that embraces these
attributes and provides our users a best-in-class PCI Express gaming
experience for AMD Athlon 64."
Leveraging the power of ATI discrete graphics processing, RADEON
XPRESS 200 delivers ATI's next generation of industry leading
integrated graphics. Based on RADEON X300 core technology, users
benefit from a variety of features including Vertex Shader 2.0, Pixel
Shader 2.0 and improved anti-aliasing capabilities. The graphics
power of the RADEON X200 is backed up by CATALYST, the most stable
WHQL-certified graphics driver on the market today. In addition,
through ATI's innovative HyperMemory technology, RADEON XPRESS
onboard graphics are further accelerated with up to 128 MB of system
memory.
"As the market begins a widespread transition to PCI Express, the
desktop PC will begin to be redefined as a hub for home entertainment
and multimedia communications," said Roger Kay, vice president Client
Computing, IDC. "By introducing PCI Express chipsets for AMD with
integrated DirectX 9 graphics, ATI is providing AMD customers with
investment protection and a smooth upgrade path to next-generation
applications and operating systems."
"By working with AMD through every step in the design process we
have developed a chipset that is highly scalable, with enough
flexibility to address the needs of OEM customers and the enthusiast
community," said Phil Eisler, Senior Vice President and General
Manager, Chipset Business Unit, ATI Technologies. "Already shipping
in volume, RADEON XPRESS is poised to catapult ATI into the
leadership position for AMD-based PCI Express platform technology."
In addition to the industry's fastest integrated graphics
solution, RADEON XPRESS 200 delivers a new level of platform
connectivity and performance with such features as:
- Broad connectivity through four SATA ports with RAID 0 and 1
support, eight USB ports, one PCIe 16X graphics slot and four PCIe 1X
slots
- Rich multimedia with support for high definition audio, onboard
DVI and VGA outputs for multi-monitor support and ATI's LCD
Enhancement Engine for improved LCD response time
- High reliability through PCI Express-based Gigabit Ethernet,
VPU recover, TPM 1.1 and 1.2 authentication, and support for AMD
virus protection
- Support for up to 1Ghz HyperTransport with additional
overclocking flexibility
Through supporting end-to-end PCI Express connectivity RADEON
XPRESS allows for simplified integration of third party southbridges
for specialized solutions.
"The partnership with ATI, the leader in visual imaging, aligns
well with our business strategy to increase market share in the PC
core logic segment," said Alex Kuo, president of ULi Electronics Inc.
"The combination of ATi's powerful RADEON XPRESS series of chipsets
and ULi's highly integrated M1573 South Bridges presents a multitude
of platform solutions with unprecedented performance and features to
support all the latest 32-bit and 64-bit mainstream CPUs."
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 (VPU) 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 2004
revenues of US $2 billion, ATI has more than 2,700 employees in the
Americas, Europe and Asia. ATI common shares trade on NASDAQ (ATYT)
and the Toronto Stock Exchange (ATY).
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