C-Cube Powers ATI's Consumer PC TV Timeshift and Video Editing Add-in Board

Business Wire, August 30, 1999

MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 30, 1999--

C-Cube Microsystems (Nasdaq: CUBE) today announced that it will power a new ATI (TSE: ATY, Nasdaq: ATYT) PC video add-in board that gives consumers the ability to watch, record and timeshift TV programs as well as edit home videos in the high quality MPEG-2 format.

The new board, ATI-Video Wonder(TM), takes advantage of C-Cube's DVxplore(TM) MPEG-2 CODEC with its simultaneous two-way record/playback capability. The board will be available in Q4, 1999.

"TV Timeshifting and MPEG-2 video editing are exciting new applications for the PC platform," said Fermi Wang, vice president and general manager of C-Cube's PC/CODEC Division. "Products such as the ATI-Video Wonder give consumers a new model for interacting with television as well as the ability to digitally edit, store and distribute home videos."

"Our selection of C-Cube as a partner was based on its experience, expertise and ability to deliver the highest quality integrated MPEG-2 encode and decode solution," said Alan McCann, director of the Visual Products Group, ATI. "By integrating the C-Cube DVxplore CODEC into ATI-Video Wonder, we have produced the ultimate video upgrade."

About DVxplore

DVxplore is the first and only available single-chip MPEG-2 CODEC (encoder and decoder), allowing a new generation of consumer recordable digital video applications on the PC and in consumer devices.

About ATI

ATI Technologies Inc., the world's largest supplier of 3D graphics and multimedia technology, designs, manufactures and markets innovative and award-winning multimedia solutions and graphics components for the personal computer, set-top box and consumer electronics appliance markets. An ISO 9002 company, ATI is the world's leading supplier of video and 2D/3D graphics accelerators to OEM and retail customers.

Founded in l985, ATI employs more than 1,700 people at headquarters in Thornhill, Ontario, and in offices in the United States, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Barbados, Malaysia, Japan and Hong Kong. ATI is a public company whose shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. For other ATI news releases visit the ATI web site at http://www.ati.com.

About C-Cube

C-Cube Microsystems Inc. is the industry leader in the development and delivery of highly integrated digital video silicon and systems solutions. C-Cube's Semiconductor Division delivers highly integrated digital video silicon and systems solutions for the communications and consumer electronics markets, including digital set-top boxes and DVD. C-Cube's DiviCom Division is a leader in the deployment of digital video networks. DiviCom's products include broadcast encoders, system multiplexers, and network system management equipment.

C-Cube is headquartered in Milpitas, California with offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Its stock is traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol CUBE. C-Cube can be reached at 1.408.490.8000 or on the World Wide Web at http://www.c-cube.com. C-Cube's DiviCom Division is based in Milpitas, Calif. and can be reached at 1.408.944.6700 or on the World Wide Web at http://www.divi.com.

More information about DVxplore can be found at http://www.c-cube.com.

C-Cube and the C-Cube logo are registered trademarks of C-Cube Microsystems Inc. DiviCom is a registered trademark of DiviCom, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective companies.