ATI Is Graphics Provider for Majority of New PCI Express Notebooks from OEMs

Business Wire, Jan 19, 2005

MARKHAM, Ontario -- The world's leading OEMs and system builders select MOBILITY(TM) RADEON(R) graphics to drive the visual experience in next-generation Notebook PCs

ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX:ATY)(NASDAQ:ATYT), the global leader for discrete PC graphics, today announced that it has been chosen by the vast majority of leading global OEM's and system builders to supply visual processors for their next-generation Intel(R) Centrino(TM) mobile technology-based PCI Express notebook PCs. ATI currently offers the broadest lineup of PCI Express notebook PC graphics with the industry leading MOBILITY(TM) RADEON(R) X series of visual processors.

Over 50 notebook designs are launching today with MOBILITY RADEON PCI Express graphics from such industry leaders as:

- Acer           - Alienware           - Asus

- BenQ           - Fujitsu-Siemens     - Eurocom

- Fujitsu        - IBM                 - Gateway

- HP             - Medion              - Lenovo

- LG             - Sony                - NEC

- Samsung        - Clevo               - Targa

- Toshiba        - ECS                 - Compal

- Arima          - MSI                 - FIC

- Inventec       - Wistron             - Quanta

- Uniwill

Additional OEM and system builder partners will be announced in the coming months as they announce their PCIe platforms.

"As the market transitions to PCI Express with the latest generation of Intel(R) Centrino(TM) mobile technology, new opportunities have emerged to raise the performance bar for visual realism on notebook PCs," said Mooly Eden, Vice President, Mobility Group, Intel Corporation. "We're pleased to work with ATI to enable OEMs and system builders to offer innovative new mobile computing platforms based on this exciting new standard for notebook PCs."

"As the notebook PC industry begins a full scale transition to PCI Express, ATI continues to lead the way with the broadest and highest performing portfolio of products on the market," said Rick Bergman, Senior Vice President and General Manager, PC Business Unit, ATI Technologies. "Through forging close relationships with Intel and our OEM partners, ATI delivered an outstanding product line that captured the majority of first-generation PCI Express notebook PC designs. This virtual clean sweep is a further validation that we have the right mix of products and features to address all segments of the growing notebook PC market."

For more information on ATI's mobile PCI Express products please visit www.ati.com.

About ATI Technologies

ATI Technologies Inc. is the 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 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 device 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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