ATI Introduces Radeon 9700 Pro Graphics Board Based on Newly Intro VPU Architecture - Part 43 Vol.43 No.31 - August 12, 2002

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Leading information technology news summary covering ATI and AMD product announcements. ATI introduces the Radeon 9700 PRO board based on its newly introduced VPU architecture, highlighting DirectX 9 support, AGP 8X, eight parallel rendering pipelines, and cinematic-quality real-time graphics, with mid-August shipping plans and selection as the official graphics card of QuakeCon 2002. AMD announces a low-power 64 Megabit flash memory device for handheld cellular phones, emphasizing high data throughput with significantly reduced standby power, power management technologies, and flexible multi-chip packaging options.

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ATI INTROS RADEON 9700 PRO GRAPHICS BOARD BASED ON NEWLY INTROD VPU ARCHITECTURE

Features, shipping plans, and QuakeCon 2002 selection

AMD INTROSTHE LOWEST POWER FLASH MEMORY DEVICE FOR HIGH-END CELLULAR PHONES

Power efficiency, performance characteristics, and MCP packaging

The Leading Information Technology News Summary--Now In Its 43dYear Vol.43 No.31 August 12,2002 # ATI INTROS RADEON 9700PROGRAPHICS BOARDBASED ON NEWLYINTRODVPUARCHITECTURE ATI Technologies,Inc.has announced theadditionofthe RADEON9700PROgraphicsboard,featuring the RADEON9700PROvisualprocessingunit(VPU),toitssuccessful retaillineup.BasedontheRADEON9700series VPUsintroduced inJuly,theRADEON9700PROboardwill deliverbreakneckperformanceto thegaming andenthusiast market. "In this fast paced industry,customers de-mand that products shipsoonafter announcement,"said Rick Bergman,Senior VicePresident,Marketingand GeneralManager,Desktop,ATITechnologiesInc.“Weareontarget forourmid-August shippingdate,when customers will beabletoexperience firsthand themajorinnovations that the RADEON9700VPUs deliverto gaming and the computer graphicsindustry." Featuringeight parallelrenderingpipelines,complete Microsoft DirectX 9 support,AGP 8Xsupportandafullyprogrammablefloatingpointarchi-tecture,the RADEON9700PROleads the industryintoaneweraofcinematic-quality realtimegraphics. TheRADEON9700PROhas beenselectedas the official graphics card of QuakeCon 2002.Competitors in ATI'sQuake and Return to CastleWolfenstein Tournaments will competeon systemspowered by the RADEON 9700 PRO,the fastest, # AMDINTROSTHELOWEST POWERFLASHMEMORYDEVICEFORHIGH-ENDCELLULARPHONES AMD(NYSE:AMD)has announced theim-mediate availability ofa64Megabit Flash memorydevice optimized for the needs of the hand-heldportable and cellularmarkets.This device supportsindustry-leadinglevelsofdatathroughput whilecon-sumingsignificantlylesspowerthancompetingprod-ucts in all modes,including up to 95 percent lesspowerconsumptioninstandbymode-aclearadvan-tageforAMDcustomers. (Continued on Page 2) INTHISISSUE MIPS TECHNOLOGIES LICENSES32-BIT PROCESSOR CORES TO ZORAN...3 JUNIPER NETWORKS DELIVERS T320ROUTER ENABLING COMPREHENSIVEDEPLOYMENT OF T-SERIES… 4 ITE JOINS PHOENIX POST 2.0 TRUSTEDDEVICE INITIATIVE… …5 SUNPLUS SELECTS VERPLEX TOVERIFY ALL CHIP DESIGNS…… ….5 EMBEDDED SYS DEVELOPERSURVEY UNCOVERS SPIKE IN JAVAVIRTUAL MACHINE USE.… ……6 IBM RESEARCHING LOW-POWERINITIATIVES…… …7 MACROVISION AWARDED CDCOPY PROTECTION PATENT..………….8 ATI(Continued from Page 1) most feature-richgraphicssolutionavailable. ATI will begin shipping the RADEON9700PROboardtoretailcustomersanddistributorsbegin-ningAugust 19,where it willjoin therecently intro-duced RADEON9000 PRO,and ATI'sother strongretailproducts in stores andonline.RADEON9700PRO boards will be available from ATI's boardpartnerslaterthismonth. Otherretail productsbasedontheRADEON9700andRADEON9000architectureswill beintro-ducedlater this year. AMD(Continued from Page 1) The device is also availablein amulti-chippackage(MCP)with either 8 Mb or 16 Mb of 1.8VoltSRAM,whichallowsAMDcustomerstodesignend products that aresmaller and lighter. "Nootherproductonthemarkettodaydeliv-ers thelow power consumptionofthis device whilesimultaneouslyprovidingthehighthroughputneededinadvanced2.5Gand3Gphones,"said KevinPlouse,vice president oftechnical marketing andbusinessdevelopment for AMD'sMemory Group."In addi-tion to delivering the data throughput needed by54MHz processors,our devices use AMD's ad-vanced and proprietary power management tech-nologies and consume as little asone-twentieth thepowerofcompetingdevices.” The Am29BDS640G Flashmemory deviceoperates at 1.8voltsand featuresahigh-performanceburst-modeinterface andAMD'saward-winningSi- August 12,2002 multaneous Read/Write architecture,plus FlexBankarchitecture.Thenew Flashmemory devicesupports54MHzmicroprocessorsusedinadvancedcellphonesandotheremergingportableapplications,andallowsfor random access times of70ns and synchronousaccess times of 13.5ns. The device is also availablein amulti-chippackage form factor and has a footprint and pinoutthat enables customers to easily migrate up to 128Mbits and beyondofFl

FAQs

What major upgrade does ATI’s Radeon 9700 PRO graphics board introduce?

It features a newly introduced VPU architecture with eight parallel rendering pipelines, full Microsoft DirectX 9 support, AGP 8X support, and a fully programmable floating-point architecture.

When will ATI begin shipping the Radeon 9700 PRO boards and how will availability be distributed?

ATI plans to begin shipping to retail customers and distributors starting August 19, and board partners will make additional boards available later in the month.

What does AMD’s flash memory device prioritize for high-end cellular phones?

It prioritizes high data throughput while consuming significantly less power, including up to 95 percent less standby power consumption, and supports flexible multi-chip packaging options.

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