[opendtv] PR: Majority of New HDTVs Powered By ATI
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 12:12:45 -0400
Majority of New HDTVs Powered By ATI
November 10, 2004 12:00am
Source: Business Wire
Business Wire: MARKHAM, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 9, 2004--
ATI's industry leading chips now available in new Digital Cable Ready
HDTV sets
ATI Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:ATYT)(TSX:ATY) announced today that
the vast majority of commercially available integrated Digital Cable
Ready (DCR) High Definition Televisions use ATI's NXT2003(TM). The
NXT2003 is the industry's first single chip off-air DTV and
unidirectional cable receiver. DCR HDTV sets are rigorously tested to
insure quality operation. Eleven consumer electronic companies have
announced digital cable certified HDTV sets. Of these, nine rely on
ATI's NXT series components for reliable high performance reception:
Panasonic, Samsung, Toshiba, Hitachi, Sony, Mitsubishi Digital
Electronics America, Inc., Thomson, Inc., Sharp, and another major
manufacturer yet to be announced.
Digital televisions that have the "Digital Cable Ready" (DCR) label
conform to the United States' Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
rules and regulations that guarantee the TV will be able to receive
digital programming from the majority of cable providers within the
United States. A DCR television can be plugged directly into the
cable system and receive analog and most digital services without the
need for a separate set-top box. A CableCard, supplied by the local
cable company, is plugged into the television to enable digital cable
service.
"ATI is proud to enable and facilitate the DTV transition," said
Mike Gittings, Director of Marketing, DTV Products, ATI Technologies
Inc. "Through vision and innovation, ATI is delivering the quality
components that our customers demand. The NXT2003/4/5 product family
provide the key technologies that enabled manufacturers to develop
HDTV sets that comply with the FCC Tuner mandate and Cable Plug and
Play Agreement. They also provide seamless migration for the
bidirectional cable specifications and requirements."
The NXT2003 is a member of a trio of high performance integrated
circuits that were the first to combine digital terrestrial reception
and cable compatibility on a single chip. The NXT2004 VSB/QAM
Receiver (vestigial side band/quadrature amplitude modulation) is
designed for a variety of applications including off-air and digital
cable television receivers, set-top boxes, PCDTV and datacast
applications where cost, low power and industry leading performance
are a must. The NXT2004 VSB/QAM Demodulator is configurable to work
in either the ATSC compliant 8 VSB mode for terrestrial broadcasting
or in the ITU-J.83B/SCTE DVS-031 compliant 64 QAM or 256 QAM modes.
The NXT2003 includes all of the functionality of the NXT2004 and adds
a QPSK receiver for receiving the Forward Data Channel, required for
unidirectional cable operation. The NXT2005 DTV Cable Transceiver and
Terrestrial Receiver is capable of receiving VSB off-air signals and
performing the bi-directional cable reception and transmission
formats required by the emerging bi-directional cable TV standards.
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 device markets. With
2004 revenues in excess 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).
Copyright 2004 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.
CONTACT: For media inquiries: ATI Technologies Inc., Consumer
Products Division John Swinimer, Public Relations Manager (905)
882-2600, Ext. 8456 swinimer@xxxxxxx OR Other ATI Contacts: Porter
Novelli Canada Trevor Campbell, Director (416) 422-7202
trevor.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx OR For investor relation's support,
please contact: ATI Technologies Inc. Janet Craig, Director, Investor
Relations (905) 882-2631 janet@xxxxxxx KEYWORD: NEW YORK
INTERNATIONAL CANADA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS HARDWARE
PRODUCT SOURCE: ATI Technologies Inc. .end (paragraph)<<Business Wire
-- 11/09/04>>
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