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Transmeta and ATI Collaborate To Enrich Graphics Options
Tuesday June 1, 6:00 am ET
SANTA CLARA, Calif. and TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 2004--
ATI MOBILITY(TM) RADEON(TM) Family to Have Extended Availability for Transmeta Processors
Transmeta Corporation (Nasdaq:TMTA - News), the leader in efficient computing, and ATI Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:ATYT - News; TSX:ATY - News), the worldwide leader in 3D graphics solutions, today announced a collaboration to provide extended availability of low-power, space-saving ATI MOBILITY(TM) RADEON(TM) graphics solutions for the Transmeta Efficeon(TM) and Crusoe® processor platforms. This extension provides availability of certain configurations of the MOBILITY RADEON family of graphics processing units with integral frame buffers through 2005 or beyond.
The extended availability of ATI's MOBILITY RADEON will give Transmeta's customers continued access to energy-efficient graphics solutions. These high-performance platforms are currently employed by industry leaders such as Sharp, as well as systems under development by other customers.
"Transmeta's OEM customers frequently choose ATI's exceptional graphics solutions for their systems, especially based on their high performance and low power consumption," said Arthur L. Swift, senior vice president of marketing, Transmeta Corporation. "As one example, Sharp has chosen the MOBILITY RADEON solution for its incredibly slim and efficient Actius MM20 / Muramasa MM2 ultralight notebook based on Efficeon. The extended availability of these solutions continues to give our customers attractive ATI graphics options for their innovative Efficeon system designs where minimizing power consumption is paramount."
A number of designs in the past have featured the combination of a Transmeta Crusoe processor and ATI graphics, ranging from notebooks to embedded products. Now Transmeta's Efficeon processor and its integral AGP 4X graphics interface allows customers access to higher performance AGP graphics solutions from ATI, such as the MOBILITY RADEON family of visual processors.
"As the worldwide leader in mobile graphics, ATI is committed to providing solutions that strike the balance between high performance and low power consumption," said David Cummings, director of Mobile Marketing, ATI Technologies. "Through working with Transmeta, we can offer increased value to notebook PC users by providing access to a best-in-class family of mobile graphics processors."
