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Technologies announced today that it has entered into a technology
development agreement with Nintendo. Under the agreement, ATI and
Nintendo are developing technologies for use in Nintendo products.
No other details regarding the nature of this agreement were made
available. However, as recently as last week, Dave Rolston, ATI's VP
of Engineering, stated that ATI was in "ongoing
discussions" with Nintendo regarding the development of
hardware for GameCube's successor.
David Orton, ATI's President and Chief Operating Officer, added,
"ATI has had an excellent relationship with Nintendo for many
years. We are pleased to enter into this major technology
development agreement with Nintendo." ATI Technologies was the
company responsible for designing the Flipper, GameCube's core graphics processor.
ATI Press Release...
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ATI Announces Technology Development Agreement with Nintendo
MARKHAM, Ontario – ATI Technologies, a world leader in the
design and manufacture of innovative 3D graphics and digital media
silicon solutions, announced today that it has entered into a technology
development agreement with Nintendo Co. Ltd. Under the agreement, ATI and
Nintendo are developing technologies for use in Nintendo products. No
other details regarding the nature of this agreement are being made
available at this time.
"ATI has had an excellent relationship with Nintendo for many
years," said David Orton, President and Chief Operating Officer, ATI
Technologies Inc. "We are pleased to enter into this major
technology development agreement with Nintendo."
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
markets. With 2001 revenues in excess of US $1 billion, ATI has more than
1,900 employees in the Americas, Europe and Asia.
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