ATI's RAGE Mobility-M Selected by NEC for New Laptop Series

Strategic Insights -

ATI Technologies Inc., a leading supplier of 3D graphics and multimedia technology, has announced that its industry-leading Mobility-M chip has been selected by NEC Corporation for its new Lavie NX LW series notebook PCs. This partnership brings desktop-equivalent features and performance to the compact, all-in-one notebooks, making them ideal for mobile computing.

Key Takeaways:

  • The ATI RAGE Mobility-M chip delivers industry-leading balance of performance, features, and power consumption characteristics to the NEC Lavie NX notebook.
  • The RAGE Mobility-M has 4MB of memory and is matched with Mobile Intel Celeron processors from 366MHz to 466MHz and the Mobile Pentium III 450MHz processor.
  • The Lavie NX LW series notebooks have 64MB memory, upgradeable to 256MB, and feature desktop-equivalent graphics and video acceleration.
  • ATI's RAGE Mobility family has quickly become known for offering the best functionality, price, and power consumption balance available in mobile graphics accelerators.
  • The single component graphics sub-system solution in RAGE Mobility accelerators replaces the need for over six individual chips, resulting in cost savings and low power consumption.
  • ATI Technologies Inc. is an ISO 9002 company and the world's leading supplier of video and 2D/3D graphics accelerators to OEM and retail customers.
  • The RAGE Mobility family includes the RAGE Mobility-M, RAGE Mobility-P, and the newly-announced RAGE Mobility 128.

Statistics:

  • The RAGE Mobility-M has 4MB of memory.
  • The Lavie NX LW series notebooks have 64MB memory, upgradeable to 256MB.
  • The Mobile Intel Celeron processors range from 366MHz to 466MHz.
  • The Mobile Pentium III 450MHz processor is used in the Lavie NX LW series notebooks.
  • ATI employs over 1,800 people.
  • ATI is a public company trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange and NASDAQ.

Sources:

  • ATI Technologies Inc. press release dated November 1, 1999.
  • ATI Technologies Inc. corporate profile.
  • NEC Corporation press release on the Lavie NX LW series notebooks.
  • Industry reports on mobile graphics and multimedia technology.
  • ATI Technologies Inc. web site at http://www.ati.com.