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Nov 8th news release ATI boards provide graphics powerhouse for Founder's leading-edge consumer PCs MARKHAM, ONTARIO-- Top Chinese OEM selects ATI as strategic graphics supplier ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX: ATY; NASDAQ: ATYT) today announced that Founder Computer System Co. Ltd. has chosen a number of ATI's graphics boards to power six of its popular consumer PC models. ATI's RADEON(TM) 9700 PRO - the world's first visual processing unit (VPU) - will be the cornerstone of Founder's flagship product while the RADEON(TM) 7500, RADEON(TM) 7000 and RAGE(TM) 128 Pro will drive Founder's leading HCA PC brands. ATI recently named Founder its best OEM (original equipment manufacturer) partner in China for 2002. "By selecting ATI as its strategic graphics supplier, Founder has demonstrated its strong confidence in ATI products, both established and new," says Rick Bergman, Senior Vice President, Marketing and General Manager, Desktop, ATI Technologies Inc. "Thanks to ATI's strategic alliances with global partners like Founder, consumers worldwide can experience the spectacular graphics and multimedia capabilities of ATI products." "Founder has always recognized the importance of including the very best graphics technologies - such as ATI's industry-leading boards - in our product line," says Jing Wei Wu, Deputy General Manager, Founder Computer System Co. Ltd. "With ATI as a partner, our customers around the world will be empowered with graphics and multimedia capabilities that are light years ahead of any other platform." Mr. Wu further stated: "It is important for us to work with companies like ATI that share our values of innovation, trust and good faith. We are looking forward to expanding our relationship with ATI beyond Asia and into the North American market." The RADEON 9700 PRO VPU performs better than any other graphics product on the market today. Loaded in Founder's flagship PC, it will delight users with cinematic quality images that create a totally immersive computing environment. With eight parallel rendering pipelines that can process over 2.5 billion pixels per second and four parallel geometry engines, the RADEON 9700 PRO offers users an exhilarating experience whether they are gaming, designing or modeling. The RADEON 7500 will thrill users of Founder's HCA+891Y, while the RADEON 7000 will power HCA+884Y and HCA+883Y PC brands with an array of impressive features including industry-leading DVD playback, up to 64 MB of dedicated DDR graphics memory and advanced 3D and 2D graphics acceleration. Likewise, users of the HCA 361X and HCA 781X will enjoy the established features of ATI's RAGE 128 PRO. 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 markets. With 2001 revenues in excess of US $1 billion, ATI has more than 1,900 employees in the Americas, Europe and Asia. ATI common shares trade on NASDAQ (ATYT) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (ATY). Copyright 2002 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. For media or industry analyst support, visit our Web site at https://www.ati.com -30- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: ATI Technologies Inc. - Desktop and Workstation Products Patricia Mikula Public Relations Manager [phone], Ext. 8809 [e-mail] or BenchMark Porter Novelli Tenille Cuthbertson Counsellor [phone] [e-mail] or ATI Technologies Inc. Janet Craig Director, Investor Relations [phone], Ext. 2631 [e-mail]