I guess nvidia's short-lived lead with the FX is going to die a quick death
[quoteurl=http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/030225/tech_ati_1.html]LA QUINTA, Calif., Feb 25 (Reuters) - ATI Technologies Inc (Toronto:ATY.TO - News), locked in a battle with rival Nvidia Corp (NasdaqNM:NVDA - News) over bragging rights to the fastest graphic chip, plans to release its most-advanced PC chip yet within the next month or so, a company executive said on Tuesday.
Dave Rolston, ATI's vice president of engineering, said at a Goldman Sachs technology conference here that the company's R350 chip would be "coming out, say, within the next 30 days."
The R350 chip will be the high-end successor to ATI's Radeon 9700 chip. A new version of that chip geared toward the mainstream market is also coming in the next 30 days, he said.
That Radeon 9700 variant will be built using 130 nanometer technology, or .13 micron, which is a reference to the size of the feature sets on the chips. The .13 micron technology promises better speeds and lower costs than past standards, like .15 micron. (snip)[/quoteurl]
[quoteurl=http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/030225/tech_ati_1.html]LA QUINTA, Calif., Feb 25 (Reuters) - ATI Technologies Inc (Toronto:ATY.TO - News), locked in a battle with rival Nvidia Corp (NasdaqNM:NVDA - News) over bragging rights to the fastest graphic chip, plans to release its most-advanced PC chip yet within the next month or so, a company executive said on Tuesday.
Dave Rolston, ATI's vice president of engineering, said at a Goldman Sachs technology conference here that the company's R350 chip would be "coming out, say, within the next 30 days."
The R350 chip will be the high-end successor to ATI's Radeon 9700 chip. A new version of that chip geared toward the mainstream market is also coming in the next 30 days, he said.
That Radeon 9700 variant will be built using 130 nanometer technology, or .13 micron, which is a reference to the size of the feature sets on the chips. The .13 micron technology promises better speeds and lower costs than past standards, like .15 micron. (snip)[/quoteurl]
