ATI Appoints New CFO

    News Editors

    MARKHAM, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2005--ATI Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:ATYT) (TSX:ATY) today announced that it has appointed Patrick G. Crowley as Senior Vice-President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer. Crowley replaces Terry Nickerson, Senior Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, who has retired as CFO, but will continue to consult for the Company on an advisory basis. The appointment is effective Wednesday, January 19.

    "Patrick Crowley, an accomplished executive with extensive corporate financial experience in a variety of sectors, is the ideal person to step into the CFO role and help guide our company as we enter our next phase of growth," said David Orton, ATI President and Chief Executive Officer.

    Most recently, Mr. Crowley was Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer for Canada Life Financial Corporation in Toronto. Previously, he served in a variety of senior financial roles including Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer at Molson Inc., and Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc.

    Mr. Crowley is a chartered accountant and a graduate of the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.

    About ATI Technologies

    ATI Technologies Inc. is the 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 delivering 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 device markets. With 2004 revenues of US $2 billion, ATI has more than 2,700 employees in the Americas, Europe and Asia. ATI common shares trade on Nasdaq (ATYT) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (ATY).

    Copyright 2005 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.

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CONTACT: For media inquiries: ATI Technologies Inc. Chris Evenden Director, Public Relations (905) 882-2629 cevenden@ati.com OR Other ATI Contacts: Trevor Campbell Director, Porter Novelli Canada (416) 422-7202 trevor.campbell@porternovelli.com OR For investor relations support, please contact: Janet Craig Director, Investor Relations, ATI Technologies Inc. (905) 882-2600, Ext. 2631 jcraig@ati.com

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