ATI's R360 and RV360 taped out at TSMC

Dom · May 13, 2003, 12:17 PM

ATI WILL DISTRIBUTE its next generation GPUs, namely R360 for the high-end market and RV360 for the mainstream market to its partners beginning in July, it has emerged.

Both R360 and RV360 will be manufactured by TSMC, using 0.15Âµ and 0.13Âµ processes, respectively. There will be a significant volume increase in ATI's Q3 orders at TSMC compared to the second quarter.

ATI will continue to draw on TSMC as its primary partner, although it has given part of its graphic chip orders to UMC this year, maintaining its dual-fab partnership strategy. According to sources, ATI is inclined to have UMC manufacturing its 0.15Âµ GPUs in the future, while concentrating its 0.13Âµ GPU orders at TSMC.

Faced with Nvidia's NV35 high-end GPU announced earlier this week, ATI plans to head into battle with Radeon 9800 first. It will deliver the more powerful R360 later to combat NV35. R360 will be manufactured by TSMC using 0.15Âµ process, while RV360, the successor of RV350 for the mainstream market, will use 0.13Âµ process.

TSMC has declined to comment on ATI's orders, the Chinese press reports here, but according to an ATI executive, the production of RV350 has been going quite smoothly, and its yield has met the company's expectation.

The volume of RV280 is continuing to increase at UMC, and ATI is considering to have another new product manufactured by UMC. This will be the second ATI GPU utilizing UMC's 0.15u process, though UMC has also declined to comment on customers' orders.

Besides the graphic chips, ATI will enter the integrated chipset market during the second half of this year, competing for the market share with VIA, Intel, SiS, and ALi in the P4 chipset market. ATI's chipsets will also be manufactured by TSMC and UMC.

ATI is the first company worldwide to obtain Pentium 4 chipset licenses from Intel. Targeting the integrated market, ATI's chipsets will enter mass production in July. ATI has had excellent performance in the notebook chipset market. As it steps into the desktop field, ATI will attempt to avoid over-lengthening its product line by not producing discrete chipsets.

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News source: TheInquirer

wertret · May 13, 2003, 12:45 PM

so whats the r360? radeon 9900 or maybe 10000...

The_Neon_Cowboy · May 13, 2003, 12:49 PM

who knows /cares

CherryPopper · May 13, 2003, 02:06 PM

heh... yea right Neon Cowboy... it will probably one up the ante and once again outclass/outperform the NV35. I bet it will be called the 9900 however; I have a feeling that Radeon 10,000 will be reserved for the R420..

digitalwanderer · May 13, 2003, 03:10 PM

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Originally posted by CherryPopper
heh... yea right Neon Cowboy... it will probably one up the ante and once again outclass/outperform the NV35. I bet it will be called the 9900 however; I have a feeling that Radeon 10,000 will be reserved for the R420..

ROFLMFAO@NeonCowboy's transparent attempts to mask his fear/dread/certainty that ATi is gonna whomp-up on his precious nVidia after they've finally managed to ALMOST launch a successful board. (It ain't launched 'til it's actually available to be purchased...nVidia has been a bit spotty on that lately.

)

R420!

That's me next major card that I'm lusting after. I know nothing about it other than it's model number, but I know it's the card for me!

No_Style · May 13, 2003, 03:22 PM

Is this R360 a revision release? New Product release? It's a slight numerical increase in terms of nomenclature. I thought ATI was extending their product cycle or something. Oh well, Radeon 9900 sounds attractive, Radeon 10K looks quite spiffy too! And the ATI/Intel chipset.. excellent.

Vampyromaniac · May 14, 2003, 04:49 AM

Quote:

http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NDc0LDI=

"An interesting tidbit of information to throw into the mix here is the fact that there is another R3XX card from ATI waiting in the wings. We are told that this VPU will show a significant performance increase over any chipsets on the market including NV35 as well as R350. Expect to see this new ATI card somewhere between mid to late summer if it stays on schedule."

Perhaps this is It?

May 13, 2003, 12:17 PM	#1
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	ATI's R360 and RV360 taped out at TSMC ATI WILL DISTRIBUTE its next generation GPUs, namely R360 for the high-end market and RV360 for the mainstream market to its partners beginning in July, it has emerged. Both R360 and RV360 will be manufactured by TSMC, using 0.15Âµ and 0.13Âµ processes, respectively. There will be a significant volume increase in ATI's Q3 orders at TSMC compared to the second quarter. ATI will continue to draw on TSMC as its primary partner, although it has given part of its graphic chip orders to UMC this year, maintaining its dual-fab partnership strategy. According to sources, ATI is inclined to have UMC manufacturing its 0.15Âµ GPUs in the future, while concentrating its 0.13Âµ GPU orders at TSMC. Faced with Nvidia's NV35 high-end GPU announced earlier this week, ATI plans to head into battle with Radeon 9800 first. It will deliver the more powerful R360 later to combat NV35. R360 will be manufactured by TSMC using 0.15Âµ process, while RV360, the successor of RV350 for the mainstream market, will use 0.13Âµ process. TSMC has declined to comment on ATI's orders, the Chinese press reports here, but according to an ATI executive, the production of RV350 has been going quite smoothly, and its yield has met the company's expectation. The volume of RV280 is continuing to increase at UMC, and ATI is considering to have another new product manufactured by UMC. This will be the second ATI GPU utilizing UMC's 0.15u process, though UMC has also declined to comment on customers' orders. Besides the graphic chips, ATI will enter the integrated chipset market during the second half of this year, competing for the market share with VIA, Intel, SiS, and ALi in the P4 chipset market. ATI's chipsets will also be manufactured by TSMC and UMC. ATI is the first company worldwide to obtain Pentium 4 chipset licenses from Intel. Targeting the integrated market, ATI's chipsets will enter mass production in July. ATI has had excellent performance in the notebook chipset market. As it steps into the desktop field, ATI will attempt to avoid over-lengthening its product line by not producing discrete chipsets. -------------------------------- News source: TheInquirer

May 13, 2003, 12:45 PM	#2
wertret Still watching... Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Orihuela (Spain) Posts: 1,560 Rep Power: 0	so whats the r360? radeon 9900 or maybe 10000... __________________ "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night."

May 13, 2003, 12:49 PM	#3
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	who knows /cares __________________

May 13, 2003, 02:06 PM	#4
CherryPopper DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 132 Rep Power: 0	heh... yea right Neon Cowboy... it will probably one up the ante and once again outclass/outperform the NV35. I bet it will be called the 9900 however; I have a feeling that Radeon 10,000 will be reserved for the R420.. __________________ Dell Precision 530 Workstation w Dual Xeon Processors @ 2 GHZ each 768 Megs PC 800 Rambus Ram ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 256 Meg DDRII Viewsonic VG191b Flatpanel Display Audigy 2 with 240 W THX Altec Lansing 5.1 Surround Speakers Fujitsu 36 Gig 10,000 rpm Ultra 160 SCSI HD Fujitsu 73 Gig 10,000 rpm Ultra 320 SCSI HD Windows XP Professional SP1 Build 2600

May 13, 2003, 03:22 PM	#6
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Le Gasp Is this R360 a revision release? New Product release? It's a slight numerical increase in terms of nomenclature. I thought ATI was extending their product cycle or something. Oh well, Radeon 9900 sounds attractive, Radeon 10K looks quite spiffy too! And the ATI/Intel chipset.. excellent. __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here