ATI’s Indian Lab to Develop Chipsets for PCs, Cell-Phones, HDTVs [UPDATED]

by Anton Shilov
05/02/2005 | 03:08 AM

UPDATE: Adding number of employees in ATI's research and development center in India.

Graphics and multimedia solutions designer ATI Technologies late last week said it had formally established its research and development (R&D) center in Hyderabad, India, which will develop next generation audio and digital media products. The facility will be the company’s largest engineering center outside of North America.

ATI’s R&D lab in India employs staff from the recently acquired CuTe Solutions as well as plans to hire additional engineering resources to strengthen the team. The facility will develop technologies and products for consumer electronics devices and PCs, particularly chipsets for PCs, cell phones and high-definition TVs, according to India Infoline News.

“We found a pool of high-quality engineering talent available in Hyderabad and that’s why we’ve chosen it as the location for our new research and development center. Over the next five years, ATI plans to make a multi-million dollar investment in research and development in India, and this year our focus is to hire over a hundred of India’s top engineers with the promise of a very dynamic and exciting work environment. Our goal is to create a vibrant team of engineers that will showcase India's top engineering talent, and position Hyderabad as the world's finest location for developing multimedia hardware and software products,” Adrian Hartog, CTO & Sr. VP for ATI Technologies said.

 There are currently 77 engineers and 3 support staff at the ATI R&D facility in Hyderabad, India.

The move to establish an R&D facility in India and acquire certain companies is inline with ATI’s recently proclaimed strategy to make certain acquisitions in order to broaden the company’s portfolio in rapidly growing markets.