[ Thanks to Michael Larabel for this
link. ]
“Rumors have been flying around the Internet early this month in
regards to a possible takeover of XGI Technology by ATI
Technologies. Initial reports had stated that ATI would acquire XGI
on March 03, 2006, however, that date has since passed and we have
seen no public word on this matter or official comments. If you
will recall, last year there were also speculations of a possible
ATI + XGI merger, but those moves were downplayed by the industry
and that it would be unlikely if it ever went through. However, it
seems as if this possible acquisition is the real McCoy and is
likely to proceed. Rumor has it that ATI is in need of some fresh
thinking and innovations after NVIDIA had acquired ULi Electronics
earlier this year. While ATI was successful in their March 1, 2006
launch of the ATI Xpress 3200 a.k.a. RD580, a Chipset manufacturer
take over would be ideal for their expected needs but they have
seemed to settle for XGI…”