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Programmable controller and command cache for graphics processors

US10013734B1 · kind B1 · utility

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2References

21Claims

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Jeffery S. Boles · Folsom, US
Hema Chand Nalluri · Hyderabad, IN
Balaji Vembu · Folsom, US
Michael Apodaca · Folsom, US
Altug Koker · Cameron Park, US
Lalit K. Saptarshi · Bengaluru, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 1, 2017
Grant date	Jul 3, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 1, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG09G2352/00
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In accordance with some embodiments, a command streamer may use a cache of programmable size to cache commands to improve memory bandwidth and reduce latency. The size of the command cache may be programmably set by the command streamer.

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