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Stack-based ray traversal with dynamic multiple-node iterations

US11908065B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 20, 2022
Grant dateFeb 20, 2024
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Expiry dateJun 20, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2210/21
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A technique for performing ray tracing operations is provided. The technique includes, in response to detecting that a threshold number of traversal stage work-items of a wavefront have terminated, increasing intersection test parallelization for non-terminated work-items.

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