Ray tracing processor
US12045928B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 4, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T15/005
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and techniques are provided for enhancing operations of a ray tracing processor. For instance, a process can include obtaining one or more nodes of an acceleration data structure. Each node of the one or more nodes includes the same number of bytes. The node(s) can be stored in a cache associated with a ray tracing processor. Each of the stored node(s) are cache line-aligned with the cache associated with the ray tracing processor. A first stored node of the stored node(s) can be provided to the ray tracing processor and processed by the ray tracing processor during a first clock cycle of the ray tracing processor. A second stored node of the stored node(s) can be provided to the ray tracing processor and processed by the ray tracing processor during a second clock cycle of the ray tracing processor.
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