SDRAM data allocation system and method utilizing dual bank storage and retrieval
US6000019A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 29, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2360/128
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for allocating data among first and second banks of at least one SDRAM, the data including first, second and third words to be accessed during consecutive read operations. The method includes the following steps: storing the first and third words within the first bank, and storing the second word within the second bank. The texture mapping computer graphics system includes a host computer with a main memory that stores texture data including a plurality of texels, and a local memory that stores at least a portion of the texture data. The local memory includes at least one SDRAM.
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