Integrated circuit device having a core controller, a bus bridge, a graphical controller and a unified memory control unit built therein for use in a computer system
US6323866A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 25, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2360/125
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An integrated circuit device is adapted for use in a computer system that includes a processing unit, a host bus connected to the processing unit, an input/output bus, a peripheral device connected to the input/output bus, a monitor, and a system memory. The integrated circuit device includes a core controller adapted to be connected to the host bus, a bus bridge connected to the core controller and adapted to be connected to the input/output bus, a graphical controller connected to the core controller and the bus bridge and adapted to be connected to the monitor, and a unified memory control unit connected to the core controller and the graphical controller and adapted to be connected to the system memory.
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