Accessing data stored in a memory
US6545684B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 29, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2360/122
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A size of a tile of memory is determined, where a tile is a segment of the memory having a dimension that is less than a pitch of the memory. Data is then stored in the tile. To access the data, a graphics processor obtains an indication (from a configuration register) that the memory is tiled, and accesses the data stored in the tile before accessing other segments of the memory.
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