Wide instruction word graphics processor
US6948087B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 10, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G5/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A graphics accelerator includes a vertex input for receiving vertex data, an output for forwarding processed data, and a processor coupled with the vertex input and output. The graphics accelerator also includes an instruction input that receives instructions for processing the vertex data received from the vertex input. The processor is responsive to wide word instructions.
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