System and method for accelerating a special purpose processor
US7053901B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 11, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T15/005
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention accelerate at least one special purpose processor, such as a GPU, or a driver managing a special purpose processor, by using at least one co-processor. Advantageously, embodiments of the invention are fault-tolerant in that the at least one GPU or other special purpose processor is able to execute all computations, although perhaps at a lower level of performance, if the at least one co-processor is rendered inoperable. The co-processor may also be used selectively, based on performance considerations.
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