Apparatus, system, and method for delivering data to multiple memory clients via a unitary buffer
US7221369B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G5/363
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus, system, and method for delivering data to multiple memory clients are described. In one embodiment, a graphics processing apparatus includes an output pipeline including a set of memory clients. The graphics processing apparatus also includes a memory controller connected to the output pipeline. The memory controller is configured to retrieve data requested by respective ones of the set of memory clients from a memory. The graphics processing apparatus further includes a buffering module connected between the memory controller and the output pipeline. The buffering module includes a unitary buffer and a buffer controller connected to the unitary buffer. The buffer controller is configured to coordinate storage of the data in the unitary buffer, and the buffer controller is configured to coordinate delivery of the data from the unitary buffer to respective ones of the set of memory clients.
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