Apparatus, system, and method for delivering data to multiple memory clients via a unitary buffer
US7369132B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G5/363
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
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 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 buffer including a buffering space shared by the memory clients. The buffering module also includes a buffer controller connected to the buffer. The buffer controller is configured to: (1) dynamically assign portions of the buffering space to respective ones of the memory clients; (2) coordinate storage of the data in the assigned portions; and (3) coordinate delivery of the data from the assigned portions to respective ones of the memory clients.
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