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Systems and methods for border color handling in a graphics processing unit

US7880745B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

VIA Technologies, Inc. · TW

Inventors

Jim Xu · Beaverton, US
Mike Hong · Cupertino, US
John Brothers · Calistoga, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 26, 2007
Grant date	Feb 1, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 9, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T15/04
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods for border color handling in a graphics processing unit are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a border color register that stores at least one border color pointer. A border color pointer indicates an address in an external memory at which border color information is located. Border color information is populated within external memory and retrieved by the texture cache controller if the texture filter unit requires a border color for texture mapping operations.

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