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System and method for compiling high-level primitive programs into primitive program micro-code

US8006236B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

NVIDIA Corporation · US

Inventors

Mark J. Kilgard · Austin, US
Cass W. Everitt · Round Rock, US
Christopher T. Dodd · Woodside, US
Robert Steven Glanville · Cupertino, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 24, 2006
Grant date	Aug 23, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 23, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F8/443
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods for compiling high-level primitive programs are used to generate primitive program micro-code for execution by a primitive processor. A compiler is configured to produce micro-code for a specific target primitive processor based on the target primitive processor's capabilities. The compiler supports features of the high-level primitive program by providing conversions for different applications programming interface conventions, determining output primitive types, initializing attribute arrays based on primitive input profile modifiers, and determining vertex set lengths from specified primitive input types.

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