Texture cache memory system of non-blocking for texture mapping pipeline and operation method of texture cache memory
US9727474B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 14, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/0855
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A non-blocking texture cache memory for a texture mapping pipeline and an operation method of the non-blocking texture cache memory may include: a retry buffer configured to temporarily store result data according to a hit pipeline or a miss pipeline; a retry buffer lookup unit configured to look up the retry buffer in response to a texture request transferred from a processor; a verification unit configured to verify whether result data corresponding to the texture request is stored in the retry buffer as the lookup result; and an output control unit configured to output the stored result data to the processor when the result data corresponding to the texture request is stored as the verification result.
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