Cache memory system for a pixel shader and method of operating the same
US9773476B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 9, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2360/121
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cache memory apparatus including a cache memory including a bank, a partition configuration unit configured to divide the cache memory into partitions by allocating the bank to a texture among textures for rendering, and a controller configured to receive a partition ID, of texture data requested by a device that performs the rendering, determine whether the requested texture data is stored in a partition corresponding to the partition ID among the plurality of partitions, and output the requested texture data to the device based on a result of the determination.
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