Advanced Micro Devices Corporation

Matthaeus G Chajdas

Christopher Jude Brennan

Michael Mantor

Robert W Martin

Nicolai Haehnle

A semiconductor module comprises multiple non-homogeneous semiconductor dies disposed on the semiconductor module, with each semiconductor die having a set of circuitry modules that are common to all of the semiconductor dies and also a set of supporting circuitry modules that are distinct between the semiconductor dies. An interconnect communicatively couples the semiconductor dies together. Commands for processing by the semiconductor module may be routed to individual semiconductor dies based on capabilities of the particular circuitry modules disposed on those individual semiconductor dies.

Non-homogeneous chiplets

In response to receiving a scene description, a processing system generates a set of planes in the scene and a bounding volume representing a partition of the scene. Using the set of planes in the scene, a compute unit of an accelerated processing unit performs a spatial test on the bounding volume to determine whether the bounding volume intersects one or more planes of the set of planes in the scene. Based on the spatial test, the compute unit generates intersection data indicating whether the bounding volume intersects one or more planes of the set of planes in the scene. The accelerated processing unit then uses the intersection data to render the scene.

Spatial test of bounding volumes for rasterization

A method for hierarchical work scheduling includes consuming a work item at a first scheduling domain having a local scheduler circuit and one or more workgroup processing elements. Consuming the work item produces a set of new work items. Subsequently, the local scheduler circuit distributes at least one new work item of the set of new work items to be executed locally at the first scheduling domain. If the local scheduler circuit of the first scheduling domain determines that the set of new work items includes one or more work items that would overload the first scheduling domain with work if scheduled for local execution, those work items are distributed to the next higher-level scheduler circuit in a scheduling domain hierarchy for redistribution to one or more other scheduling domains.

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Matthaeus G Chajdas