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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2022
Stmicroelectronics (Rousset) Sas, Rousset, FR;
Olivier Ferrand, Carry le Rouet, FR;
Jean-Francois Link, Trets, FR;
STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS, Rousset, FR;
Abstract
In an embodiment a computer system includes at least one master module configured to process data having a format of N bits, a framebuffer configured to store pixel color component values of an image, the framebuffer having a resolution of N bits, each pixel being coded on P bits in the framebuffer and the pixels being stored one after another in the framebuffer and a memory management unit configured to control memory accesses of the at least one master module to the framebuffer, wherein the memory management unit is further configured to receive read memory access requests from the at least one master module, read at least one pixel in the framebuffer saved on P bits, and modify the format of the at least one read pixel by adding Q additional bits equal to a difference between N and P so as to format the at least one pixel on N bits before transmitting the at least one pixel to the at least one master module.