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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2024
Applicant:
Arm Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Inventors:
Sandeep Kakarlapudi, Trondheim, NO;
Frank Klaeboe Langtind, Melhus, NO;
Andreas Due Engh-Halstvedt, Trondheim, NO;
Assignee:
ARM Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 1/20 (2006.01); G06F 9/50 (2006.01); G06T 15/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 1/20 (2013.01); G06F 9/5016 (2013.01); G06T 15/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A graphics processor that is operable to execute a processing pipeline to generate an output. The graphics processor includes one or more processing circuits that can be configured (and re-configured) to execute a plurality of 'generic' pipeline stages defining at least a part of the processing pipeline. The ‘generic’ pipeline stages can thus be programmed appropriately to execute the perform the desired pipeline processing operations. A pipeline stage can issue shading requests via a generic shading interface.