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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 16, 1990
Byron A Alcorn, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Robert W Cherry, Loveland, CO (US);
Mark D Coleman, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Brian D Rauchfuss, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Pixel arithmetic and logical units for rendering pixels in graphics systems. Circuits for performing arithmetic operations on raster scan data are provided. The circuits comprise opcode registers for selecting an arithmetic function which transforms pixel value data corresponding to graphics primitives, multiplication circuits interfaced with the opcode registers for multiplying graphics operators with graphics data to obtain transform pixel value data, combining circuits interfaced with the multiplication circuits for adding transform pixel value data to existing pixel value data and processing circuitry interfaced with the combining circuitry for storing overflow data from the combining circuitry when adding transform pixel data overflows the combining circuitry.