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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2002
Patrick Shehane, Fremont, CA (US);
Michael G. Lavelle, Saratoga, CA (US);
Mark E. Pascual, San Jose, CA (US);
Wing-cheong Tang, Union City, CA (US);
Nandini Ramani, Saratoga, CA (US);
Patrick Shehane, Fremont, CA (US);
Michael G. Lavelle, Saratoga, CA (US);
Mark E. Pascual, San Jose, CA (US);
Wing-Cheong Tang, Union City, CA (US);
Nandini Ramani, Saratoga, CA (US);
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A graphics system and method are disclosed that may optimize the rate of pixel generation to match the rate at which a memory may be designed to receive pixel data. If a memory is configured to store multiple pixels substantially simultaneously, it may be advantageous to render an equivalent number of pixels substantially simultaneously and at the same rate. An edge walker that utilizes multiple sets of accumulators to generate multiple scan lines substantially simultaneously and a span walker that utilizes multiple sets of accumulators to render multiple pixel values substantially simultaneously is described.