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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2003
Applicants:
Vernon Brethour, Owens Cross Roads, AL (US);
Dale Kirkland, Madison, AL (US);
William Lazenby, Madison, AL (US);
Gary Shelton, Huntsville, AL (US);
Inventors:
Vernon Brethour, Owens Cross Roads, AL (US);
Dale Kirkland, Madison, AL (US);
William Lazenby, Madison, AL (US);
Gary Shelton, Huntsville, AL (US);
Assignee:
3DLabs, Inc., Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F001/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A graphics accelerator includes a vertex input for receiving vertex data, an output for forwarding processed data, and a processor coupled with the vertex input and output. The graphics accelerator also includes an instruction input that receives instructions for processing the vertex data received from the vertex input. The processor is responsive to wide word instructions.