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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2002
John Erik Lindholm, Cupertino, CA (US);
Simon Moy, Mountain View, CA (US);
Kevin Dawallu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Mingjian Yang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John Montrym, Los Altos, CA (US);
David B. Kirk, San Francisco, CA (US);
Paolo E. Sabella, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Matthew N. Papakipos, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Douglas A. Voorhies, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Nicholas J. Foskett, Mountain View, CA (US);
John Erik Lindholm, Cupertino, CA (US);
Simon Moy, Mountain View, CA (US);
Kevin Dawallu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Mingjian Yang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John Montrym, Los Altos, CA (US);
David B. Kirk, San Francisco, CA (US);
Paolo E. Sabella, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Matthew N. Papakipos, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Douglas A. Voorhies, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Nicholas J. Foskett, Mountain View, CA (US);
NVIDIA Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A graphics pipeline system and associated method are provided for graphics processing. Such system includes a transform module adapted for receiving graphics data. The transform module serves to transform the graphics data from a first space to a second space. Coupled to the transform module is a lighting module which is positioned on the single semiconductor platform for lighting the graphics data. During use, the graphics pipeline system is capable of carrying out a fog and blending operation.