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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2003
Applicant:
Mark M. Leather, Saratoga, CA (US);
Inventor:
Mark M. Leather, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
ATI Technologies Inc., Markham, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/80 (2006.01); G06T 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a selectable multi-performance configuration. Instead of the traditional methods of producing separate high-end and low-end graphics chips, the present invention produces processing systems in a single unit. The single unit is readily and functionally partitionable. Each partition is capable of independent operation. By using all of the partitions a high-end graphics processing system may be simulated and tested. By using a subset of the partitions, a low-end graphics processing system may be simulated on the same system without the added cost of re-design of either hardware or software.