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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2004
Duncan A. Riach, Eastbourne, GB;
Brijesh Tripathi, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Duncan A. Riach, Eastbourne, GB;
Brijesh Tripathi, Santa Clara, CA (US);
NVIDIA Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus, system, and method for arbitrating between memory requests are described. In one embodiment, a processing apparatus includes a memory request generator configured to generate memory requests specifying data for respective presentation elements. The memory request generator is configured to assign priorities to the memory requests based on a presentation order of the presentation elements. The processing apparatus also includes a memory request arbiter connected to the memory request generator. The memory request arbiter is configured to issue the memory requests based on the priorities assigned to the memory requests.