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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2013
Applicant:
Nvidia Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Tyson Bergland, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Michael J. M. Toksvig, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Justin Michael Mahan, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
NVIDIA Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/38 (2006.01); G06F 7/57 (2006.01); G06F 9/30 (2006.01); G06F 7/544 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/57 (2013.01); G06F 9/30 (2013.01); G06F 7/5443 (2013.01);
Abstract
An arithmetic logic stage in a graphics pipeline includes a number of arithmetic logic units (ALUs). The ALUs each include, for example, a multiplier and an adder. The ALUs are interconnected by circuitry that, for example, routes the output from the multiplier in one ALU to both the adder in that ALU and an adder in another ALU.