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US 2006/0125834 A1Published application
Memory controller with graphic processing function
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoung-Jin Chung, Jin-Aeon Lee
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Abstract
A memory controller having graphic processing function that includes a graphic processing unit operating in response to a selection signal from a master, and a memory interface for storing outputs of the graphic processing unit in an external memory at and receiving graphic data from the external memory to provide the graphic data to the graphic processing unit.
Claims20
A memory control device, comprising:
- a graphic processing device configured to perform a graphic process based on a selection signal from a master;
- and
- a memory interface configured to store outputs of the graphic processing device in an external memory and receive graphic data from the external memory to provide the graphic processing device.
A method for use in a memory control device, the method comprising:
- receiving at least one selection signal and size/address information from a master;
- and
- performing a graphic process based on the at least one selection signal and size/address information.
A downsampling unit comprising:
- data accumulation logic configured to receive texture data from a master or a memory interface to add texture data based on a downsampling ratio;
- and
- a divider configured to divide the added texture data received from the data accumulation logic to calculate an average value.
A mipmap generating unit comprising:
- a graphic processing control unit configured to receive sizes and addresses of original textures to calculate sizes and addresses of sub-textures;
- and
- a memory writing control unit configured to receive the addresses of the sub-textures from the graphic processing control unit to provide the addresses of the sub-textures to a memory interface and select a time to purge the memory interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.