Title :
A 150 MHz graphics rendering processor with 256 Mb embedded DRAM
Author :
Khan, Ajoy Kumar ; Magoshi, H. ; Matsumoto, Tad ; Fujita, J. ; Furuhashi, Masayuki ; Imai, Masayoshi ; Kurose, Yusuke ; Sato, Kiminori ; Yamashita, Yukihiko ; Kinying Kwan ; Duc-Ngoc Le ; Yu, J.H. ; Trunng Nguyen ; Yang, Songping ; Tsou, A. ; King Chow ;
Author_Institution :
Altius Solutions Inc., Santa Clara, CA, USA
Abstract :
A 150 MHz graphics rendering processor with an integrated 256 Mb embedded DRAM, delivers a rendering rate of 75 M polgons/s. 287.5 M transistors are integrated on a 21.3/spl times/21.7 mm/sup 2/ die in 0.18 /spl mu/m 6-level-metal CMOS process. Several design methodologies are used.
Keywords :
CMOS digital integrated circuits; DRAM chips; digital signal processing chips; embedded systems; rendering (computer graphics); 0.18 micron; 150 MHz; 256 Mbit; CMOS chip; embedded DRAM; graphics rendering processor; Clocks; Computer architecture; Computer graphics; Delay; Integrated circuit interconnections; Power distribution; Random access memory; Rendering (computer graphics); Signal design; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2001. Digest of Technical Papers. ISSCC. 2001 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6608-5
DOI :
10.1109/ISSCC.2001.912582
