(19)
(11) EP 2 473 920 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
16.05.2018 Bulletin 2018/20

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
14.03.2018 Bulletin 2018/11

(21) Application number: 10779865.4

(22) Date of filing: 03.09.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06F 9/50(2006.01)
G06T 15/00(2011.01)
 G06T 1/20(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2010/047786
(87) International publication number:
WO 2011/028986 (10.03.2011 Gazette 2011/10)

(54)

GRAPHIC PROCESSING UNIT COMPRISING A COMMAND PROCESSOR WITH MULTIPLE BUFFERS TO ENABLE ASYNCHRONOUS CONCURRENT DISPATCH OF TASKS OF DIFFERENT TYPE ON A SHADER CORE

GRAFISCHE VERARBEITUNGSEINHEIT MIT EINEM BEFEHLSPROZESSOR MIT MEHREREN PUFFERN ZUR ASYNCHRONEN ZEITGLEICHEN AUSFÜHRUNG VON AUFGABEN VERSCHIEDENER ART AUF EINEM SHADER-CORE

UNITÉ DE TRAITEMENT COMPRENANT UN PROCESSEUR DE COMMANDES AVEC PLUSIEURS BUFFERS AFIN DE PERMETTRE UN ENVOI PARALLÈLE ASYNCHRONE DE TÂCHES DE TYPE DIFFERENT A UN COEUR SHADER

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 03.09.2009 US 239712 P
01.09.2010 US 874134

(43) Date of publication of application:
11.07.2012 Bulletin 2012/28

(73) Proprietor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Santa Clara, CA 95054 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • MANTOR, Michael
    Orlando FL 32825 (US)
  • MCCRARY, Rex
    Oviedo FL 32765 (US)

(74) Representative: Robinson, David Edward Ashdown et al
Marks & Clerk LLP 1 New York Street
Manchester M1 4HD
Manchester M1 4HD (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A2- 0 475 421
US-A1- 2009 160 867
 US-A1- 2008 109 810
US-B1- 6 252 600
   
       
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