(57) ABSTRACT A method to discard pixels early includes a first early depth test maintaining
a depth value on a pixel to be discarded by a discard instruction, and a second early depth …

A high-speed three-dimensional (3-D) graphics SoC for consumer applications is presented.
A 166-MHz 3-D graphics full pipeline engine with performance of 33 Mvertices/s and 1.3 …

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Deering........................ 345,422 predictive, using triangle geometry information from previ ous …

To implement high-speed panoramic unwrapping of high-resolution catadioptric
omnidirectional images on field-programmable gate array (FPGA), a novel design technique …

In this paper, new pixel rasterization and texture coordinate interpolation algorithms are
presented to reduce silicon area. The proposed pixel rasterization based on the …

Recently, most 3D graphics rendering processors include a pixel cache storing z-data and
color data to reduce the memory latency and bandwidth requirement. In this paper, we …

As the complexity of 3D scenes is on the increase, the search for an effective visibility culling
method has become one of the most important issues to be addressed in the design of 3D …

This paper describes a simulation and development environment for designing mobile three-
dimensional (3D) graphics architectures. The proposed simulation and verification …

For mobile 3D graphics systems, even though performance requirements are met, an
efficient power management is even more important for battery-powered mobile devices …

In this paper, we propose a new early z-test which requires a minimized internal memory
while removing redundant z and color reads as well as texture reads. The proposed method …