Implementation of Special Function Unit for Vertex Shader Processor Using Hybrid Number System
Joint Authors
Agarwal, Avni
Harsha, P.
Vasishta, Swati
Sivanantham, S.
Source
Journal of Computer Networks and Communications
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-10-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
The world of 3D graphic computing has undergone a revolution in the recent past, making devices more computationally intensive, providing high-end imaging to the user.
The OpenGL ES Standard documents the requirements of graphic processing unit.
A prime feature of this standard is a special function unit (SFU), which performs all the required mathematical computations on the vertex information corresponding to the image.
This paper presents a low-cost, high-performance SFU architecture with improved speed and reduced area.
Hybrid number system is employed here in order to reduce the complexity of operations by suitably switching between logarithmic number system (LNS) and binary number system (BNS).
In this work, reduction of area and a higher operating frequency are achieved with almost the same power consumption as that of the existing implementations.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Agarwal, Avni& Harsha, P.& Vasishta, Swati& Sivanantham, S.. 2014. Implementation of Special Function Unit for Vertex Shader Processor Using Hybrid Number System. Journal of Computer Networks and Communications،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1040178
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Agarwal, Avni…[et al.]. Implementation of Special Function Unit for Vertex Shader Processor Using Hybrid Number System. Journal of Computer Networks and Communications No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1040178
American Medical Association (AMA)
Agarwal, Avni& Harsha, P.& Vasishta, Swati& Sivanantham, S.. Implementation of Special Function Unit for Vertex Shader Processor Using Hybrid Number System. Journal of Computer Networks and Communications. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1040178
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1040178