Patent ID: 6836272
Filing Date: 2004-12-28
Classification: G09G

Abstract:
A graphics system comprising:a frame buffer comprising one or more memory devices, wherein each memory device comprises N banks, wherein each of the N banks includes a plurality of pages, wherein each page is configured to store data corresponding to a portion of a screen region; and a frame buffer interface coupled to the frame buffer and configured to generate address used to store data corresponding to a frame in the frame buffer, wherein the frame includes a plurality of screen regions, wherein the frame buffer interface is configured to generate addresses corresponding to the data and to provide the addresses to the frame buffer; wherein the addresses are generated such that each of the N banks stores data corresponding to a portion of one out of every N screen regions within a horizontal group of screen regions, wherein a first screen region and a second screen region of the plurality of screen regions are horizontally neighboring screen regions, wherein the addresses are generated such that data corresponding to a portion of the first screen region is stored in a first one of the N banks and data corresponding to a portion of the second screen region is stored in a second one of the N banks.