Patent ID: 7095414

Claim:
A system for blending vertex data, comprising: a transform module adapted for receiving graphics data, the transform module being positioned on a single semiconductor platform for transforming the graphics data from a first space to a second space; a lighting module coupled to the transform module and positioned on the same single semiconductor platform as the transform module for performing lighting operations on the graphics data; a set-up module positioned on the same single semiconductor platform as the transform module and the lighting module for setting up the graphics data; a render module positioned on the same single semiconductor platform as the transform module, the lighting module, and the set-up module for rendering the graphics data; and memory positioned on the same single semiconductor platform as the transform module, the lighting module, the set-up module, and the render module for storing the graphics data; wherein the single semiconductor platform is capable of calculating a sum of a plurality of products with each product calculated by the multiplication of vertex data associated with the graphics data, at least one matrix, and at least one weight for performing a blending operation on the vertex data.