Abstract: Manufacturers perform tests on chips before the chips are shipped to customers. However, defects can occur on a chip after the manufacturer testing and when the chips are used in a system or device. The defects can occur due to aging or the environment in which the chip is employed and can be critical; especially when the chips are used in systems such as autonomous vehicles. To verify the structural integrity of the IC during the lifetime of the product, an in-system test (IST) is disclosed. The IST enables self-testing mechanisms for an IC in working systems. The IST mechanisms provide structural testing of the ICs when in a functional system and at a manufacturer's level of testing. Unlike ATE tests that are running on a separate environment, the IST provides the ability to go from a functional world view to a test mode.

Abstract: Manufacturers perform tests on chips before the chips are shipped to customers. However, defects can occur on a chip after the manufacturer testing and when the chips are used in a system or device. The defects can occur due to aging or the environment in which the chip is employed and can be critical; especially when the chips are used in systems such as autonomous vehicles. To verify the structural integrity of the IC during the lifetime of the product, an in-system test (IST) is disclosed. The IST enables self-testing mechanisms for an IC in working systems. The IST mechanisms provide structural testing of the ICs when in a functional system and at a manufacturer's level of testing. Unlike ATE tests that are running on a separate environment, the IST provides the ability to go from a functional world view to a test mode.

Abstract: Manufacturers perform tests on chips before the chips are shipped to customers. However, defects can occur on a chip after the manufacturer testing and when the chips are used in a system or device. The defects can occur due to aging or the environment in which the chip is employed and can be critical; especially when the chips are used in systems such as autonomous vehicles. To verify the structural integrity of the IC during the lifetime of the product, an in-system test (IST) is disclosed. The IST enables self-testing mechanisms for an IC in working systems. The IST mechanisms provide structural testing of the ICs when in a functional system and at a manufacturer's level of testing. Unlike ATE tests that are running on a separate environment, the IST provides the ability to go from a functional world view to a test mode.

Abstract: A graphics processing architecture in one example performs vertex manipulation operations and pixel manipulation operations by transmitting vertex data to a general purpose register block, and performing vertex operations on the vertex data by a processor unless the general purpose register block does not have enough available space therein to store incoming vertex data; and continues pixel calculation operations that are to be or are currently being performed by the processor based on instructions maintained in an instruction store until enough registers within the general purpose register block become available.

Abstract: A graphics processing architecture in one example performs vertex manipulation operations and pixel manipulation operations by transmitting vertex data to a general purpose register block, and performing vertex operations on the vertex data by a processor unless the general purpose register block does not have enough available space therein to store incoming vertex data; and continues pixel calculation operations that are to be or are currently being performed by the processor based on instructions maintained in an instruction store until enough registers within the general purpose register block become available.

Abstract: Manufacturers perform tests on chips before the chips are shipped to customers. However, defects can occur on a chip after the manufacturer testing and when the chips are used in a system or device. The defects can occur due to aging or the environment in which the chip is employed and can be critical; especially when the chips are used in systems such as autonomous vehicles. To verify the structural integrity of the IC during the lifetime of the product, an in-system test (IST) is disclosed. The IST enables self-testing mechanisms for an IC in working systems. The IST mechanisms provide structural testing of the ICs when in a functional system and at a manufacturer's level of testing. Unlike ATE tests that are running on a separate environment, the IST provides the ability to go from a functional world view to a test mode.

Abstract: Manufacturers perform tests on chips before the chips are shipped to customers. However, defects can occur on a chip after the manufacturer testing and when the chips are used in a system or device. The defects can occur due to aging or the environment in which the chip is employed and can be critical; especially when the chips are used in systems such as autonomous vehicles. To verify the structural integrity of the IC during the lifetime of the product, an in-system test (IST) is disclosed. The IST enables self-testing mechanisms for an IC in working systems. The IST mechanisms provide structural testing of the ICs when in a functional system and at a manufacturer's level of testing. Unlike ATE tests that are running on a separate environment, the IST provides the ability to go from a functional world view to a test mode.

Abstract: A graphics processing architecture in one example performs vertex manipulation operations and pixel manipulation operations by transmitting vertex data to a general purpose register block, and performing vertex operations on the vertex data by a processor unless the general purpose register block does not have enough available space therein to store incoming vertex data; and continues pixel calculation operations that are to be or are currently being performed by the processor based on instructions maintained in an instruction store until enough registers within the general purpose register block become available.

Abstract: A graphics processing architecture in one example performs vertex manipulation operations and pixel manipulation operations by transmitting vertex data to a general purpose register block, and performing vertex operations on the vertex data by a processor unless the general purpose register block does not have enough available space therein to store incoming vertex data; and continues pixel calculation operations that are to be or are currently being performed by the processor based on instructions maintained in an instruction store until enough registers within the general purpose register block become available.

Abstract: A graphics processing architecture in one example performs vertex manipulation operations and pixel manipulation operations by transmitting vertex data to a general purpose register block, and performing vertex operations on the vertex data by a processor unless the general purpose register block does not have enough available space therein to store incoming vertex data; and continues pixel calculation operations that are to be or are currently being performed by the processor based on instructions maintained in an instruction store until enough registers within the general purpose register block become available.

Abstract: A graphics processing architecture in one example performs vertex manipulation operations and pixel manipulation operations by transmitting vertex data to a general purpose register block, and performing vertex operations on the vertex data by a processor unless the general purpose register block does not have enough available space therein to store incoming vertex data; and continues pixel calculation operations that are to be or are currently being performed by the processor based on instructions maintained in an instruction store until enough registers within the general purpose register block become available.

Abstract: A graphics processing architecture in one example performs vertex manipulation operations and pixel manipulation operations by transmitting vertex data to a general purpose register block, and performing vertex operations on the vertex data by a processor unless the general purpose register block does not have enough available space therein to store incoming vertex data; and continues pixel calculation operations that are to be or are currently being performed by the processor based on instructions maintained in an instruction store until enough registers within the general purpose register block become available.

Abstract: A graphics processing architecture in one example performs vertex manipulation operations and pixel manipulation operations by transmitting vertex data to a general purpose register block, and performing vertex operations on the vertex data by a processor unless the general purpose register block does not have enough available space therein to store incoming vertex data; and continues pixel calculation operations that are to be or are currently being performed by the processor based on instructions maintained in an instruction store until enough registers within the general purpose register block become available.

Abstract: A graphics processing architecture in one example performs vertex manipulation operations and pixel manipulation operations by transmitting vertex data to a general purpose register block, and performing vertex operations on the vertex data by a processor unless the general purpose register block does not have enough available space therein to store incoming vertex data; and continues pixel calculation operations that are to be or are currently being performed by the processor based on instructions maintained in an instruction store until enough registers within the general purpose register block become available.

Abstract: A graphics processing architecture in one example performs vertex manipulation operations and pixel manipulation operations by transmitting vertex data to a general purpose register block, and performing vertex operations on the vertex data by a processor unless the general purpose register block does not have enough available space therein to store incoming vertex data; and continues pixel calculation operations that are to be or are currently being performed by the processor based on instructions maintained in an instruction store until enough registers within the general purpose register block become available.

Abstract: Manufacturers perform tests on chips before the chips are shipped to customers. However, defects can occur on a chip after the manufacturer testing and when the chips are used in a system or device. The defects can occur due to aging or the environment in which the chip is employed and can be critical; especially when the chips are used in systems such as autonomous vehicles. To verify the structural integrity of the IC during the lifetime of the product, an in-system test (IST) is disclosed. The IST enables self-testing mechanisms for an IC in working systems. The IST mechanisms provide structural testing of the ICs when in a functional system and at a manufacturer's level of testing. Unlike ATE tests that are running on a separate environment, the IST provides the ability to go from a functional world view to a test mode.

Abstract: A graphics processing architecture in one example performs vertex manipulation operations and pixel manipulation operations by transmitting vertex data to a general purpose register block, and performing vertex operations on the vertex data by a processor unless the general purpose register block does not have enough available space therein to store incoming vertex data; and continues pixel calculation operations that are to be or are currently being performed by the processor based on instructions maintained in an instruction store until enough registers within the general purpose register block become available.

Abstract: A graphics processing architecture in one example performs vertex manipulation operations and pixel manipulation operations by transmitting vertex data to a general purpose register block, and performing vertex operations on the vertex data by a processor unless the general purpose register block does not have enough available space therein to store incoming vertex data; and continues pixel calculation operations that are to be or are currently being performed by the processor based on instructions maintained in an instruction store until enough registers within the general purpose register block become available.

Abstract: A graphics processing architecture in one example performs vertex manipulation operations and pixel manipulation operations by transmitting vertex data to a general purpose register block, and performing vertex operations on the vertex data by a processor unless the general purpose register block does not have enough available space therein to store incoming vertex data; and continues pixel calculation operations that are to be or are currently being performed by the processor based on instructions maintained in an instruction store until enough registers within the general purpose register block become available.

Abstract: A graphics processing architecture in one example performs vertex manipulation operations and pixel manipulation operations by transmitting vertex data to a general purpose register block, and performing vertex operations on the vertex data by a processor unless the general purpose register block does not have enough available space therein to store incoming vertex data; and continues pixel calculation operations that are to be or are currently being performed by the processor based on instructions maintained in an instruction store until enough registers within the general purpose register block become available.