Patents by Inventor Bhaskar Chowdhuri

Bhaskar Chowdhuri has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Memory system for accelerating graphics operations within an electronic device
    Patent number: 6674443
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for accelerating graphics. The system includes a memory device for accelerating graphics operations within an electronic device. A memory controller is used for controlling pixel data transmitted to and from the memory device. A cache memory is electrically coupled to the memory and is dynamically configurable to a selected usable size to exchange an amount of pixel data having the selected usable size with the memory controller. The memory device may be an SDRAM. The cache memory may also comprise a plurality of usable memory areas or tiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Bhaskar Chowdhuri, Kanwal Preet Singh Banga, Frank Palazzolo, Jr., Ugo Zampieri