1. DV Club
Westford MA
Verification of Graphics ASICs
Shaw Yang
Gary Greenstein
AMD Marlborough MA
May 28, 2008
2. Agenda
AMD Overview
GPU Systems Overview
3D Graphics Basics
Pretty Pictures
Verification Challenges
Size and complexity
Layered CODE and Testbenches
HW Emulation
Functional Coverage
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4. AMD Leading the Way
Across all the New form factors
screens of your life
Emerging market
opportunities and
convergence - x86
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6. Today’s AMD: Capabilities
Segments
Geography
Strengths
Server Workstation Desktop Game Notebook DTV Handheld
Customers/Pa consoles
rtners
Greater Latin Europe North Korea Japan
China America America
Products
Distribution PC OEM Retail Digital ODM Consumer
Handheld Media
Tech
Microprocessors Customer Best-in- Chipset Graphics & Media
Focus Class Products Processors
MFG 64-bit Multi- Hyper- Tech-Centric CrossFire Avivo Low H.264
Core Transport Culture Power
Fabs and Process Technology Foundry Partnerships
Blending world-class knowledge, cultures and people
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7. Transform Processing Technology
CPU Chipset GPU
Drivers BIOS Drivers BIOS Drivers BIOS
Platforms
General Data Graphics Media
Purpose Centric Centric Centric
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9. GPU in PC System – Discrete Graphics
Graphics
Memory
To Display
System
Memory
RS690
AGP / PCI Express
SB700
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10. GPU in PC System – Integrated Graphics
Graphics
Memory
System
Memory
RS690G
AGP / PCI Express
To Display SB700
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11. GPU in Desktop System
Integrated
Graphics
PC Chassis
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12. GPU in Notebook System
Discrete
Graphics
Integrated
Graphics
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16. Vertexes, Polygons and Pixels
Vertex 2
Vertex 1
Vertex 3
Triangle Mesh
Wire Frame
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17. Creating the Objects – Vertexes
Vertexes
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18. Creating the Objects – Polygons
Object Geometry
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19. Scan Conversion
Conversion from triangles to pixels
Break up triangles into raster elements (pixels)
Prepare them for per-fragment processing
Scan line
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