“A VLSI architecture for updating raster-scan displays” by Gupta, Sproull and Sutherland

  • ©Satish Gupta, Robert F. Sproull, and Ivan E. Sutherland

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    A VLSI architecture for updating raster-scan displays

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    Interactive use of a display requires the capability to update the display rapidly. This paper describes an on-going project at Carnegie-Mellon University in which we are designing a frame buffer raster-scan display system which has the high performance typically required for interactive display applications. The system is intended to be a display for personal computers, computer generated graphic images, and image processing applications. Built using smart VLSI memory chips, the system will use parallel processing techniques to provide high performance.

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