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US 6,229,553 · App. 09/378,299

Deferred shading graphics pipeline processor

Inventors: Jerome F. Duluk, Jr., Richard E. Hessel, Vaughn T. Arnold, Jack Benkual, Joseph P. Bratt, George Cuan, Stephen L. Dodgen, Emerson S. Fang, Zhaoyu Gong, Thomas Y. Ho, Hengwei Hsu, Sidong Li, Sam Ng, Matthew Nicholas Papakipos, Jason Redgrave, Sushma S. Trivedi, Nathan Tuck
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Granted: May 8, 2001 Filed: Aug 20, 1999
Inventors
Jerome F. Duluk, Jr.
Richard E. Hessel
Vaughn T. Arnold
Jack Benkual
Joseph P. Bratt
George Cuan
Stephen L. Dodgen
Emerson S. Fang
Zhaoyu Gong
Thomas Y. Ho
Hengwei Hsu
Sidong Li
Sam Ng
Matthew Nicholas Papakipos
Jason Redgrave
Sushma S. Trivedi
Nathan Tuck
Assignee (at issue)
Apple Computer Inc.

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 6,229,553
App. No.
09/378,299
Filed
1999-08-20
Granted
2001-05-08
Kind
A