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CA 1208820
RASTER GRAPHICS DISPLAY REFRESH MEMORY ARCHITECTURE OFFERING RAPID ACCESS SPEED ABSTRACT A raster graphic refresh memory architecture offering increased access speed. The memory taxes advantage of the "page mode" of operation of dynamic random-access memory integrated circuit devices which require two separate device addresses for random access to a storage location therein but permit in "page mode" a first address corresponding to a set of storage loca- tions to be maintained while changing the second address for more rapid access. The memory is organized so that a portion of the second device address is allocated to the least significant bits of one dimension of the dis- play address and another portion of the second device is allocated to the least significant bits of another dimension of the display address, thereby forming a two-dimensional cell of storage locations on a single page corresponding to a region on the display. The page can be extended by using a plurality of random- access memory devices and selecting one of the devices using the least significant bits of one dimension of the display address. An addressing scheme is provided which permits simultaneous "page mode" writing of data into multiple storage locations representing contiguous pixels of the display. A mechanism is also provided for reading back data from a plurality of storage loca- tions representing contiguous pixels on the display and storing the data in a temporary storage-shift register for subsequent manipulation.
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Metheus Corporation
Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala Llp
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