A New-Generation Imaging Platform With Integrated Pixel-Polygon Processing: The Titan Graphics Supercomputer

Thomas L. Steding

doi:10.1117/12.952599

24 July 1989 A New-Generation Imaging Platform With Integrated Pixel-Polygon Processing: The Titan Graphics Supercomputer

Thomas L. Steding

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Proceedings Volume 1074, Imaging Workstations; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.952599
Event: OE/LASE '89, 1989, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Image processing applications have traditionally been the domain of special-purpose pixel-processing machines. But with the introduction of graphics supercomputers last year, an entirely new class of imaging platforms has emerged. This class integrates into a single hardware platform the imaging functions that previously required multiple platforms, and provides a level of computational capability equal to, and in some cases greater than, that offered by specialized pixel-processing machines. At the same time, this new class offers a wider range of related computional and visualization features, such as geometry processing, real-time floating-point computation, compositing, high-level languages, and support for multiple users, among others.

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Thomas L. Steding "A New-Generation Imaging Platform With Integrated Pixel-Polygon Processing: The Titan Graphics Supercomputer", Proc. SPIE 1074, Imaging Workstations, (24 July 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.952599

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