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 EF936x family is called Graphic Display Processor (GDP). The chip could draw at 1 million pixels per second, which was relatively advanced for the year of its release (1982).

Versions

Plastic or Ceramic

• EF9364
• EF9365 512×512 (interlaced), 256×256, 128×128, 64×64
• EF9366 512×256 (noninterlaced)
• EF9367 1024×512
• SFF96364

Capabilities

• Integrated DRAM controller
• Linedrawing, with delta-x and delta-y limited to 255 each. Support for solid, dotted, dashed and dotted/dashed lines.
• Built-in 5×8 pixel ASCII font. Support for rendering tilted characters, and scaling by integer factors (of course no antialiasing)
• Clear screen

The GPUs did not support direct access to the graphics memory, although a special command was provided to aid in implementing access to individual memory words.

See also: Thomson EF934x