Hardware Composer

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Android component
gptkbp:abbreviation HWC
gptkbp:communicatesVia hardware composer HAL API
gptkbp:enables efficient display composition
gptkbp:hasVersion HWC 1.0
HWC 2.0
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hardware Composer
gptkbp:implementedIn HAL module
gptkbp:interactsWith gptkb:graphics_card
display hardware
SurfaceFlinger
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:Android_3.0_Honeycomb
gptkbp:partOf Android graphics architecture
gptkbp:reduces GPU workload
gptkbp:replacedBy OpenGL ES composition in some cases
gptkbp:requires multi-window support
hardware-accelerated video playback
gptkbp:responsibleFor compositing display layers
gptkbp:supports framebuffer composition
hardware overlays
gptkbp:usedBy Android device manufacturers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:hwc
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6