Apparatus for controlling an electrical current passed to a writing device in an optical storage system
US5796703A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 11, 1995 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02K41/0356
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical disc system using CMOS logic as part of a power driver assembly is employed to actually switch electrical currents to a system laser so that power is consumed more efficiently, thermal problems are mitigated, and very fast rise and falls times are achieved.
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