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Signal processing circuit for optical disc drivers and the related method

US7532560B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 24, 2005
Grant dateMay 12, 2009
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Expiry dateJul 14, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B20/10314
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A signal processing circuit for adjusting an input signal and generating a corresponding digital output signal in an optical disk driver is provided. The signal processing circuit includes an attenuator for receiving and attenuating the input signal and then generating an attenuated output signal; a gain controllable amplifier for receiving and amplifying the input signal and then generating an amplified output signal; a control unit providing a control signal and a select signal, the control signal is directed to the attenuator and the gain controllable amplifier for enabling/disabling the attenuator and the gain controllable amplifier and for controlling their gains such that one of the attenuator and gain controllable amplifier is enabled at a time; and a waveform adjuster circuit for adjusting the amplified/attenuated output signal delivered from the gain controllable amplifier or the attenuator so as to generate the digital signal related to the input signal.

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