Abstract:
An error correction method for correcting an first ECC code from a storage unit, comprising: (a) marking at least a first part of the first ECC code according to a correction result generated by correcting error of the first ECC code, to generate a first error correction reference information; and (b) marking at least a second part of the first ECC code according to the first error correction reference information to generate a second error correction reference information.
Abstract:
A decoding circuit includes: a level adjuster with pattern dependency arranged to generate a plurality of Viterbi target levels with pattern dependency; and a Viterbi decoder arranged to perform Viterbi decoding according to the Viterbi target levels with pattern dependency. A decoding circuit includes a Viterbi decoder arranged to perform Viterbi decoding, and the Viterbi decoder includes a branch metric generator arranged to generate a plurality of branch metrics with pattern dependency according to an input of the Viterbi decoder and a plurality of Viterbi target levels with pattern dependency. In particular, the branch metric generator includes: a plurality of branch metric generation paths arranged to generate a plurality of intermediate values according to the input of the Viterbi decoder and the Viterbi target levels with pattern dependency, respectively; and a selection unit for selecting a portion of the intermediate values as the branch metrics with pattern dependency.
Abstract:
A method for improving readability of an optical disc includes: changing a first control parameter of an optical storage apparatus that accesses the optical disc and obtaining a plurality of associated values of an index corresponding to the readability of the optical disc for respective changed/unchanged values of the first control parameter; setting the first control parameter to be an optimal value out of the changed/unchanged values of the first control parameter according to the index; changing a second control parameter with the first parameter set to be the optimal value to obtaining a plurality of associated values of the index for respective changed/unchanged values of the second control parameter; and setting the second control parameter to be an optimal value according to the index. The control parameters having their individual optimal values are utilized for further control during decoding. In addition, an associated optical storage apparatus is further provided.
Abstract:
The invention provides an optical disk drive. In one embodiment, the optical disk drive comprises a feeding device, a power driver, and a controller. The feeding device comprises a spherical aberration (SA) lens and a stepping motor, wherein the SA lens corrects spherical aberration of a light beam emitted by a pickup head, and the stepping motor moves the SA lens according to a plurality of control signals. The power driver generates the control signals to drive the stepping motor to move the SA lens. The controller directs the power driver to drive the stepping motor to move the SA lens with only stable steps when the SA lens is required to move, so that the stepping motor is in a stable state without inducing step errors after the stepping motor rotates with the stable steps.
Abstract:
A system, for tuning a plurality of write strategy parameters of an optical storage device, includes: a run-length limited (RLL) meter for detecting a plurality of lengths, each length corresponding to a pit or a land on an optical storage medium accessed by the optical storage device; and a calculation module coupled to the RLL meter for performing calculations according to the lengths to generate a plurality of calculation results; wherein the write strategy parameters are tuned according to the calculation results.
Abstract:
This specification discloses a recordable optical recording medium containing preinstalled information, the method of reading the preinstalled information, and the circuit thereof. The recordable optical recording medium containing preinstalled information is a substrate with a spiral pregroove. Microscopically, the pregroove has regular wiggles. They are featured in containing a first waveform, a second waveform, and a third waveform with the same fundamental wave cycle. The duty cycle of the first waveform is 1. The duty cycles of the second and third waveforms are distinct. The combinations of these duty cycles are used to record the preinstalled information. Moreover, the invention discloses a method and circuit of reading the preinstalled information. After obtaining the wobble signals, the method further takes the steps of phase corrections, integrations, and resetting to more accurately obtain the preinstalled information.
Abstract:
The invention relates to recording on a medium, and in particular, to laser control during recording data on an optical medium. A laser control method for dynamically adjusting laser power during recording data onto an optical disc comprises: recording normal data onto the optical disc according to an initial laser power; stopping recording when a trigger is generated; reading back the recorded normal data and generating a first recording quality index; recording a test pattern at a test pattern starting point according to a selected laser power; reading back the test pattern and generating a second recording quality index; and determining an adaptive laser power to continually record the normal data according to the first recording quality index and the second recording quality index.
Abstract:
The invention provides an optical disk drive. In one embodiment, the optical disk drive comprises a feeding device, a power driver, and a controller. The feeding device comprises a spherical aberration (SA) lens and a stepping motor, wherein the SA lens corrects spherical aberration of a light beam emitted by a pickup head, and the stepping motor moves the SA lens according to a plurality of control signals. The power driver generates the control signals to drive the stepping motor to move the SA lens. The controller directs the power driver to drive the stepping motor to move the SA lens with only stable steps when the SA lens is required to move, so that the stepping motor is in a stable state without inducing step errors after the stepping motor rotates with the stable steps.
Abstract:
A decoding circuit includes: a level adjuster with pattern dependency arranged to generate a plurality of Viterbi target levels with pattern dependency; and a Viterbi decoder arranged to perform Viterbi decoding according to the Viterbi target levels with pattern dependency. A decoding circuit includes a Viterbi decoder arranged to perform Viterbi decoding, and the Viterbi decoder includes a branch metric generator arranged to generate a plurality of branch metrics with pattern dependency according to an input of the Viterbi decoder and a plurality of Viterbi target levels with pattern dependency. In particular, the branch metric generator includes: a plurality of branch metric generation paths arranged to generate a plurality of intermediate values according to the input of the Viterbi decoder and the Viterbi target levels with pattern dependency, respectively; and a selection unit for selecting a portion of the intermediate values as the branch metrics with pattern dependency.
Abstract:
An error correction method for correcting an first ECC code from a storage unit, comprising: (a) marking at least a first part of the first ECC code according to a correction result generated by correcting error of the first ECC code, to generate a first error correction reference information; and (b) marking at least a second part of the first ECC code according to the first error correction reference information to generate a second error correction reference information.