Abstract:
A data buffering method used when performing a read operation on an optical storage medium is disclosed. After a first data unit having an unidentifiable and temporarily undeducible ID address is reproduced through the read operation, the method starts storing the first data unit and subsequently reproduced data units into a buffer memory in turn. After a second ID address of a second data unit of the subsequently reproduced data units is identified, the method deduces a target memory address of the buffer memory according to the second ID address and a target ID address. A buffer start pointer is then set according to the deduced target memory address.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an encoding method for encoding a codeword to obtain a parity code. The code is embedded in the codeword and divides the codeword to have intermediate symbol locations between a first and a second set of data symbols. Each data symbol forms a coefficient. The first and the second set of data symbols and the parity code respectively form a first polynomial (M1(x)), a second polynomial (M2(x)), and a parity code polynomial (R(x)). The method comprises: first, designing a first code generator polynomial (G1(x)); next, dividing M1(x)x4 by G1(x) to obtain a first remainder polynomial (R1(x)); next, generating a second code generator polynomial (G2(x)) from G1(x); next, generating a third polynomial (M3(x)); next, dividing M3(x)x4 by G2(x) to obtain a second remainder polynomial (R2(x)); next, performing an adding procedure to R1(x) and R2(x) to obtain R(x); finally, obtaining the parity code from each coefficient of R(x).
Abstract:
An eFuse with at least one fuse unit is provided. The fuse unit includes a first common node providing a first reference voltage, a second common node providing a second reference voltage, at least one fuse coupled to the first common node, and a determining unit coupled between the fuse and the second common node, generating an output signal indicating whether the fuse is blown or not according to a first condition in a normal mode and a second condition in a test mode.
Abstract:
An exemplary calibration apparatus includes a detecting circuit and a calibrating circuit. The detecting circuit is arranged for generating a detection result by detecting relationship between edges of a plurality of signals generated from a plurality of signal sources, wherein at least one of the edges is a falling edge. The calibrating circuit is coupled to the detecting circuit, and arranged for calibrating at least one of the signal sources according to the detection result. An exemplary calibration method includes the following steps: generating a detection result by detecting relationship between edges of a plurality of signals generated from a plurality of signal sources, wherein at least one of the edges is a falling edge; and calibrating at least one of the signal sources according to the detection result.
Abstract:
A hardware status detecting circuit for detecting a hardware status of a target apparatus includes a plurality of hardware status detectors operating in response to the hardware status of the target apparatus, and a signal processing unit coupled to the hardware status detectors for generating a hardware status detecting signal having information of operational statuses of the hardware status detectors embedded therein.
Abstract:
An apparatus for controlling discrete data in a disk overwrite area or a power calibration area comprises a signal-processing unit, an address-processing unit, a control signal-processing unit, a clock recovery circuit, a signal-processing unit parameter control unit, and a clock recovery circuit parameter control unit, wherein the control signal-processing unit uses a message produced by a data on the disc to determine the control signals such as hold, load, or increasing bandwidth for holding, loading, and increasing the bandwidth of the parameters for processing the related circuits (such as the circuit of the signal-processing unit or the clock recovery circuit) of the discrete data produced between the two data clusters, so as to increase the convergent speed of the circuits for assuring the accuracy of reading data.
Abstract:
A control circuit and a control method of controlling a rotation frequency of a spindle in an optical disc drive, the control circuit comprising: a spindle controller, electrically coupled to the spindle, for driving the spindle to rotate an optical disc according to a rotation control signal; a detector, electrically coupled to the spindle controller, for detecting the rotation frequency and for generating detecting signals; a frequency-adjusting module, electrically coupled to the detector, for adjusting at least one of the detecting signals to reduce a rotation frequency difference between detecting signals; a signal selector, electrically coupled to the frequency-adjusting module, for receiving output signals generated from the frequency-adjusting module and then outputting the rotation control signal.
Abstract:
A control circuit and a control method of controlling a rotation frequency of a spindle in an optical disc drive, the control circuit comprising: a spindle controller, electrically coupled to the spindle, for driving the spindle to rotate an optical disc according to a rotation control signal; a detector, electrically coupled to the spindle controller, for detecting the rotation frequency and for generating detecting signals; a frequency-adjusting module, electrically coupled to the detector, for adjusting at least one of the detecting signals to reduce a rotation frequency difference between detecting signals; a signal selector, electrically coupled to the frequency-adjusting module, for receiving output signals generated from the frequency-adjusting module and then outputting the rotation control signal.
Abstract:
An information recording device and a related method are disclosed. The information recording device and the related method are capable of adjusting a phase error between a first synchronization signal and a second synchronization signal, where the first synchronization signal is synchronous to a location on a recording medium, the second synchronization signal is synchronous to a data pattern to be written onto the recording medium, and the data pattern comprise a sync pattern and a non-sync pattern. The information recording device includes a phase detector for detecting the phase error between the first synchronization signal and the second synchronization signal; and a controller, electrically connected to the phase detector, for adjusting the length of the non-sync pattern of the data pattern according to the phase error, thereby making the second synchronization signal substantially synchronized with the first synchronization signal.
Abstract:
An information recording device and related method are disclosed. The information recording device is capable of adjusting a phase difference between a first synchronization signal and a second synchronization signal. The information recording device includes an encoder for generating a run-length of an encoded data; a phase detector for detecting the phase difference between the first and the second synchronous signals; a shift offset controller, electrically connected to the phase detector, for generating a shift information according to the phase difference; and a write pulse generator, electrically connected to the encoder and the shift offset controller, for generating a write pulse signal according to the run-length of the encoded data and the shift information, thereby making the first synchronous signal synchronized with the second synchronous signal.