Mediatek Corporation

Mediatek Incorporation

Hung-Jen Tseng

Chi-Mou Chao

Chih-Yu Fan

A multimode filter in an optical storage device is used for filtering an error signal and outputting a frequency signal. The multimode filter comprises a CLV and CAV mode filter and a switch. The CLV mode filter is used for filtering the error signal and extracting a narrow bandwidth signal, whereas the CAV mode filter is used for filtering the error signal and extracting a wide bandwidth signal. The switch is used for selecting either the CLV mode filter or the CAV mode filter according to the recording mode of the optical storage device.

Multimode filter

An optimal power calibration (OPC) method calibrates writing power for an optical disc. The optical disc includes a power calibration area, with a plurality of counting units and test blocks. The OPC method includes generating a plurality of first power levels by using an indicated power, selecting a plurality of second power levels from the first power levels, recording test data onto test blocks with the second power levels, reading the test blocks, and generating data signals and first beta values. The method further includes generating estimated optimal power by a calculating algorithm, generating a plurality of third power levels by using the estimated optimal power, recording test data onto test blocks with the third power levels, reading the test blocks, and generating data signals and second beta values. Optimal power is calculated by using the estimated optimal power, the first beta values, and the second beta values.

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Hsinchu, Taiwan

Hung-Jen Tseng