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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2004
Applicants:
Koichiro Nishimura, Ebina, JP;
Manabu Katsuki, Yokohama, JP;
Toshimitsu Kaku, Sagamihara, JP;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Hitachi-LG Storage, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A laser driver drives a laser diode by producing a write strategy, that is, a recording waveform from a recording clock and a modulated signal. In one embodiment, a laser driver produces the waveform of a driving signal, which is used to drive a laser diode, using a record data signal that represents record data to be recorded on a recording medium. The laser driver comprises an internal clock production circuit that produces an internal clock synchronous with the record data signal, and a strobe circuit that strobes the record data signal according to the internal clock.