Sughrue Mion, PLLC
Circuit for detecting the mirror signal in an optical disk drive and method therefor
A circuit for detecting the mirror signal from the output signal of an RF (radio frequency) in an optical disk drive, includes a first peak hold circuit for holding the peak value of the output signal of the RF amplifier to provide a first peak value, a first bottom hold circuit for holding the bottom value of the output signal of the RF amplifier to provide a first bottom value, a differential amplifier for amplifying the difference between the first and second peak values, a second peak hold circuit for holding the peak value of the output signal of the differential amplifier to provide a second peak value, a second bottom hold circuit for holding the bottom value of the output signal of the differential amplifier to provide a second bottom value, a centered value extractor for processing the second peak and bottom values to extract the centered value of the output signal of the RF amplifier, a comparator for comparing the centered value with the output signal of the differential amplifier to generate the mirror signal, and a hold time constant adjustment circuit connected between the centered value extractor and the second peak and bottom hold circuits to adjust the time constants of the second peak and bottom hold circuits according to a change of the level of the output signal of the RF amplifier.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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