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News Release from: Intersil | Subject: Elantec EL623X family
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 25 June 2003
Laser diode drivers cover all disc
standards
A new family of high-speed laser-driver ICs is designed specifically to enable read and read/write functions in DVD writer disk drives that support all popular CD and DVD formats.
A new family of high-speed laser-driver ICs is designed specifically to enable read and read/write functions in DVD writer disk drives that support all popular CD and DVD formats Intersil's Elantec EL623X family includes dual output three- and four-channel laser diode drivers (LDDs) that offer the performance, flexibility and power efficiency needed in innovative DVD writer disk drive systems
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 6 Oct 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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"As the world's leading supplier of LDDs for CD and DVD recordable drives, Intersil continues to expand its portfolio with products that enable our customers to develop complete drive solutions", said Zhong Li, Director of Marketing for Intersil's Elantec optical storage products.
"Our latest laser driver offering, the Elantec EL623X family, is specifically designed for new all-in-one DVD writer drives.
This LDD family gives our customers the performance and flexibility needed to design a single product for all industry CD and DVD formats with a longer lifecycle and a higher value than currently available products".
This new generation of Elantec laser diode drivers is tailored for DVD writer drives that support formats including DVD+R/W, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, CD-R/W, CD-R and CD-ROM.
The EL623X family adds conventional LDD customer solutions to Intersil's existing EL629X and EL691X write strategy DVD LDD offering.
Each device in the family has an on-chip 600MHz oscillator to allow frequency and amplitude control by use of external resistors to ground.
The EL623X devices also include a disable feature for power-up protection and power savings.
The EL6239, tailored for 8x DVD writers, incorporates low-voltage differential signal (LVDS) inputs on the fast switching lines.
Intersil's Elantec EL6238C dual four-channel driver is now available in a 24-pin leadless plastic package.
The EL6237C dual three-channel driver and EL6239C dual four-channel driver with LVDS will be available this quarter.
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