Title :
DVD players using a Viterbi decoding circuit
Author :
Hayashi, H. ; Kobayashi, H. ; Umezawa, M. ; Hosaka, S. ; Hirano, H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Opt. Disc Syst., Pioneer Electron. Corp., Saitama, Japan
fDate :
5/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We have developed a Viterbi decoding circuit which is suitable for DVD players. We designed it to be compact and efficient by utilizing the rule of the DVD recording code. By experiment, we confirmed that the Viterbi decoder reproduced digital data more precisely than a conventional bit-by-bit decoder did. Thereby it improves the reliability of the DVD players. It was integrated into a data processing LSI which restores digital data streams recorded on the DVD. By employing this LSI, we have developed DVD video players, DVD-ROM drives, DVD-recordable drives, and DVD car navigation systems. We applied the Viterbi decoding to home-use optical disc players for the first time
Keywords :
CD-ROMs; CMOS digital integrated circuits; Viterbi decoding; consumer electronics; digital signal processing chips; large scale integration; optical disc storage; video discs; CMOS; DVD car navigation systems; DVD players; DVD recording code; DVD-ROM drives; DVD-recordable drives; Viterbi decoding circuit; data processing LSI; digital data reproduction; digital data streams; experiment; home-use optical disc players; reliability; Circuits; DVD; Data processing; Decoding; Error analysis; Large scale integration; Optical crosstalk; Optical recording; Research and development; Viterbi algorithm;
Journal_Title :
Consumer Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
