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Laser Diode Driver supports HD-DVD/Blu-ray, DVD, and CD formats.

July 18, 2007 - Housed in 4 x 4 mm, 24-pin QFN24 package, ATR0881 IC is designed for use in combined HD-DVD/Blu-ray, DVD, and CD drives. It has blue, red, and infrared outputs for connecting 3 laser diodes. Gain of each of device's 5 channels can be individually programmed using serial interface, which can also be used to set all parameters of integrated oscillator. Integrated frequency counter enables frequency deviation of less than ±5%.

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Press Release
Release date: July 10, 2007

Atmel Unveils Industry's Smallest Laser Diode Driver Solution Supporting HD-DVD/Blu-ray, DVD, and CD Format

Paddle-up Package for Improved Heat Dissipation

HEILBRONN, Germany, July 10 / / -- Atmel(R) Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML) announced today the availability of the ATR0881 laser diode driver IC for use in combined HD-DVD/Blu-ray, DVD, and CD drives. The ATR0881 is housed in a 4 mm x 4 mm QFN24 package. This is the industry's smallest laser diode driver solution and is especially suited for small slim drives used in notebook computers as well as for half-height drives in desktop PCs and consumer DVD recorders.

The ATR0881's QFN housing is a lead-free paddle-up package with the exposed paddle on top to improve heat dissipation. A bottom-located exposed paddle, as found in conventional QFN packages, causes difficulties due to its inaccessibility for circuit design, particularly in optical pick-up products. This design restriction is eliminated with Atmel's ATR0881.

Although the ATR0881 has 3 outputs for connecting 3 laser diodes -- a blue (HD-DVD/Blu-ray), a red (DVD), and an infrared (CD) -- it still fits into the same small 24-pin package used by Atmel's well-known laser diode drivers for two-output combined DVD and CD drives.

The ATR0881 is the first of its kind with a serial interface. Whereas conventional laser diode drivers have a fixed gain between input and output, the gain of each of the ATR0881's 5 channels can be individually programmed using the serial interface. As a result, the ATR0881 is extremely flexible and avoids complete re-designs if the users' gain requirements change.

The serial interface can also be used to set all parameters of the integrated oscillator including frequency, amplitude, and spread-spectrum settings. Current laser diode drivers need up to 6 external resistors and pins to set the oscillator parameters. With the ATR0881, these additional resistors are not required; thus the overall bill of material is reduced.

The requirement for oscillator frequency accuracy is very high to ensure low electromagnetic interference. Due to resistor tolerances, common laser diode drivers enable a maximum accuracy of +/- 10%. In contrast, designs using the ATR0881 achieve a frequency deviation of less than +/- 5% thanks to the laser diode driver's integrated frequency counter.

Compared to competitor devices, the ATR0881 can optionally be set to a special synchronization mode, which synchronizes all write channels to the second channel, thus enabling the generation of very sharp output pulses for increased data security.

Availability and Pricing

Samples of the ATR0881 in 4 mm x 4 mm QFN24 paddle-up packages are now available. Pricing starts at US $5.00 in quantities of 10k.

Footnote
DVD = Digital Versatile Disc
HD = High Density
LDD = Laser Diode Drivers
QFN = Quad Flat No Leads

About Atmel

Atmel is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of microcontrollers, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and radio frequency (RF) components. Leveraging one of the industry's broadest intellectual property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel is able to provide the electronics industry with complete system solutions focused on consumer, industrial, security, communications, computing and automotive markets.

(C) 2007 Atmel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Atmel(R), logo and combinations thereof, and others are registered trademarks or trademarks of Atmel Corporation or its subsidiaries. Other terms and product names may be trademarks of others.

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Product information on Atmel's laser diode driver IC ATR0881 may be retrieved at: http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/product_card.asp?part_id=4191

Source: Atmel Corporation

Web site: http://www.atmel.com/

Company Information:
Name: Atmel Corp.
Address: 2325 Orchard Pkwy.
City: San Jose
State: CA
ZIP: 95131
Country: USA
Phone: 408-441-0311
FAX: 408-436-4200
http://www.atmel.com

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