Abstract: A method and apparatus for writing data to an optical storage medium are disclosed. A write signal indicating power levels of a laser diode is generated by encoding and decoding codewords. The codewords are generated and decoded according to a specific requirement proposed by the present invention. By doing so, toggling (i.e. state changing) times occurring in channels transferring the codewords can be significantly reduced to avoid the problems of pulse distortion and disappearance in high frequency transmission. Alternatively, toggles appearing in the respective channels can be spread to avoid interference between the channels. Further, a phase adjustment device for adjusting a phase of each codeword is disclosed.

Abstract: An exemplary signal processing apparatus includes a signal transmission port, a first signal processing circuit, a second signal processing circuit, and a control circuit. The signal transmission port is shared between a first signal processing operation and a second signal processing operation. The first signal processing circuit performs the first signal processing operation, wherein when the signal processing apparatus operates, the first signal processing circuit is not required to be consistently enabled to use the signal transmission port for signal transmission. The second signal processing circuit performs the second signal processing operation, wherein the signal transmission port is not always required to carry out signal transmission each time the second signal processing circuit is enabled to perform the second signal processing operation. The control circuit selectively enables the first signal processing circuit or the second signal processing circuit.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for writing data to an optical storage medium are disclosed. A write signal indicating power levels of a laser diode is generated by encoding and decoding codewords. The codewords are generated and decoded according to a Successive State Change Criterion (SSCC) or SSCC II proposed by the present invention. By doing so, toggling (i.e. state changing) times occurring in channels transferring the codewords can be significantly reduced to avoid the problems of pulse distortion and disappearance in high frequency transmission. Alternatively, toggles appearing in the respective channels can be spread to avoid interference between the channels. Further, a phase adjustment device for adjusting a phase of each codeword is disclosed.