Date: 07/09/2007

Front Monitor Diodes from Atmel

ATR1841 and ATR1842 are the new front monitor diode (FMD) ICs for use in the optical pick-up units (OPUs) of slim and ultra-slim HD-DVD and Blu-ray drives.
The key specs of these devices are,
Small dimensions of 3 mm x 3 mm in QFN package.
Low noise level of -80 dBm and fast pulse response times
Support all wavelengths
Has serial interface to change gain in three different modes and saves you a potentiometer.
channel bandwidth: 160 MHz

Listed price: $0.80 in quantities of 10 K.

For more details visit
http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/product_card.asp?part_id=4213