Synchronous read channel integrated circuit employing discrete time timing recovery
AssigneeCirrus Logic, Inc.
InventorsRichard T. Behrens, Alan J. Armstrong, Trent Dudley, Neal Glover, Larry D. King
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Abstract
A synchronous read channel is disclosed which samples an analog read signal from a magnetic read head positioned over a magnetic disk medium, filters the sample values according to a partial response of the form (1-D)(1+D).sup.n where n>1, extracts timing information from the filtered sample values, and detects an estimated data sequence from the filtered sample values using a discrete time sequence detector.
Claims13
A synchronous read channel for reading data recorded on a magnetic disk storage medium by detecting binary data from a sequence of discrete time sample values generated by sampling pulses in an analog read signal from a magnetic read head positioned over the magnetic disk storage medium, comprising:
- (a) a sampling device, responsive to a sampling clock, for sampling the analog read signal to generate the discrete time sample values;
- (b) a discrete time timing recovery circuit, responsive to the discrete time sample values, for extracting timing information;
- (c) a discrete time equalizer for equalizing the discrete time sample values according to a partial response:
- (1-D) (1+D).sup.n
- where n is an integer greater than one;
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- (d) a discrete time sequence detector, responsive to the discrete time sample values, for detecting the binary data.
A synchronous read channel for reading data recorded on a magnetic disk storage medium by detecting binary data from a sequence of discrete time sample values generated by sampling pulses in an analog read signal from a magnetic read head positioned over the magnetic disk storage medium, comprising:
- (a) a discrete time timing recovery circuit for extracting timing information from the discrete time sample values;
- (b) an equalizer for equalizing the read signal according to a partial response:
- (1-D) (1+D).sup.n
- where n is an integer greater than one;
- and
- (c) a discrete time sequence detector, responsive to the discrete time sample values, for detecting the binary data.
A synchronous read channel for reading data recorded on a magnetic disk storage medium by detecting binary data from a sequence of discrete time sample values generated by sampling pulses in an analog read signal from a magnetic read head positioned over the magnetic disk storage medium, comprising:
- (a) a sampling device for sampling the analog read signal to generate the discrete time sample values, wherein an isolated pulse in the analog read signal induced by an isolated magnetic transition on the storage medium has more than two associated target sample values;
- (b) a discrete time timing recovery circuit, responsive to the discrete time sample values, for extracting timing information;
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- (c) a discrete time sequence detector, responsive to the discrete time sample values, for detecting the binary data.
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