Disk drive with embedded finite field processor for error correction
US5812564A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 8, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M13/47
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A disk drive having error detection and correction capability includes a dedicated finite field processor for performing corrections and for generating software syndromes for miscorrection detection. The processor operates over a finite field under program control and performs parallel finite field multiplication and addition operations in a single execution cycle.
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