Hard disk drive read channel with half speed timing
US5946354A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 18, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/09
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A hard disk drive read circuit for d=1 run length limited (RLL) encoded data which processes multiple consecutive data samples in parallel. The circuit of the present invention receives an analog signal from the read head of the hard disk drive. The circuit comprises a plurality of digital detection channels, coupled to the analog signal, each channel outputting an alternate bit of digital data represented by the analog signal. A timing circuit, coupled to the plurality of digital detection channels, generates a plurality of timing signals controlling the plurality of digital detection channels. The timing circuit derives timing information from one of the digital detection channels. The d=1 RLL code is modified so that there are at most nine consecutive 0's in the digital data output by the digital detection channel from which the timing circuit derives the timing information. An encoder generates the encoded digital data to be recorded on the hard disk drive.
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