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Asymmetry correction in read signal

US7298570B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 27, 2004
Grant dateNov 20, 2007
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Expiry dateJan 24, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2220/2516
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and techniques relating to interpreting signals on a channel having an asymmetrical signal amplitude response. A signal processor, such as a read channel transceiver device usable in a magnetic recording system, includes an asymmetry correction circuit configured to receive an analog signal and to compensate for asymmetry in the received analog signal, a signal equalizer configured to receive an input signal responsive to an output of the asymmetry correction circuit and to generate an equalized signal, a discrete time sequence detector operable to examine the equalized signal, and a control circuit that provides a coefficient adjustment to the asymmetry correction circuit to affect the asymmetry compensation based on an estimate of non-linearity derived from the equalized signal and an output of the discrete time sequence detector. The estimate can be a least mean squared estimate of the non-linearity in the equalized signal.

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