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Spiral servo detection with phase-locked loop (PLL)

US8027114B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 18, 2009
Grant dateSep 27, 2011
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Expiry dateNov 4, 2029

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

Abstract

The present disclosure includes apparatus, systems and techniques relating to detecting sync marks. In some implementations, an apparatus includes phase locking circuitry that includes a phase calculator to identify a phase of sampled data, and a phase-locked loop to generate an output signal and phase-lock the generated output signal with the calculated phase of the sampled data to produce a phase-locked signal. The apparatus includes detector circuitry to receive phase information of the phase-locked output signal. The detector circuitry includes a detector to generate a stream of decision bits for the sampled data with each bit in the stream being associated with a different phase. The detector circuitry includes an output selector to select at least one bit from the stream based on the received phase information of the phase-locked output signal.

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