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Disk drive compensating for cycle slip of disk locked clock when reading mini-wedge

US9025269B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJan 10, 2014
Grant dateMay 5, 2015
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Expiry dateJan 10, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/59616
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A disk drive is disclosed comprising a head actuated over a disk comprising a plurality of servo tracks defined by full sectors and intervening short servo sectors, where each full servo sector comprises a preamble, a sync mark, and servo bursts, and each short servo sector comprises a reference pattern and servo bursts. A first phase error is generated based on the sync mark in a first full servo sector, and a disk locked clock is adjusted in response to the first phase error. A second phase error is generated based on the reference pattern in a first short servo sector, and the second phase error is processed to determine whether the disk locked clock slipped a cycle before the head reaching the first short servo sector.

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