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Track misregistration sensitive initialization of joint equalizer

US9245559B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 28, 2014
Grant dateJan 26, 2016
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Expiry dateMay 1, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2005/0013
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of mitigating an effect of track misregistration on read performance in a system comprising an array-reader includes determining an estimated off-track condition, selecting translation coefficients based on the estimated off-track condition, determining updated equalizer coefficients by applying the translation coefficients to native equalizer coefficients, and applying the updated equalizer coefficients to signals received from the array-reader to output a read signal.

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