Track misregistration sensitive initialization of joint equalizer
US9245559B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 28, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2034 |
Classification
- 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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