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Multi-track data readers with iterative inter-track interference cancellation

US9786316B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 2, 2015
Grant dateOct 10, 2017
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Expiry dateDec 2, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/035
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for two-dimensional magnetic recording includes an array reader comprising a number of read sensors configured to read data from at least one track on a storage medium, a number of two-dimensional equalizer circuits each comprising inputs for receiving signals derived from each of the read sensors, each comprising an equalized output, and a number of iterative inter-track interference cancellation circuits, each operable to cancel inter-track interference in a different one of the equalized outputs from the two-dimensional equalizer circuits.

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