Nec Electronics Corporation

Lsi Logic Corporation

Richard A Contreras

Shih-Ming Shih

Tzu-Wang Pan

Jenn-Gang Chern

James Wilson Rae

A system and method are disclosed for equalizing a read signal from a data storage media is disclosed. An analog output signal is equalized by reading the data storage media using an analog equalization filter. The analog output of the analog equalization filter is converted to a raw digital output signal. The raw digital output signal is processed to detect and correct an error in the raw digital output signal. The error is detected and an adjustment is made to the boost of the analog equalization filter according to the error detected.

Method and apparatus for adapting the boost of a read channel filter

Apparatus and methods are disclosed for adaptively optimizing an ER filter in a readback system of a storage device, such as a disk drive. A sample value is read from the storage device and an error measure is calculated between the sample value and an ideal value. Pole parameters and zeros of the ER filter are modified to minimize the ER filter. The apparatus and methods disclosed can function with customer data to adaptively optimize the ER filter in real time during normal operation of the storage device. Furthermore, temperature compensation circuits are disclosed to compensate for temperature dependencies in the ER filter.

Temperature/voltage compensation circuit

Analog-to-digital (ADC) output bits are partitioned in a way that simplifies the gain error calculations. Simplification of the gain error calculations allows a reduction in the complexity of the circuits needed to implement automatic gain control (AGC).

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Los Altos, CA, United States of America

Richard A Contreras