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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1998
Gregory S Bush, Rochester, MN (US);
Roy D Cideciyan, Rueschlikon, CH;
Jonathan D Coker, Rochester, MN (US);
Evangelos S Eleftheriou, Zurich, CH;
Richard L Galbraith, Rochester, MN (US);
David J Stanek, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A noise-predictive data detection method and apparatus are provided for enhanced noise-predictive maximum-likelihood (NPML) data detection in a direct access storage device. A data signal from a data channel in the direct access storage device is applied to a maximum-likelihood detector that provides an estimated sequence signal. A noise bleacher filter having a frequency response of (1+.alpha.D)/1-.beta.D.sup.2) receives a combined estimated sequence signal and data signal and provides a noise filtered signal. A matching and error event filter receives the noise filtered signal and provides an error event filtered signal. An error correction unit receives the estimated sequence signal from the maximum-likelihood detector and receives the error event filtered signal and provides an error corrected estimated sequence signal.