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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 02, 1999
Jonathan D. Coker, Rochester, MN (US);
Richard L. Galbraith, Rochester, MN (US);
Evangelos S. Eleftheriou, Zurich, CH;
Walter Hirt, Wettswil, CH;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In a maximum likelihood sequence detector for symbol sequences which were equalized in a PR4 equalizer, noise prediction means ( ) are provided including infinite impulse response (IIR) filtering, which have noise-whitening capabilities and are imbedded into the maximum likelihood detection process. The resulting INPML detector ( ) can be implemented in digital or analog circuit technology. In addition, a DC-notch filter ( ) and a stochastic gradient procedure can be provided for DC offset compensation and for MR head or signal asymmetry compensation.