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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2006
Zhan Yu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Weishi Feng, San Jose, CA (US);
Zhan Yu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Weishi Feng, San Jose, CA (US);
Marvell International, Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Abstract
A Reed-Solomon decoder includes an inversionless Berlekamp-Massey algorithm (iBMA) circuit with a pipelined feedback loop. A first polynomial generator generates error locator polynomial values. A discrepancy generator generates discrepancy values based on the error locator polynomial values and the scratch polynomial values. Arithmetic units are used to generate the discrepancy values are also used to generate the error locator polynomial to reduce circuit area. A first delay circuit delays the discrepancy values. A feedback loop feeds back the delayed discrepancy values to the error locator polynomial generator. An error location finder circuit communicates with the iBMA circuit and identifies error locations. An error value computation circuit communicates with at least one of the error location finder circuit and the iBMA circuit and generates error values.