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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2005
Mehmet Fatih Erden, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Richard Lyle Keizer, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Timothy Francis Ellis, Tonka Bay, MN (US);
Alexei Hiram Sacks, Edina, MN (US);
Mehmet Fatih Erden, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Richard Lyle Keizer, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Timothy Francis Ellis, Tonka Bay, MN (US);
Alexei Hiram Sacks, Edina, MN (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus comprises a data storage medium having a plurality of servo sectors and a plurality of data sectors, wherein each of the servo sectors includes a phase locked loop field and a track identification field, a controller for controlling the position of a recording head with respect to the data storage medium, and a servo demodulator for recovering timing information from both the phase locked loop field and the track identification field, and for producing a timing estimate. The method performed by the apparatus is also included.