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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2008
Soichi Isono, Naka-gun, JP;
Minoru Tsukada, Hiratsuka, JP;
Tomoki Oura, Chigasaki, JP;
Koji Takahashi, Yokohama, JP;
Soichi Isono, Naka-gun, JP;
Minoru Tsukada, Hiratsuka, JP;
Tomoki Oura, Chigasaki, JP;
Koji Takahashi, Yokohama, JP;
Marvell Technology Japan Y.K., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A magnetic disk controller includes a first buffer that includes a first storage area that stores former portions of pieces of writing data, and a second storage area that stores latter portions of pieces of writing data; an encoding unit that encodes a former portion of the first piece of writing data; a second buffer that stores the encoded former portion of the first piece of writing data; and a buffer control unit that writes the encoded former portion of the first piece of writing data into a first sector of the magnetic disk. The encoding unit encodes the latter portion of the first piece of writing data. The second buffer stores the encoded latter portion of the first piece of writing data. The buffer control unit, writes the encoded latter portion of the first piece of writing data into the first sector of the magnetic disk.