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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2012
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Nedeljko Varnica, San Jose, CA (US);
Panu Chaichanavong, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Heng Tang, San Jose, CA (US);
Gregory Burd, San Jose, CA (US);
Marvell International Ltd., , BM;
Abstract
In one embodiment a data decoding apparatus includes first and second decoding blocks configured to decode codeword bits in a first mode determined by a first probability of non-standard errors and a second mode determined by a second probability of non-standard errors. The apparatus also includes a mode modification logic configured to cause at least one of the first and second decoding blocks to operate in the second mode when the first and second decoding blocks fail to decode the codeword bits in the first mode. In another embodiment, a method includes decoding codeword bits in a first mode determined by a first probability of non-standard errors. When decoding the codeword bits in the first mode fails to decode the codeword bits, the codeword bits are decoded in a second mode determined by a second probability of non-standard errors.