摘要:
The invention concerns an asynchronous receiver for digital transmission and recording systems. The receiver comprises a sampling rate converter (SRC) for timing recovery, preceded by a digital adaptive equalizer operating at the sampling rate 1/Ts, asynchronous to the data rate 1/T. An equalizer adaptation method using zero-forcing (ZF) techniques is described for adapting equalizer taps asynchronously to the data rate via a control loop. To this end, the control loop comprises temporal interpolation means performing time-base conversion for converting signals from the synchronous domain (1/T) to the asynchronous domain (1/Ts) and spatial conversion means to convert T-spaced signals into Ts-spaced signals.
摘要:
A detector (30) is described for detecting a digital signal (Bio) out of an input information signal (Ai) which represents a runlength limited sequence, the runlength having a minimal value m. The detector (30) generates (60, 62) a preliminary binary signal (Bi) out of the input information signal (Ai). A composed sequence of subsequent bits is identified (86) within the preliminary binary signal (Bi) which subsequently includes at least a first neighboring bit of a run of length greater or equal than m+1, one or more further runs of length m and at least a second neighboring bit of a run of length greater or equal than intl. A set of sequences are generated (84, 86). These sequences can be obtained from said composed sequence by changing polarities of binary values within the composed sequence without violating the runlength constraint. The set includes the composed sequence obtained from the preliminary binary signal. A path metric (D) is calculated (94, 96) for two or more sequences of the set, said path metric (D) being the sum of the branch metrics (d) for the path through the trellis corresponding to the sequence of binary values. The sequence from the set which has the highest likelihood of corresponding to the input sequence represented by the input information signal (Ai) is identified (86, 98, 100) on the basis of the path metric.
摘要:
A method for encoding a data word for writing an encoded data word in N cells of a solid state memory. Each of the N cells can be programmed in one of q nominal levels. The method includes encoding the data word as a codeword of a first codeword type having q symbol values or as a codeword of a second codeword type having (q-d) symbol values, d ε [1, . . . , q−1], depending on a state of the N cells.
摘要:
A method for manufacturing a resistive memory element includes providing a storage layer comprising a resistance changeable material, said resistance changeable material comprising carbon; providing contact layers for contacting the storage layer, wherein the storage layer is disposed between a bottom contact layer and a top contact layer; and doping the resistance changeable material with a dopant material.
摘要:
A micro-electro mechanical device includes a first structure, a second structure offset from the first structure by a gap. The first structure is configured to be electrostatically actuated to deflect relative to second structure. A pulse generator is configured to combine at least two different pulses to electrostatically drive at least one of the first structure and the second structure between an initial position and a final position.
摘要:
A probe-based data storage device includes a storage surface having an array of A storage fields; a probe array comprising A probes for writing data to respective storage fields; and an apparatus for controlling writing of blocks of user data in the array of storage fields.
摘要:
A storage device including a storage medium for storing data in the form of marks in multiple tracks aligned along track center lines, at least one read transducer for writing and reading said data stored in said storage medium, and an actuator for moving said storage medium relative to said at least one read transducer. The storage device further includes stored servo sequences, which are replicated by use of at least two different types of servo marks displaced by a given unique distance in a cross track direction relative to a respective track centerline, wherein the storage device is operable to retrieve servo sequences using read-back signals obtained from at least two different types of servo marks.
摘要:
Methods and apparatus are provided for controlling writing and reading of data in an array of A storage fields of a probe-based data storage device in which data is written to and read from the array of storage fields by a corresponding array of probes. One method provides error-tolerance by exploiting the inherent parallelism of the probe storage array. A user data block to be written to the A-field array is first coded to produce a plurality of C-byte codewords, such that r·C=k1A where r is the number of codewords and k1 is an integer greater than or equal to 1. A sub-blocks of k1 bytes are produced from the codewords by selecting successive bytes of each sub-block cyclically from the r codewords. The A sub-blocks are then written via respective probes to the corresponding storage fields of the storage field array.
摘要:
A storage device and a method for scanning a storage medium. A storage medium for storing data in the form of marks is scanned by an array of probes for mark detecting purposes in a scanning mode. The storage medium has fields with each field to be scanned by an associated one of the probes. At least one of the fields has marks representing operational data for operating the scanning mode. Scanning parameters are computed from the operational data and the scanning mode is adjusted according to the computed parameters.
摘要:
A storage device and a method for operating a storage device. A storage medium for storing data in form of marks is scanned by at least one probe in a scanning mode. A control unit provides a pulsed reading signal for data detecting purposes in said scanning mode. Said storage medium comprises marks for determining a clock of said pulsed signal.