Synchronous writing of patterned media

    公开(公告)号:US11735214B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-22

    申请号:US17890580

    申请日:2022-08-18

    CPC classification number: G11B5/59616 G11B5/012

    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for synchronous writing of a grain patterned medium. The systems and methods can be implemented within a data storage device having a grain patterned medium. Further, a calibration process to determine a count of bits between servo wedges can be implemented in manufacturing, within the data storage device, or both. In some examples, the data storage device, during operation, can utilize the count of bits to perform synchronous writing, determine write errors, or both. Further, the servo wedge of the grain patterned medium may be patterned with a same or similar grain pattern as the data area that follows the servo wedge. Such a data storage device can implement a single clock for reading a servo wedge and writing a data area.

    Synchronous writing of patterned media

    公开(公告)号:US11475912B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-18

    申请号:US17345759

    申请日:2021-06-11

    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for synchronous writing of a grain patterned medium. The systems and methods can be implemented within a data storage device having a grain patterned medium. Further, a calibration process to determine a count of bits between servo wedges can be implemented in manufacturing, within the data storage device, or both. In some examples, the data storage device, during operation, can utilize the count of bits to perform synchronous writing, determine write errors, or both. Further, the servo wedge of the grain patterned medium may be patterned with a same or similar grain pattern as the data area that follows the servo wedge. Such a data storage device can implement a single clock for reading a servo wedge and writing a data area.

    MAGNETORESISTIVE ASYMMETRY COMPENSATION

    公开(公告)号:US20220246171A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-04

    申请号:US17162218

    申请日:2021-01-29

    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for magnetoresistive asymmetry compensation using a hybrid analog and digital compensation scheme. In certain embodiments, a method may comprise receiving an analog signal at a continuous-time front end (CTFE) circuit, and performing, via the CTFE circuit, first magnetoresistive asymmetry (MRA) compensation on the analog signal to adjust the dynamic range of the analog signal based on an input range of an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The method may further comprise converting the analog signal to a digital sample sequence via the ADC, and performing, via a digital MRA compensation circuit, second MRA compensation to correct residual MRA in the digital sample sequence. Offset compensation may also be performed in both the analog and digital domains.

    Magnetoresistive asymmetry compensation

    公开(公告)号:US11265000B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-01

    申请号:US17162411

    申请日:2021-01-29

    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for magnetoresistive asymmetry (MRA) compensation using a digital compensation scheme. In certain embodiments, a method may comprise receiving an analog signal at a continuous-time front end (CTFE) circuit, and performing analog offset compensation to constrain an extremum of the analog signal to adjust a dynamic range based on an input range of an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), rather than to modify the analog signal to have a zero mean. The method may further comprise converting the analog signal to a digital sample sequence via the ADC; performing, via a digital MRA compensation circuit, digital MRA compensation on the digital sample sequence; receiving, via a digital backend (DBE) subsystem, the digital sample sequence prior to digital MRA compensation; and generating, via a DBE, a bit sequence corresponding to the analog signal based on an output of the DBE subsystem and an output of the digital MRA compensation circuit.

    Target parameter adaptation
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10692527B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-23

    申请号:US16211186

    申请日:2018-12-05

    Abstract: An apparatus may include a circuit including a filter configured to update one or more adaptive coefficients of the filter based on an error signal. Further, the circuit may update a constrained coefficient of the filter based on the one or more adaptive coefficients, the constrained coefficient and a desired value. Moreover, the circuit may generate a sample of a sample sequence based on the one or more adaptive coefficients and the updated constrained coefficient, the error signal being based on the sample sequence.

    Cancelling adjacent track interference signal with different data rate

    公开(公告)号:US10460762B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-29

    申请号:US16121296

    申请日:2018-09-04

    Abstract: An apparatus may comprise a circuit configured to receive first underlying data corresponding to a first signal with a first rate and receive a second signal with a second rate corresponding to second underlying data. The circuit may interpolate the first underlying data to generate a plurality of interpolated signals, determine, for the first signal, a first channel pulse response shape with the first rate, and determine an interference component signal based on the plurality of interpolated signals and the first channel pulse response shape. The circuit may then cancel interference in the second signal using the interference component signal to generate a cleaned signal.

    Timing excursion recovery
    7.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10164760B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-25

    申请号:US15297089

    申请日:2016-10-18

    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for detecting and compensating for timing excursions in a data channel. If a signal contains discontinuities in phase, a detector of the channel may lose lock on the signal, resulting in the channel incorrectly adjusting a sampling phase toward a following symbol or previous symbol. This is referred to as a cycle slip, where the integer alignment of the sampling of a signal contains a discontinuity over the duration of a sector, preventing decoding of the signal. A circuit may be configured to detect a cycle slip during processing of a signal at a data channel based on timing error values, and when the signal fails to decode, shift an expected sampling phase of a detector for a subsequent signal processing attempt. Shifting the expected sampling phase can cause the channel to adjust the sampling phase in the correct direction, thereby preventing a cycle slip.

    Multi-stage MISO circuit for fast adaptation

    公开(公告)号:US10068608B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-04

    申请号:US15723969

    申请日:2017-10-03

    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for applying multi-stage multiple input single output (MISO) circuits for fast adaptation. An apparatus may comprise a first reader and a second reader configured to simultaneously read from a single track of a data storage medium, a MISO circuit. The MISO circuit may include a first stage filter having a first number of taps and configured to filter signal samples received from the first reader and the second reader and produce first filtered samples. The MISO circuit may also include a second stage filter having a second number of taps greater than the first number, and be configured to receive the first filtered samples corresponding to the first reader and the second reader from the first filter stage, filter the first filtered samples to produce second filtered samples, and combine the second filtered samples to produce a combined sample output.

    PHASE LOCKING MULTIPLE CLOCKS OF DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES

    公开(公告)号:US20230206951A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-29

    申请号:US17562426

    申请日:2021-12-27

    CPC classification number: G11B11/10578 G11B5/59655

    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for phase locking of a clock. In some embodiments, a phase locked clock (PLC) module can phase-lock a write clock to a media written with multiple servo zones of different frequencies. In some implementations, this can be utilized to perform a self-servo write (SSW) of a disc surface within a hard disc drive (HDD). A PLC module can perform a method of writing with a single frequency phase coherently while a read element passes over servo zones with different frequencies. While the PLC module can perform such methods for a SSW process, the methods can also be utilized for other applications that can benefit from writing with a single frequency phase coherently based on servo zones with different frequencies.

    Cancelling adjacent track interference

    公开(公告)号:US11170815B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-09

    申请号:US16986590

    申请日:2020-08-06

    Abstract: An apparatus may comprise a circuit configured to receive first underlying data corresponding to a first signal and receive a second signal corresponding to second underlying data. The circuit may determine an interference component signal based on the first underlying data corresponding to the first signal and a first channel pulse response shape for the first signal, determine estimated decisions corresponding to the second signal based on the second signal, and determine an estimated signal based on the estimated decisions corresponding to the second signal and a second channel pulse response shape for the second signal. The circuit may then generate a remaining signal based on the estimated signal and the second signal, generate an error signal based on the interference component signal and the remaining signal, and adapt one or more parameters of the first channel pulse response shape based on the error signal.

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