Abstract:
An apparatus comprises read channel circuitry and signal processing circuitry associated with the read channel circuitry. The signal processing circuitry is configured to determine a first set of soft outputs, hard decisions and reliability indicators for a read channel data signal, to determine a second set of soft outputs, hard decisions and reliability indicators based at least in part on the first set of soft outputs, hard decisions and reliability indicators, and to perform an iterative decoding process to decode the read channel data signal based at least in part on the second set of soft outputs, hard decisions and reliability indicators. The first set of soft outputs, hard decisions and reliability indicators are used to determine a reduced-state trellis for determining the second set of soft outputs, hard decisions and reliability indicators.
Abstract:
Systems, methods, devices, circuits for data processing, and more particularly to data processing including operational marginalization capability.
Abstract:
A data processing system is disclosed including a low density parity check decoder with a variable node processor, a check node processor and a scaler circuit. The low density parity check decoder is operable to scale soft information with a scaling factor in the scaler circuit while iteratively generating and processing check node to variable node messages in the variable node processor and variable node to check node messages in the check node processor between a plurality of check nodes and variable nodes. The scaling factor is derived from a distribution of possible values in an input to the low density parity check decoder.
Abstract:
Read channel circuitry comprises a decoder and error correction circuitry. The error correction circuitry is configured to calibrate a first set of filters using a read channel data signal, to determine first hard decision information regarding the read channel data signal using the calibrated first set of filters, to determine an error corrected read channel data signal using the first hard decision information, to calibrate a second set of filters using the error corrected read channel data signal, to determine second hard decision information regarding the error corrected read channel data signal using the calibrated second set of filters, and to decode the second hard decision information. The first set of filters and the second set of filters are calibrated in respective first and second calibrators.
Abstract:
A system is described for constructing maximum transition run modulation code based upon a multi-level run-length limited finite state machine. A processor is configured to receive information from a hard disk drive via a read channel and recover data from the hard disk drive using maximum transition run modulation code. A memory has computer executable instructions configured for execution by the processor to model a magnetic recording channel as a partial response channel, model a source of information to the magnetic recording channel to provide an optimized Markov source, and construct a maximum transition run modulation code to mimic the optimized Markov source based upon a finite state machine having a limited transition run length and a multi-level periodic structure.
Abstract:
Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for data processing that includes selectively reporting results out of order or in order.
Abstract:
The present inventions are related to systems and methods for data processing, and more particularly to systems and methods for detecting patterns in a data stream. As an example, a data processing system is discussed that includes a sync mark detection circuit and a sync quality output circuit. The sync mark detection circuit is operable to identify a predefined pattern in a received data set, where identification of the predefined pattern results is asserting a sync found output, and where a preamble pattern precedes the predefined pattern in the received data set. The sync quality output circuit is operable to provide a sync mark quality metric indicating a similarity between the preamble pattern and the received data set within a region preceding the predefined pattern.
Abstract:
Systems and method relating generally to data processing, and more particularly to systems and methods for decoding information. Some disclosed systems include a first data decoding circuit, a second data decoding circuit, and a data output circuit. The second data decoding circuit is coupled to the first data decoding circuit and the data output circuit. The second data decoding circuit is operable to apply a finite alphabet iterative decoding algorithm to the first decoded output to yield a second decoded output.
Abstract:
The present inventions are related to systems and methods for data processing, and more particularly to systems and methods for data encoding.