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US9244752B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9244752-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313912109-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jun 6, 2013 |
| Priority date | May 2, 2013 |
| Publication date | Jan 26, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2016 |
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An apparatus for detecting media flaws includes a branch metric selection circuit operable to select a first branch metric and a second branch metric, a subtraction circuit operable to subtract the second branch metric from the first branch metric to yield a difference, and a comparator operable to compare the difference with a threshold value and to indicate a presence of a potential flaw in a storage medium when the difference is less than the threshold value.
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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for detecting media flaws, comprising: a branch metric selection circuit operable to select as a first branch metric a branch metric value for a branch between a previous decision state and a subsequent non-decision state, and as a second branch metric a branch metric value for a branch between two successive decision states; a subtraction circuit operable to subtract the second branch metric from the first branch metric to yield a difference…
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- An apparatus for detecting media flaws includes a branch metric selection circuit operable to select a first branch metric and a second branch metric, a subtraction circuit operable to subtract the second branch metric from the first branch metric to yield a difference, and a comparator operable to compare the difference with a threshold value and to indicate a presence of a potential flaw in a…
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- Lsi Corp, Avago Technologies General Ip
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- Publication date Tue Jan 26 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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