Title :
A CMOS analog adaptive equalizer for a DDSS tape drive PRML read channel
Author :
Ienowski, J.S. ; Badyal, Rajeev ; Brown, Andy ; Moore, Charles E. ; Morling, Rob ; Walley, Tom ; Williams, Chris ; Allstot, David J. ; Wallace, Hugh S.
Author_Institution :
Hewlett-Packard Co., Fort Collins, CO, USA
Abstract :
A fully analog approach to an adaptive equalizer is designed in 1.0 μm CMOS. The 13 tap FIR filter is a key component of a PRML read/write channel mixed signal IC for digital audio tape (DAT) format tape drives. A variety of continuous time, current mode, switched capacitor, and offset cancellation techniques are used to achieve desired performance
Keywords :
CMOS analogue integrated circuits; adaptive equalisers; digital audio tape; digital magnetic recording; maximum likelihood detection; partial response channels; 1.0 micron; CMOS analog adaptive equalizer; DDSS tape drive PRML read channel; FIR filter; continuous time circuit; current mode circuit; digital audio tape; mixed signal IC; offset cancellation; switched capacitor circuit; Adaptive equalizers; Audio tapes; Capacitors; Clocks; Delay lines; Digital integrated circuits; Finite impulse response filter; Frequency; Intersymbol interference; Signal generators;
Conference_Titel :
Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 1997., Proceedings of the IEEE 1997
Conference_Location :
Santa Clara, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3669-0
DOI :
10.1109/CICC.1997.606574