Patents Examined by Natalie Figueroa
  • Patent number: 6785074
    Abstract: When jitter-like noise is prominent, sampling-phase control and amplitude control in a preamble pattern region is affected. It is possible to reduce effects of jitter-like noise without increasing the length of the preamble pattern. By altering a preamble pattern from that of a conventional 4T-cycle to 6T-cycle or over, amplitude data at a peak point of a reproduced signal, which is less affected by jitter-like noise, is utilized. Thus, the stability of the amplitude control can be improved. As to the phase control, a shift of the sampling timing is estimated by sample data of one cycle of the preamble pattern, and an acquisition procedure of the timing control is made faster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Tsuchinaga