• DocumentCode
    1501001
  • Title

    An analog DFE for disk drives using a mixed-signal integrator

  • Author

    Le, Michael Q. ; Hurst, Paul J. ; Dyer, Kenneth C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Davis, CA, USA
  • Volume
    34
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    5/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    592
  • Lastpage
    598
  • Abstract
    An analog adaptive decision-feedback equalizer (DFE) is described. The DFE cancels intersymbol interference using four feedback taps, and a fifth tap cancels dc offset. The coefficient for each tap is adapted using a small mixed-signal integrator. The DFE dissipates 220 mW at a data rate of 150 Mb/s. The active area is 1.8 mm2 in a 1-μm CMOS process
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; adaptive equalisers; decision feedback equalisers; disc drives; integrating circuits; intersymbol interference; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; 1 micron; 150 Mbit/s; 220 mW; CMOS process; active area; adaptive decision-feedback equalizer; analog DFE; dc offset; disk drives; feedback taps; intersymbol interference; mixed-signal integrator; Computer network reliability; Decision feedback equalizers; Detectors; Disk drives; Interference cancellation; Intersymbol interference; Laboratories; Magnetic field measurement; Sampling methods; Solid state circuits;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9200
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/4.760368
  • Filename
    760368