A VLSI magnetic/magneto-optical detection channel

Emphasis has shifted from the use of magnetic storage subsystems in support of computer-assisted clerical operations toward data logging/data acquisition, storage and manipulation of noncoded information, and personal-computer applications. More stringent demands are being made on all aspects of storage subsystem performance, including capacity, accessibility, reliability, and economy. A VLSI detection channel is described which is key to meeting these demands. Recent work indicates the feasibility of designing adaptive networks which learn and respond to changes in the signaling environment. Signal-processing functions and computational or storage capabilities which are practical at VLSI circuit densities are the means by which multiple measures of value to the customer are increased