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Apparatus, method, and system for correction of baseline wander

  • US 7,589,649 B1
  • Filed: 05/04/2007
  • Issued: 09/15/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for compensating baseline offset in a read channel, the apparatus comprising:

  • an AC-coupling circuit configured to transfer an analog signal from an analog storage device to said read channel;

    a configurable current device comprising a resistor and at least one active current source and at least one active current sink, wherein said configurable current device is coupled to said AC-coupling circuit;

    a comparator coupled to said AC-coupling circuit, wherein said comparator is configured to compare a voltage of said analog signal to a pre-determined voltage; and

    logic coupled to said configurable current device and said comparator, wherein said logic is adapted to determine said baseline offset and to configure said configurable current device in response to an output of said comparator by providing a signal to said at least one active current source and said at least one active current sink to apply a current to said resistor to compensate for said baseline offset.

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