Title:  Synchronization and Detection of Two-Dimensional Magnetic Recording

Committee: 

Dr. Barry, Advisor

Dr. McLaughlin, Co-Advisor        

Dr. Stuber, Chair

Dr. Bloch

Abstract: The objective of the proposed research is to design efficient synchronization and detection algorithms for two-dimensional magnetic recording (TDMR) under a low latency constraint. TDMR is a new technology for increasing data density of hard disk drives up to 10 Tera bits per square inch of the medium. Due to ultra high recorded data density, TDMR read channel suffers from two-dimensional interference, bit position (timing) uncertainty, and data dependent noise, to name a few. This project focuses on the synchronization component of the detector and develops synchronization solutions which effectively compensate for the asynchrony between the phase of the received readback waveforms and the phase of the sampling clocks.