Information reproducing apparatus using adaptive equalizer and adaptive equalization method

1 . An adaptive equalizer comprising:

an equalizer configured to equalize a digital RF signal based on a plurality of tap coefficients; and

a tap coefficient controller configured to correct said plurality of tap coefficients in a time division.

2 . The adaptive equalizer according to claim 1 , wherein said tap coefficient controller comprises:

a tap coefficient register configured to hold said plurality of tap coefficients; and

a product-sum calculating circuit configured to correct at least one selected from said plurality of tap coefficients in response to an enable signal, by a predetermined product-sum calculation, and update the selected tap coefficient by the corrected tap coefficient.

3 . The adaptive equalizer according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a plurality of delay circuits configured to said digital RF signal by different delay amounts to generate a plurality of delay signals,

wherein said product-sum calculating circuit corrects one of said plurality of tap coefficients which corresponds to one selected from said plurality of delay signals to generate the corrected tap coefficient.

4 . The adaptive equalizer according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a maximum likelihood detecting circuit configured to detect a binary data sequence from an output of said equalizer; and

an equalization error generating circuit configured to generate an error between the output of said equalizer and said binary data sequence,

wherein said product-sum calculating circuit corrects the selected tap coefficient through the calculation by use of said error.

5 . The adaptive equalizer according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a timing controller configured to control the selection of the tap coefficient which is corrected by said tap coefficient controller and output said enable signal to control a correction timing of the tap coefficient.

6 . The adaptive equalizer according to claim 5 , wherein said timing controller comprises a random number generating circuit, and determines a correction order of said plurality of tap coefficients by the output of said random number generating circuit.

7 . The adaptive equalizer according to claim 5 , said timing controller controls said enable signal such that two or more of said plurality of tap coefficients are not corrected at a same time.

8 . The adaptive equalizer according to claim 7 , wherein said timing controller controls said enable signal such that two or more on symmetrical positions of said plurality of tap coefficients with respect to the tap coefficient on a central position are corrected at a same time.

9 . The adaptive equalizer according to claim 7 , wherein said timing controller has a first mode to control said enable signal such that one from said plurality of tap coefficients is selected and is corrected in the time division, and a second mode to control said enable signal such that two or more of said plurality of tap coefficients are selected and are corrected at the same time.

10 . An information reproducing apparatus comprising:

an A/D (analog-to-digital) converter configured to convert a reproduction signal read from an information storage medium into a digital RF signal;

an adaptive equalizer which comprises:

an equalizer configured to equalize said digital RF signal based on a plurality of tap coefficients, and

a tap coefficient controller configured to corrects said plurality of tap coefficients in a time division; and

a detecting circuit configured to detect a binary data sequence from an output of said equalizer.

11 . An adaptive equalization method comprising:

equalizing a digital RF signal based on a plurality of tap coefficients; and

correcting each of said plurality of tap coefficients in a time division.

12 . The adaptive equalization method according to claim 11 , wherein said correcting comprises:

selecting at least one from said plurality of tap coefficients in response to an enable signal;

correcting the selected tap coefficient through a predetermined product-sum calculation; and

updating said plurality of tap coefficients with the corrected tap coefficient.

13 . The adaptive equalization method according to claim 11 , wherein said correcting comprises:

determining a correction order of said plurality of tap coefficients based on random numbers.

14 . The adaptive equalization method according to claim 11 , wherein said correcting comprises:

correcting two or more of said plurality of tap coefficients at a same time.

15 . The adaptive equalization method according to claim 14 , wherein said correcting comprises:

correcting two or more tap coefficients on symmetrical positions of said plurality of tap coefficients with respect to the tap coefficient of a central position at a same time.

16 . The adaptive equalization method according to claim 14 , wherein said correcting comprises:

switching a first mode in which each of said plurality of tap coefficients is selected and corrected in a time division, and a second mode in which two or more of said plurality of tap coefficients are correct at a same time.

17 . An adaptive equalizer comprising:

an equalizer configured to equalize a digital RF signal based on a predetermined number of tap coefficients; and

a tap coefficient controller configured to correct at least one of the predetermined number of tap coefficients which is less than the predetermined number of tap coefficients at a time without correcting remaining tap coefficients.