AN EFFICIENT ANALOG FRONT END FOR A READ/WRITE CHANNEL OF A HARD DISK DRIVE RUNNING FROM A HIGHLY REGULATED POWER SUPPLY

摘要

A method and apparatus for running an analog portion (162) of a read/write channel (108) from a highly regulated power supply (260). The apparatus includes an analog portion (162), a clock synthesizer (154), and a highly regulated power supply (260) connected to the analog portion (162) and the clock synthesizer (154). The analog portion (162) and the clock synthesizer (154) both comprise high voltage transistors which operate in a first voltage range and low voltage transistors which operate in a second voltage range, wherein the first voltage range is within the second voltage range. The highly regulated power supply (260) supplies power that is within the first voltage range to the analog portion (162) and the clock synthesizer (154). The method includes generating power that is within the first voltage range using the highly regulated power supply (260), and supplying the power to the analog portion (162) and the clock synthesizer (154).