Abstract: An integrated circuit includes an inductor that includes a first set of conductors in at least a first metal layer, and a guard ring enclosing the inductor. The guard ring includes a first conductor extending in a first direction, a second conductor extending in a second direction, and a first set of staggered conductors coupled to a first end of the first conductor and a first end of the second conductor. The first set of staggered conductors includes a second set of conductors in a second metal layer, a third set of conductors in a third metal layer and a first set of vias coupling the second set of conductors with the third set of conductors. The third metal layer is above the second metal layer. All metal lines in the second metal layer that are part of the guard ring extend in the first direction.

Abstract: A tracking error control system includes a tracking error signal generator in communication with an optical pickup head, a DC detector in communication with the tracking error signal generator and a comparator in communication with the DC detector and the tracking error signal generator. The operating optical signals received by the optical pickup head are operated with an offset signal to generate a tracking error signal. A direct current voltage of the tracking error signal is detected and compared with a reference voltage. The offset signal is adjusted according to the comparison result and fed back to the tracking error signal generator to adjust the tracking error signal.

Abstract: In a track control method for marking a label side of an optical disc, a data side of the optical disc is first oriented to an optical head. A light beam is then emitted and a sled carrying the optical head moves. A series of moving distances of the sled are calculated according to the light beam reflected by the optical disc, which are then recorded in a memory. The optical disc is then flipped to have the label side face the optical head, and the shift of the optical head is controlled to mark on tracks of the label side according to the series of moving distances recorded in the memory.

Abstract: A method for generating a gain-adjusted tracking error signal in a disc reading apparatus includes the following steps. Firstly, a disc having been defined with a data region and a blank region is loaded into the disc reading apparatus. Then, a start-up procedure is executed, and a seeking operation across an interface between the data region and the blank region is performed to detect first and second voltage peaks of a first tracking error signal for the data region and the blank region, respectively. After the start-up procedure has been completed, the disc reading apparatus enters a ready-to-read state. In the ready-to-read state, a tracking operation is performed to generate a second tracking error signal and the second tracking error signal is adjusted with a first gain and a second gain for the data region and the blank region, respectively, thereby generating the gain-adjusted tracking error signal.

Abstract: A tracking error control system includes a tracking error signal generator in communication with an optical pickup head, a DC detector in communication with the tracking error signal generator and a comparator in communication with the DC detector and the tracking error signal generator. The operating optical signals received by the optical pickup head are operated with an offset signal to generate a tracking error signal. A direct current voltage of the tracking error signal is detected and compared with a reference voltage. The offset signal is adjusted according to the comparison result and fed back to the tracking error signal generator to adjust the tracking error signal.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of improving seeking precision in an optical disk drive. Determine whether or not a center error signal is within a predetermined range when a short seek command is issued by the servo system. If not, the seek function is executed after a predetermined time.