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Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015

Filed:

Mar. 20, 2014
Applicant:

Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);

Inventors:

John E. Carlson, Beaverton, OR (US);

Joan Mercade, Barcelona, ES;

Assignee:

TEKTRONIX, INC., Beaverton, OR (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 3/00 (2006.01); H03D 7/14 (2006.01); H03M 1/08 (2006.01); H03M 1/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03D 7/1408 (2013.01); H03M 1/08 (2013.01); H03M 1/662 (2013.01);
Abstract

Waveforms generators include a splitter that splits a digital input signal into a number of split signals each having a split signal frequency bandwidth that is substantially similar to a digital input signal frequency bandwidth. The split signals are mixed with associated digital, harmonic signals to generate a number of digital, mixed signals, which are then converted to analog signals at an effective sample rate that is different from a first order harmonic signal of at least one of the digital, harmonic mixers. A number of analog, harmonic mixers mix the associated analog signals with associated analog, harmonic signals to generate mixed, analog signals. The mixed, analog signals are combined into an output signal having an output signal bandwidth that is greater than a bandwidth of at least one of the number of DACs.


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