Electrical computers: arithmetic processing and calculating – Electrical digital calculating computer – Particular function performed
Reexamination Certificate
2005-08-23
2005-08-23
Mai, Tan V. (Department: 2124)
Electrical computers: arithmetic processing and calculating
Electrical digital calculating computer
Particular function performed
Reexamination Certificate
active
06934731
ABSTRACT:
A method and an apparatus are disclosed for digital synthesis of signals having a frequency which is a rational factor n/m times an existing reference or clock frequency, wherein n and m may be large relatively prime integers. The invention provides for the use of a periodic sequence generator having up to N taps which are connected to a cascade of digital commutating multiplexers. The periodic sequence generator and the commutating multiplexers have periodicities fithat are determined by programmable address counters and the choice of N. The resultant signal at the output of the last commutator stage has a spectral frequency component at a desired frequency which is an algebraic sum of the frequencies fi(each taken with either positive or negative signs). One aspect of the invention provides for the use of weighted linear combination of commutator output lines, thereby further aiding in improving its spectral purity performance. The advantage of the embodiments according to the invention is that it incurs very little phase noise degradations, thereby providing for a signal source with phase noise performance essentially equal to that of the reference signal.
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Berkowitz Marvin C.
Broadband Innovations, Inc.
Mai Tan V.
Nath Gary M.
Nath & Associates PLLC
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