Two-Stage Correction for Wideband Wireless Signal Generators with Time-Interleaved Digital-to-Analog-Converters

Published

June 1, 2014

Author(s)

Youngcheol Park, Kate Remley

Abstract

In this paper, a two-stage correction technique for arbitrary waveform generators that utilize time-interleaved digital-to-analog converters is presented. By analyzing and correcting the common response and imbalance response of time-interleaved digital-to-analog converters, the deterministic noise level can be lowered and the overall signal quality of the source can be significantly improved. To verify this correction technique, the improvement in a 64-quadrature-amplitude-modulated waveform with a bandwidth of 1.25 GHz at 4 GHz was evaluated. The error vector magnitude of the source was improved from 7.8% to 0.7% after implementing the proposed corrections.

Proceedings Title

IEEE International Microwave Symposium Digest

Conference Dates

June 1-6, 2014

Conference Location

Tampa Bay, FL, US

Conference Title

IEEE International Microwave Symposium

Pub Type

Conferences

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https://doi.org/10.1109/ARFTG.2014.6899517

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Keywords

Millimeter-wave wireless communications, modulated signal, signal generator, wireless systems.

Citation

Park, Y. and Remley, K. (2014), Two-Stage Correction for Wideband Wireless Signal Generators with Time-Interleaved Digital-to-Analog-Converters, IEEE International Microwave Symposium Digest, Tampa Bay, FL, US, [online], https://doi.org/10.1109/ARFTG.2014.6899517, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=915108 (Accessed October 14, 2025)