A sputtering arrangement, wherein the sputtering arrangement comprises a number N of sputtering cathodes or partial cathodes T i with i=1 to N, and a number n of sputtering power generators G j with j=1 to n, wherein N is a whole number and N ≥ 2 and n is also a whole number and n ≥ 2; wherein the sputtering arrangement comprises bridge switches Sb j for switching the power output P j of the respective sputtering power generator G j, and pulse switches Sp i for distributing the respective power outputs P j to the respective sputtering cathodes T i, wherein the sputtering arrangement is assembled so that it can be operated in at least two different interconnection possibilities, wherein: - in the first interconnection variant, the respective power outputs P j of the n sputtering power generators G j are logically interconnected by means of the bridge switches so that a total sputtering power P is supplied, which corresponds to the sum of the power outputs P j, i.e. P = ∑ j = 1 n P j and wherein, during operation, through a pulse sequence generation by means of the respective pulse switches, a sequence of power pulses with pulse power P and sequence period T is produced; wherein during operation the individual power pulses are chronologically distributed to the respective sputtering cathodes T i, and wherein during operation the sputtering cathodes are respectively supplied with power during a pulse time t i; and a period T corresponds to the sum of the pulse times, i.e. T = ∑ i = 1 N t i and thus characterized in that - in the second interconnection variant, the sputtering cathodes are interconnected in at least two separate sputtering sub-arrangements A and B, wherein, in order to operate the sputtering sub-arrangements, the respective power outputs of a number nA of sputtering generators and a number nB of sputtering generators are logically interconnected by means of the bridge switches so that a first pulse power P A = ∑ j = 1 nA P j and a second pulse power P B = ∑ j = nA n P j are supplied, wherein nA+nB=n, and wherein during operation through the respective generation of pulse sequence by means of the respective pulse switches, a first sequence of power pulses with a pulse power P A and a sequence period T A and a second sequence of power pulses with a pulse power P B and a sequence period T B are produced respectively, wherein during operation the individual power pulses are chronologically distributed to the sputtering cathodes of the respective sputtering sub-arrangements, wherein NA corresponds to the number of sputtering cathodes of the first sputtering sub-arrangement A and NB corresponds to the number of sputtering cathodes of the second sputtering sub-arrangement B and NA+NB=N, and wherein the sequence period T A corresponds to the sum of the pulse times for the sputtering cathodes of the first sputtering sub-arrangement A and the sequence period T B corresponds to the sum of the pulse times for the sputtering cathodes of the second sputtering sub-arrangement B, i.e. T A = ∑ i = 1 NA t i and T B = ∑ i = NA N t i. - in the first interconnection variant, the respective power outputs P j of the n sputtering power generators G j are logically interconnected by means of the bridge switches so that a total sputtering power P is supplied, which corresponds to the sum of the power outputs P j, i.e. P = ∑ j = 1 n P j and wherein, during operation, through a pulse sequence generation by means of the respective pulse switches, a sequence of power pulses with pulse power P and sequence period T is produced; wherein during operation the individual power pulses are chronologically distributed to the respective sputtering cathodes T i, and wherein during operation the sputtering cathodes are respectively supplied with power during a pulse time t i; and a period T corresponds to the sum of the pulse times, i.e. T = ∑ i = 1 N t i and thus characterized in that - in the second interconnection variant, the sputtering cathodes are interconnected in at least two separate sputtering sub-arrangements A and B, wherein, in order to operate the sputtering sub-arrangements, the respective power outputs of a number nA of sputtering generators and a number nB of sputtering generators are logically interconnected by means of the bridge switches so that a first pulse power P A = ∑ j = 1 nA P j and a second pulse power P B = ∑ j = nA n P j are supplied, wherein nA+nB=n, and wherein during operation through the respective generation of pulse sequence by means of the respective pulse switches, a first sequence of power pulses with a pulse power P A and a sequence period T A and a second sequence of power pulses with a pulse power P B and a sequence period T B are produced respectively, wherein during operation the individual power pulses are chronologically distributed to the sputtering cathodes of the respective sputtering sub-arrangements, wherein NA corresponds to the number of sputtering cathodes of the first sputtering sub-arrangement A and NB corresponds to the number of sputtering cathodes of the second sputtering sub-arrangement B and NA+NB=N, and wherein the sequence period T A corresponds to the sum of the pulse times for the sputtering cathodes of the first sputtering sub-arrangement A and the sequence period T B corresponds to the sum of the pulse times for the sputtering cathodes of the second sputtering sub-arrangement B, i.e. T A = ∑ i = 1 NA t i and T B = ∑ i = NA N t i.