摘要 |
The present invention, generally speaking, provides an improved power amplifier that minimizes impedance changes as the power amplifier changes from one operational state to another. In an exemplary embodiment, the present power amplifier is based on the well-known cascode amplifier. In a cascode amplifier, a first transistor operates in the common-source (common emitter) configuration to convert the input signal voltage (or current) into an amplified current, and a second transistor operates in the common-gate (common-base) configuration to convert the output current from the first transistor into an output voltage. |