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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 1994
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1993
Pertti K Ikalainen, Allen, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
In one form of the invention, an amplifier is disclosed, the amplifier comprising: an input transmission line 32; an output transmission line 36,38; at least two active devices 134 distributed between the two transmission lines; a termination 50 connected to an end of the input transmission line 32, the termination 50 comprising a terminating transistor 52 having a first gate terminal 150, a drain terminal 151, and a source terminal 152. wherein the first gate terminal 150 is connected to the input transmission line 32 and the drain terminal 151 is coupled to the first gate terminal 150 through a resistor 58 and a capacitor 56. The termination 50 is preferably characterized by a noise temperature of less than 300.degree. K.