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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2011
Applicants:
Atsushi Okamura, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuya Yamamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Takayuki Matsuzuka, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A power amplifier includes: an amplifying element having a base into which input signals are inputted, a collector to which a collector voltage is applied, and an emitter; and a bias circuit supplying a bias current to the base of the amplifying element. The bias circuit includes a bias current lowering circuit which lowers the bias current when the collector voltage is lower than a prescribed threshold value.