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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 1/22 (2006.01); H03F 1/02 (2006.01); H03F 3/195 (2006.01); H03F 3/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03F 1/0211 (2013.01); H03F 1/223 (2013.01); H03F 3/195 (2013.01); H03F 3/245 (2013.01); H03F 2200/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cascode amplifier includes: a first transistor having a gate to which a signal is input, a grounded source, and a drain; a second transistor having a gate, a source connected to the drain of the first transistor, and a drain; a load connected to the drain of the second transistor; a DC-DC converter supplying a supply voltage, which is variable according to output power, to the drain of the second transistor via the load; and a first bias circuit supplying a voltage, which is a function of the supply voltage, to the gate of the second transistor.