Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-stage stacked power amplifier feedback circuit for improved performance
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Application No.: US16216896Application Date: 2018-12-11
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Publication No.: US10587229B1Publication Date: 2020-03-10
- Inventor: Damian Costa , Chih-Chieh Cheng , Tero Tapio Ranta
- Applicant: pSemi Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA San Diego
- Assignee: pSemi Corporation
- Current Assignee: pSemi Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Diego
- Agency: Jaquez Land Greenhaus LLP
- Agent Alessandro Steinfl, Esq.
- Main IPC: H03F1/56
- IPC: H03F1/56 ; H03F3/24 ; H04B1/04 ; H04M1/02

Abstract:
Methods and devices for providing a feedback network in a multi-stage power amplifier are described. According to one aspect, a final amplifier of the multi-stage power amplifier is a cascode amplifier. The feedback network is placed between an output of the final amplifier and an output of a driver amplifier. The feedback network can decrease a mismatch between the output impedance of the final amplifier and a load presented to the final amplifier. In addition, the feedback network can change a load presented to the driver amplifier and thereby allow the transfer functions of each stage to be tuned so that the overall transfer function of the multi-stage amplifier becomes more linear.
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