An amplifier circuit includes an input port, an output port, and a reference potential port, an RF amplifier device having an input terminal electrically coupled to the input port, an output terminal electrically coupled to the output port, and a reference potential terminal electrically coupled to the reference potential port. An impedance matching network is electrically connected to the output terminal, the reference potential port, and the output port. The impedance matching network includes a reactive efficiency optimization circuit that forms a parallel resonant circuit with a characteristic output impedance of the peaking amplifier at a center frequency of the fundamental frequency range. The impedance matching network includes a reactive frequency selective circuit that negates a phase shift of the RF signal in phase at the center frequency and exhibits a linear transfer characteristic in a baseband frequency range.

A method and network equipment for controlling power amplification are disclosed. The method for controlling power amplification includes outputting a voltage signal according to the state of network equipment. When the network equipment is in an idle state, at least one power amplifier transistor is switched off according to a voltage signal.

A method and network equipment for controlling power amplification are disclosed. The method for controlling power amplification includes outputting a voltage signal according to the state of network equipment. When the network equipment is in an idle state, at least one power amplifier transistor is switched off according to a voltage signal.

The present invention relates to an amplifying device and to an amplifying system comprising the same. According to the present invention, an amplifier line-up is presented comprising four amplifying units which is operable in a Doherty mode and an outphasing mode. By integration of Chireix compensating elements in the matching networks used in the amplifying units a bandwidth improvement can be obtained.

Provided is a power amplification module that includes: a first transistor, a first signal being inputted to a base thereof; a second transistor, the first signal being inputted to a base thereof and a collector thereof being connected to a collector of the first transistor; a first resistor, a first bias current being supplied to one end thereof and another end thereof being connected to the base of the first transistor; a second resistor, one end thereof being connected to the one end of the first resistor and another end thereof being connected to the base of the second transistor; and a third resistor, a second bias current being supplied to one end thereof and another end thereof being connected to the base of the second transistor.

Provided is a power amplification module that includes: a first transistor, a first signal being inputted to a base thereof; a second transistor, the first signal being inputted to a base thereof and a collector thereof being connected to a collector of the first transistor; a first resistor, a first bias current being supplied to one end thereof and another end thereof being connected to the base of the first transistor; a second resistor, one end thereof being connected to the one end of the first resistor and another end thereof being connected to the base of the second transistor; and a third resistor, a second bias current being supplied to one end thereof and another end thereof being connected to the base of the second transistor.

A radio frequency circuit has an amplifier that amplifies an input radio frequency signal, a power supply path that is disposed between an output node of the amplifier and a power supply node to which a DC bias voltage is supplied, and includes a first inductor and a second inductor connected in series, a first resonator that comprises a third inductor and a first capacitor connected in series to the third inductor, and resonates at a series resonance frequency, a second resonator that resonates at a series resonance frequency corresponding to an inductance of the first inductor, a capacitance of the second capacitor, and a resistance value of the first resistor, and a third resonator that comprises a third capacitor connected in parallel with the second inductor, and resonates at a parallel resonance frequency corresponding to a capacitance of the third capacitor and an inductance of the second inductor.

A radio frequency circuit has an amplifier that amplifies an input radio frequency signal, a power supply path that is disposed between an output node of the amplifier and a power supply node to which a DC bias voltage is supplied, and includes a first inductor and a second inductor connected in series, a first resonator that comprises a third inductor and a first capacitor connected in series to the third inductor, and resonates at a series resonance frequency, a second resonator that resonates at a series resonance frequency corresponding to an inductance of the first inductor, a capacitance of the second capacitor, and a resistance value of the first resistor, and a third resonator that comprises a third capacitor connected in parallel with the second inductor, and resonates at a parallel resonance frequency corresponding to a capacitance of the third capacitor and an inductance of the second inductor.

A communication device includes a power amplifier that generates power signals according to one or more operating bands of communication data, with the amplitude being driven and generated in output stages of the power amplifier. The final stage can include an output passive network that suppresses suppress an amplitude modulation-to-phase modulation (AM-PM) distortion. During a back-off power mode a bias of a capacitive unit of the output power network component can be adjusted to minimize an overall capacitance variation. A output passive network can further generate a flat-phase response between dual resonances of operation.

A communication device includes a power amplifier that generates power signals according to one or more operating bands of communication data, with the amplitude being driven and generated in output stages of the power amplifier. The final stage can include an output passive network that suppresses suppress an amplitude modulation-to-phase modulation (AM-PM) distortion. During a back-off power mode a bias of a capacitive unit of the output power network component can be adjusted to minimize an overall capacitance variation. A output passive network can further generate a flat-phase response between dual resonances of operation.