A radio frequency amplifier includes a first input terminal, a second input terminal, an output terminal, and first and second amplifiers. The first amplifier includes a first amplifier input coupled to the first input terminal, and a first amplifier output. The second amplifier includes a second amplifier input coupled to the second input terminal, and a second amplifier output coupled to the output terminal by an output inductive element. An output combiner circuit is coupled between the first amplifier output and the second amplifier output. The output combiner circuit includes a first inductive element, a capacitor, and a second inductive element. The first inductive element is coupled between the first amplifier output and a first terminal of the capacitor, and the second inductive element is coupled between the second amplifier output and the first terminal of the capacitor. A second terminal of the capacitor is coupled to ground.

A plurality of lead pins (2a-d) penetrates through a stem (1) having a circular shape and includes a signal lead pin (2a,2b). A block (4) is provided on an upper surface of the stem. A waveguide light receiving device (9) is provided on a side surface of the block. An amplifier (6) is provided on the side surface of the block and amplifies an electric signal output from the waveguide light receiving device. A first relay substrate is provided on the upper surface of the stem and arranged between the block and the signal lead pin. A first transmission line (12a,12b) is provided on the first relay substrate. A first wire (10f,10g) connects one end of the first transmission line and an output terminal of the amplifier. A second wire (10h,10i) connects the other end of the first transmission line (12a,12b) and the signal lead pin.

A radio frequency (RF) transistor amplifier package includes a submount, and first and second leads extending from a first side of the submount. The first and second leads are configured to provide RF signal connections to one or more transistor dies on a surface of the submount. At least one rivet is attached to the surface of the submount between the first and second leads on the first side. One or more corners of the first side of the submount may be free of rivets. Related devices and associated RF leads and non-RF leads are also discussed.

A semiconductor device includes: a thick copper member in which a semiconductor chip is mounted; a printed circuit board that is disposed on a front surface of the thick copper member and provided with an opening exposing a part of the front surface of the thick copper member, a wiring pattern, and conductive vias connecting the pattern and the thick copper member; a semiconductor chip mounted on the front surface of the thick copper member exposed through the opening and connected to the pattern by a metal wire; an electronic component mounted on a front surface of the printed circuit board opposite to a side facing the thick copper member and connected to the pattern; and a cap or an epoxy resin sealing the front surface of the printed circuit board opposite to a side facing the thick copper member, the chip, the component, and the metal wire.

A semiconductor device includes a substrate, an active region provided in the substrate, a plurality of gate fingers provided on the active region, extending in an extension direction, and arranged in an arrangement direction orthogonal to the extension direction, and a gate connection wiring commonly connected to the plurality of gate fingers and provided between the plurality of gate fingers and a first side surface of the substrate, wherein when viewed from the arrangement direction, a first position where a first end of a first gate finger as a part of the plurality of gate fingers is connected to the gate connection wiring is closer to the first side surface than a second position where a first end of a second gate finger as another part of the plurality of gate fingers is connected to the gate connection wiring.

A semiconductor device is provided with one or more gate fingers (20) that are provided in an active region on a semiconductor substrate (1), and a source finger (30) and a drain finger (40) that are provided in the active region and arranged alternately to allow each gate finger to be sandwiched between the source and drain fingers. The semiconductor device includes terminal circuit (60) that has inductive impedance at the frequency of a signal input to an input terminal of the one or more gate fingers, and is directly or indirectly connected to the one or more gate fingers at an area being spaced away from a connecting position of the input terminal (21a) of the one or more gate fingers (20).

A device includes: a first chip including a qubit; and a second chip bonded to the first chip, the second chip including a substrate including first and second opposing surfaces, the first surface facing the first chip, wherein the second chip includes a single layer of superconductor material on the first surface of the substrate, the single layer of superconductor material including a first circuit element. The second chip further includes a second layer on the second surface of the substrate, the second layer including a second circuit element. The second chip further includes a through connector that extends from the first surface of the substrate to the second surface of the substrate and electrically connects a portion of the single layer of superconducting material to the second circuit element.

An amplifier device includes a substrate, a composite packaged amplifier having a bottom plate and an output plate, a first amplifier and a second amplifier provided on the bottom plate, a combining node that combines an output of the first amplifier with an output of the second amplifier, an output matching circuits provided on the bottom plate, that has a first transmission line provided between the first amplifier and the combining node, and a second transmission line provided between the combining node and the second amplifier, a third transmission line having one transmission line on which the output plate is mounted and other transmission line that connects the one transmission line to the external port, and wirings connecting to one terminal of the output plate and the combining node. A length of the output plate and the other transmission line is equal or less than π/4 radian for a signal.

Power amplifier systems including power amplifier modules (PAMs) and electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) isolation structures are disclosed. In embodiments, the power amplifier system includes a printed circuit board (PCB) and a PAM mounted to the PCB in an inverted orientation. The PCB has a PCB frontside on which a PAM mount region is provided, and radio frequency (RF) input and output bondpads. The PAM includes a topside input/output interface having RF input and output terminals electrically coupled to the RF input and output pads, respectively. The power amplifier system further includes a first EBG isolation structure containing a first grounded EBG cell array, at least a portion of which is located within or beneath the PAM mount region.

Embodiments of RF amplifiers and packaged RF amplifier devices each include an amplification path with a transistor die, and an output-side impedance matching circuit having a T-match circuit topology. The output-side impedance matching circuit includes a first inductive element (e.g., first wirebonds) connected between the transistor output terminal and a quasi RF cold point node, a second inductive element (e.g., second wirebonds) connected between the quasi RF cold point node and an output of the amplification path, and a first capacitance connected between the quasi RF cold point node and a ground reference node. The RF amplifiers and devices also include a baseband termination circuit connected to the quasi RF cold point node, which includes an envelope resistor, an envelope inductor, and an envelope capacitor coupled in series between the quasi RF cold point node and the ground reference node.