Circuits and methods are provided for building integrated transformer-coupled amplifiers with on-chip transformers that are designed to resonate or otherwise tune parasitic capacitances to achieve frequency tuning of amplifiers at millimeter wave operating frequencies.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional application Ser. No. 60/671,251, filed on Apr. 13, 2005, which is fully incorporated herein by reference.
A power amplifier comprises a control signal generator providing a first and a second signal, a first amplifier comprising a first transistor and a first cascode transistor for the amplification of the first signal, a second amplifier comprising a second transistor and a second cascode transistor for the amplification of the second signal, and an output coupler which couples an output of the first amplifier and an output of the second amplifier to an output terminal of the amplifier arrangement.