A stacked segmeted power amplifier circuitry and a method for controlling a stacked segmented power amplifier circuitry. Interuniversitair Micro-Electronica Centrum vzw
A power amplifier circuitry (100) comprises: a transistor stack (110) comprising at least two stacked transistor units (112A, 112B, 112C) for amplifying input signals; wherein each stacked transistor unit (112A, 112B, 5 112C) comprises a plurality of controllable segments (120-1 to 120-N, 130-1 to 130-N, 140-1 to 140-N), each comprising a segment transistor (122, 132, 142), wherein source terminals (123, 133, 143) within each transistor unit are connected, drain terminals (125, 135, 145) within each transistor unit are connected and gate terminals (124, 134, 144) within each transistor unit ...