Circuits, devices and methods related to amplification with active gain bypass

A wireless device comprising:

• an antenna;
• an amplifier in communication with the antenna and including a first amplification path implemented to receive and amplify a signal with a first gain, and including a cascode arrangement of a first input transistor and a cascode transistor, the amplifier further including a second amplification path implemented to receive and amplify a signal with a second gain, and including a cascode arrangement of a second input transistor and the cascode transistor shared with the first amplification path, the first and second amplification paths having separate input nodes, the signal received by the first amplification path through the respective input node substantially the same as the signal received by the second amplification path through the respective input node, the amplifier further including a control circuit configured to allow operation of the first amplification path when in a first mode and to allow operation of the second amplification path when in a second mode;
• and
• a transceiver configured to process an amplified signal generated by the amplifier.