Power amplifier with self aligned peaking stage

Radio frequency (RF) power amplifier (PA) circuitry comprising:

• a driver amplifier stage configured to receive and amplify an RF input signal to provide an intermediate RF signal;
• driver stage gain compensation circuitry coupled in parallel with the driver amplifier stage and configured to receive the RF input signal and provide a driver stage gain compensation signal, wherein the driver stage gain compensation signal is configured to linearize at least a portion of a gain response of the driver amplifier stage;
• a driver stage adder coupled between an output of the driver amplifier stage and the driver stage gain compensation circuitry and configured to receive and add the intermediate RF signal and the driver stage gain compensation signal to provide a linearized intermediate RF signal;
• an output amplifier stage configured to receive and amplify the linearized intermediate RF signal to provide an RF output signal;
• output stage gain compensation circuitry coupled in parallel with the driver amplifier stage and configured to receive the linearized intermediate RF signal and provide an output stage gain compensation signal, wherein the output stage gain compensation signal is configured to linearize at least a portion of the gain response of the driver amplifier stage;
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• an output stage adder coupled between an output of the output amplifier stage and the output stage gain compensation circuitry and configured to receive and add the RF output signal and the output stage gain compensation signal to provide a linearized RF output signal.