# US 2021/0344304 A1 · Power amplifier module > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0344304 A1 - Document ID: US20210344304A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/375,474 - Filed: 2021-07-14 - Published: 2021-11-04 - Earliest claimed: 2015-03-30 - Assignees: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Masao Kondo; Hidetoshi Matsumoto - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210344304A1 ## CPC - H03F 1/0222: {by using a signal derived from the input signal} - H03F 1/0227: {using supply converters} - H03F 1/0261: {with control of the polarisation voltage or current, e.g. gliding Class A} - H03F 1/0277: {Selecting one or more amplifiers from a plurality of amplifiers} - H03F 3/19: with semiconductor devices only - H03F 3/211: {using a combination of several amplifiers (H03F3/60 takes precedence)} - H03F 3/245: {with semiconductor devices only} - H03F 2200/102: A non-specified detector of a signal envelope being used in an amplifying circuit - H03F 2200/105: A non-specified detector of the power of a signal being used in an amplifying circuit - H03F 2200/222: A circuit being added at the input of an amplifier to adapt the input impedance of the amplifier - H03F 2200/318: A matching circuit being used as coupling element between two amplifying stages - H03F 2200/387: A circuit being added at the output of an amplifier to adapt the output impedance of the amplifier - H03F 2200/451: the amplifier being a radio frequency amplifier - H03F 2203/21131: the input bias voltage of a power amplifier being controlled, e.g. by a potentiometer or an emitter follower - H03F: AMPLIFIERS ## Abstract A power amplifier module includes an amplifier transistor and a bias circuit. A first power supply voltage based on a first operation mode or a second power supply voltage based on a second operation mode is supplied to the amplifier transistor. The amplifier transistor receives a first signal and outputs a second signal obtained by amplifying the first signal. The bias circuit supplies a bias current to the amplifier transistor. The bias circuit includes first and second resistors and first and second transistors. The first transistor is connected in series with the first resistor and is turned ON by a first bias control voltage which is supplied when the first operation mode is used. The second transistor is connected in series with the second resistor and is turned ON by a second bias control voltage which is supplied when the second operation mode is used. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A power amplifier module comprising: an amplifier transistor configured to receive a first signal and to output a second signal obtained by amplifying the first signal; and a bias circuit configured to supply a bias current to the amplifier transistor, the bias circuit comprising: a plurality of bias transistors connected in parallel; and a plurality of resistors, wherein each of the resistors is connected at a first end only to an emitter of a respective one of the plurality of bias transistors, each emitter not being connected to any other element, and wherein each of the resistors is connected at a second end to a common node. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The power amplifier module according to claim 1, comprising at least three bias transistors, and at least three resistors. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The power amplifier module according to claim 1, wherein the amplifier transistor comprises a plurality of fingers, wherein the bias circuit further comprises a second plurality of resistors, wherein each of the second plurality of resistors is connected at a first end to the common node, and is connected at a second end to a respective one of the plurality of fingers of the amplifier transistor, and wherein each of the second plurality of resistors has the same resistance value. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The power amplifier module according to claim 1, wherein the amplifier transistor is a multi-finger transistor having N fingers. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) A multi-stage power amplifier module comprising a plurality of amplification stages, wherein at least one of the plurality of amplification stages comprises the power amplifier module according to claim 3. ### Claim 6 A power amplifier module comprising: an amplifier transistor comprising a plurality of fingers and being configured to receive a first signal and to output a second signal obtained by amplifying the first signal; and a bias circuit configured to supply a bias current to the amplifier transistor, the bias circuit comprising: a plurality of bias transistors connected in parallel; a first resistor, wherein the first resistor is connected at a first end only to an emitter of a first of the plurality of bias transistors, the emitter not being connected to any other element, and wherein the first resistor is connected at a second end to a common node, and an emitter of a second of the plurality of bias transistors is connected to the common node; and a plurality of resistors, wherein each of the plurality of resistors is connected at a first end to the common node, and is connected at a second end to a respective one of the plurality of fingers of the amplifier transistor. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) A multi-stage power amplifier module comprising a plurality of amplification stages, wherein at least one of the plurality of amplification stages comprises the power amplifier module according to claim 6. ### Claim 8 A multi-stage power amplifier module comprising: a first stage; and a second stage, wherein: the first stage and the second stage each comprise an amplifier transistor comprising a plurality of fingers and configured to receive a first signal and to output a second signal obtained by amplifying the first signal; the first stage comprises a first bias circuit configured to supply a first bias current to the amplifier transistor, the first bias circuit comprising: a first resistor, a first bias transistor that is connected in series with the first resistor, a second resistor, and a second bias transistor that is connected in series with the second resistor; and the second stage comprises a second bias circuit configured to supply a second bias current to the amplifier transistor, the second bias circuit comprising: a plurality of bias transistors connected in parallel, each of the plurality of bias transistors being turned ON by a bias control voltage based on a mode signal indicating an operation mode to be used to amplify the first signal, a third resistor, wherein the third resistor is connected at a first end only to an emitter of a first of the plurality of bias transistors, the emitter not being connected to any other element and is connected at a second end to a common node, and wherein an emitter of a second of the plurality of bias transistors is connected to the common node, and a plurality of resistors, wherein each of the plurality of resistors is connected at a first end to the common node, and is connected at a second end to a respective one of the plurality of fingers of the amplifier transistor.