Transistor circuit
The transistor circuit 1 includes a plurality of transistor cells 10 each having a transistor 11 , a base ballast resistor 12 , a capacitor 13 , and an inductor 14 . The transistors 11 have the respective collectors commonly connected to a collector terminal 1 c of the transistor circuit 1 and the respective emitters commonly connected to an emitter terminal 1 e thereof. Each base ballast resistor 12 is connected to bases of the transistor 11 at one end and to a base terminal 1 b of the transistor circuit 1 at the other end. The capacitor 13 is serially connected to the inductor 14 , thus to form a serial resonant circuit 15 , which is connected in parallel with the base ballast resistor 12 and provided between the bases of the transistor 11 and the base terminal 1 b of the transistor circuit 1 and connected thereto.
1. A transistor circuit comprising a plurality of transistor cells, wherein each of the transistor cells includes:
a transistor having at least one collector finger connected to a collector terminal of the transistor circuit and having at least one emitter finger connected to an emitter terminal of the transistor circuit,
a base ballast resistor provided between a base terminal of the transistor circuit and at least one base finger of the transistor, the base ballast resistor connected thereto; and
a serial resonant circuit connected in parallel with the base ballast resistor,
wherein the serial resonant circuit is constructed such that one of a microstrip line and a strip line is serially connected to a capacitor.
2. A transistor circuit comprising a plurality of transistor cells, wherein each of the transistor cells includes:
a transistor having at least one collector finger connected to a collector terminal of the transistor circuit and having at least one emitter finger connected to an emitter terminal of the transistor circuit,
N base ballast resistors provided between a base terminal of the transistor circuit and N base fingers of the transistor, respectively, the N base ballast resistors connected thereto; and
N serial resonant circuits connected in parallel with the N base ballast resistors, respectively,
wherein the serial resonant circuit is constructed such that one of a microstrip line and a strip line is serially connected to a capacitor.
3. The transistor circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the microstrip line or the strip line is shared by the two or more transistor cells.
4. The transistor circuit according to claim 2 , wherein the microstrip line or the strip line is shared by the two or more transistor cells.
5. The transistor circuit according to claim 1 , wherein at least the base ballast resistor and the capacitor are integrated on a semiconductor substrate.
6. The transistor circuit according to claim 2 , wherein at least the base ballast resistor and the capacitor are integrated on a semiconductor substrate.