Abstract: A cascode amplifier includes: first transistors; second transistors cascode-connected with respective first transistors; a first line connected at spaced points to control terminals of the first transistors; a second line connected at spaced points to control terminals of the second transistors; and a capacitance connected between one end of the second line and ground. The second line includes at least two lines connected in parallel with each other.

Abstract: A cascode amplifier includes: first transistors; second transistors cascode-connected with respective first transistors; a first line connected at spaced points to control terminals of the first transistors; a second line connected at spaced points to control terminals of the second transistors; and a capacitance connected between one end of the second line and ground. The second line includes at least two lines connected in parallel with each other.

Abstract: A first differential input terminal is connected to one differential output terminal of a VCO, and a second differential input terminal is connected to the other differential output terminal of the VCO. RF signals in a complementary relationship with each other that are output from the VCO are input to the first and second differential input terminals as input signals. The gate of a first N-channel MOS transistor is connected to the first differential input terminal, and the gate of a second N-channel MOS transistors is connected to the second differential input terminal. The sources of the first and second N-channel MOS transistors are connected to a ground potential. The drains of the first and second N-channel MOS transistors are commonly connected to a node.

Abstract: An inter-stage matching circuit 26 comprises a one-stage high pass filter type matching unit 28 and a one-stage low pass filter type matching unit 29 serially connected with each other.

Abstract: An operational command signal is output to one of an amplifier or a variable damper depending on the signal level of a high frequency signal.

Abstract: An unbalance-to-balance converter includes an FET and a balanced output adjusting capacitor connected between the source terminal of the FET and an earth conductor. The balanced output adjusting capacitor has a capacitance value equal to a capacitance difference Cpd-Cps between a drain side parasitic capacitance Cpd and a source side parasitic capacitance Cps. This makes it possible to solve a problem involved in a conventional unbalance-to-balance converter in that when the drain side parasitic capacitance Cpd differs from the source side parasitic capacitance Cps, a pair of balanced signals output from the drain terminal and source terminal do not have the same amplitude and are not in complete opposition.