A Doherty amplifier device comprising: a carrier amplifier, the carrier amplifier including a carrier amplifier input and a carrier amplifier output; a first peaking amplifier, the first peaking amplifier including a first peaking amplifier input and a first peaking amplifier output, the first peaking amplifier further including a first intrinsic input capacitance; a second peaking amplifier, the second peaking amplifier including a second peaking amplifier input and a second peaking amplifier output, the second peaking amplifier further including a second intrinsic input capacitance; and a phase distortion compensation circuit, the phase distortion compensation circuit comprising: a Pi-network coupled between the first peaking amplifier input and the second peaking amplifier input, the Pi-network including a first shunt inductance in parallel with the first intrinsic input capacitance and a second shunt inductance in parallel with the second intrinsic input capacitance, and further comprising a first phase shift inductance coupled between an input of the first shunt inductance and an input of the second shunt inductance, wherein the Pi-network is configured to provide a phase-expansion impedance match network over a specified bandwidth; and a control load circuit coupled to the Pi-network at a node coupling a terminal of the first phase shift inductance and a terminal of the second shunt inductance, and configured to provide a frequency dependent load, having a resistance value greater than a characteristic impedance of the Pi-network at a center frequency of a targeted frequency band, to the Pi-network. a carrier amplifier, the carrier amplifier including a carrier amplifier input and a carrier amplifier output; a first peaking amplifier, the first peaking amplifier including a first peaking amplifier input and a first peaking amplifier output, the first peaking amplifier further including a first intrinsic input capacitance; a second peaking amplifier, the second peaking amplifier including a second peaking amplifier input and a second peaking amplifier output, the second peaking amplifier further including a second intrinsic input capacitance; and a phase distortion compensation circuit, the phase distortion compensation circuit comprising: a Pi-network coupled between the first peaking amplifier input and the second peaking amplifier input, the Pi-network including a first shunt inductance in parallel with the first intrinsic input capacitance and a second shunt inductance in parallel with the second intrinsic input capacitance, and further comprising a first phase shift inductance coupled between an input of the first shunt inductance and an input of the second shunt inductance, wherein the Pi-network is configured to provide a phase-expansion impedance match network over a specified bandwidth; and a control load circuit coupled to the Pi-network at a node coupling a terminal of the first phase shift inductance and a terminal of the second shunt inductance, and configured to provide a frequency dependent load, having a resistance value greater than a characteristic impedance of the Pi-network at a center frequency of a targeted frequency band, to the Pi-network. a Pi-network coupled between the first peaking amplifier input and the second peaking amplifier input, the Pi-network including a first shunt inductance in parallel with the first intrinsic input capacitance and a second shunt inductance in parallel with the second intrinsic input capacitance, and further comprising a first phase shift inductance coupled between an input of the first shunt inductance and an input of the second shunt inductance, wherein the Pi-network is configured to provide a phase-expansion impedance match network over a specified bandwidth; and a control load circuit coupled to the Pi-network at a node coupling a terminal of the first phase shift inductance and a terminal of the second shunt inductance, and configured to provide a frequency dependent load, having a resistance value greater than a characteristic impedance of the Pi-network at a center frequency of a targeted frequency band, to the Pi-network.