A Doherty amplifier for driving a load comprising: a packaged main amplifier comprising a main amplifier and having a drain connection that comprises a package terminal, wherein the drain connection provides a connection between a drain of the main amplifier and the package terminal, and wherein the main amplifier has a first output capacitance (C d); a packaged peaking amplifier comprising a peaking amplifier and having a first drain connection that comprises a first package terminal, wherein the first drain connection provides a connection between a drain of the peaking amplifier and the first package terminal, and wherein the peaking amplifier has a second output capacitance (C d); an input network connecting an input of the Doherty amplifier to an input of the packaged main amplifier and to an input of the at least one packaged peaking amplifier; and an output network connecting the first drain connection of the packaged peaking amplifier and the drain connection of the packaged main amplifier; characterized in that the packaged peaking amplifier has a second drain connection, separate from the first drain connection, that comprises a second package terminal, wherein the second drain connection provides a connection between the drain of the peaking amplifier and the second package terminal, wherein the second drain connection is connected to the load; wherein the output network comprises a transmission line (TN 1n) with an impedance and electrical length such that it forms a quarter wave transmission line along with the first output capacitance, the second output capacitance, the parasitic capacitances and inductances (L b1, C pkg) of the drain connection of the packaged main amplifier, and the parasitic capacitances and inductances (L b2, C pkg) of the first drain connection of the packaged peaking amplifier. a packaged main amplifier comprising a main amplifier and having a drain connection that comprises a package terminal, wherein the drain connection provides a connection between a drain of the main amplifier and the package terminal, and wherein the main amplifier has a first output capacitance (C d); a packaged peaking amplifier comprising a peaking amplifier and having a first drain connection that comprises a first package terminal, wherein the first drain connection provides a connection between a drain of the peaking amplifier and the first package terminal, and wherein the peaking amplifier has a second output capacitance (C d); an input network connecting an input of the Doherty amplifier to an input of the packaged main amplifier and to an input of the at least one packaged peaking amplifier; and an output network connecting the first drain connection of the packaged peaking amplifier and the drain connection of the packaged main amplifier; characterized in that the packaged peaking amplifier has a second drain connection, separate from the first drain connection, that comprises a second package terminal, wherein the second drain connection provides a connection between the drain of the peaking amplifier and the second package terminal, wherein the second drain connection is connected to the load; wherein the output network comprises a transmission line (TN 1n) with an impedance and electrical length such that it forms a quarter wave transmission line along with the first output capacitance, the second output capacitance, the parasitic capacitances and inductances (L b1, C pkg) of the drain connection of the packaged main amplifier, and the parasitic capacitances and inductances (L b2, C pkg) of the first drain connection of the packaged peaking amplifier.