Patent ID: 8264276

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a first voltage rail; a second voltage rail; an input section that is coupled to the first and second voltage rails and that receives a differential input signal; and an output section having: a first transistor having a first passive electrode, a second passive electrode, and a control electrode, wherein the first passive electrode of the first transistor is coupled to the second voltage rail, and wherein the control electrode of the first transistor is coupled to the input section; a second transistor having a first passive electrode, a second passive electrode, and a control electrode, wherein the first passive electrode of the second transistor is coupled to the second voltage rail, and wherein the control electrode of the second transistor is coupled to the input section; a first inductor that is coupled to the second passive electrode of the first transistor; a second inductor that is coupled to the second passive electrode of the second transistor; and a common control electrode amplifier that is coupled to the first and second inductors, wherein the common control electrode amplifier includes a peaking inductor.