finite switching speed of the active devices and possible charge storage in saturation could lead to a large I-V product, which deteriorates efficiency.

Solid state vs. vacuum tube amplifiers

Modern RF power amplifiers use solid-state devices, predominantly MOSFETs (metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors). The earliest MOSFET-based RF amplifiers date back to the mid-1960s. Bipolar junction transistors

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