A power amplifier includes a substrate, a heat sink for dissipating heat,
and a heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) disposed on the substrate.
The HBT includes a collector, a base, and at least an emitter. The power
amplifier further includes an emitter electrode directly connecting the
heat sink and the emitter of the HBT. The emitter electrode is a
flip-chip bump, and the heat sink is a metal layer that sandwiches the
HBT with the substrate. Alternatively, the emitter electrode is a
backside via that penetrates the substrate, and the heat sink is a metal
layer, disposed on the substrate opposite the HBT.