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Unconditional stability is often a desired criterion in amplifier design. The Smith Tube, a three-dimensional cylindrical extension of the Smith Chart with center frequency represented on the height axis, can be used as a tool to design an unconditionally stable amplifier. The stability circles taken over frequency are extended into a stability surface in the Smith Tube representing regions of stability...