The MSK 601(B) is a high voltage wideband amplifier designed to provide very large voltage swings at high slew rates in wideband systems. The true inverting op-amp topology employed in the MSK 601 provides excellent D.C. specifications such as input offset voltage and input bias current. These attributes are important in amplifiers that will be used in high gain configurations since the input error voltages will be multiplied by the system gain. The MSK 601 achieves impressive slew rate specifications by employing a feed forward A.C. path through the amplifier; however, the device is internally configured in inverting mode to utilize this benefit. Internal compensation for gains of -5V/V or greater keeps the MSK 601 stable in this range. The MSK 601 is packaged in a space efficient, hermetically sealed, 12 pin power dual in line package that has a high thermal conductivity for efficient device cooling.