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What does MOSFET stand for?
What does MOSFET stand for?
Metal-Oxide Semiconductor-FET
What distinguishes a unipolar transistor from other transistors?
What distinguishes a unipolar transistor from other transistors?
Only one kind of charge carriers is involved in the current flow.
What are the components of the MOSFET structure?
What are the components of the MOSFET structure?
Gate, Drain, Source, Bulk
What are the two types of FETs mentioned in the text?
What are the two types of FETs mentioned in the text?
In an NMOS, when is the drain voltage higher than the source voltage?
In an NMOS, when is the drain voltage higher than the source voltage?
What does the gate voltage UGS control?
What does the gate voltage UGS control?
What is the consequence of having IG = 0?
What is the consequence of having IG = 0?
In what region does the transistor not conduct?
In what region does the transistor not conduct?
What happens when UGS > UT?
What happens when UGS > UT?
What is the consequence of having UDS >> 0?
What is the consequence of having UDS >> 0?
What region of operation is characterized by UGS = 0 and UDS > 0?
What region of operation is characterized by UGS = 0 and UDS > 0?
What is the equation for the drain current in the linear region when UDS >> 0?
What is the equation for the drain current in the linear region when UDS >> 0?
What is the consequence of having UBD < 0 in the Bulk-Drain-Diode?
What is the consequence of having UBD < 0 in the Bulk-Drain-Diode?
What happens when UGS > UT and UDS ≈ 0?
What happens when UGS > UT and UDS ≈ 0?
How does UDS > 0 affect the channel potential in the linear region?
How does UDS > 0 affect the channel potential in the linear region?
What is the most important type of FET mentioned in the text?
What is the most important type of FET mentioned in the text?
What are the three electrodes in the schematic structure of an n-channel enhancement type MOSFET?
What are the three electrodes in the schematic structure of an n-channel enhancement type MOSFET?
What distinguishes a MOSFET from BJTs?
What distinguishes a MOSFET from BJTs?
What are the two types of unipolar transistors mentioned in the text?
What are the two types of unipolar transistors mentioned in the text?
When does the Drain voltage exceed the Source voltage in an NMOS?
When does the Drain voltage exceed the Source voltage in an NMOS?
