TF EIM Chapt6

Field Effect Transistors (FET, JFET, MOSFET)

Properties

FETs differ from the bipolar transistors in the las chapter in that the current from a FET is only due to the majority charge carriers in the semiconductor while bi-polar transistors current is produced from both carrier types; electron and hole.

• higher input impedance than bi-polar
• less gain than bi-polar

JFET

JFET [math]\displaystyle{ \equiv }[/math] Junction Field Effect Transistor

In a bi-polar transistor you have a depletion region with mixed charge carriers

pnp bi-polar transistor	Equivalence circuit	Circuit diagram

In the Junction field effect transistor you have a single charge carrier with the minority charge carriers forming a choke point for the majority carrier current flow. It is similar to "pinching" a garden hose when water is flowing through it.

JFET	Equivalence circuit	Circuit diagram

MOSFET

MOSFET[math]\displaystyle{ \equiv }[/math] Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor

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