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 Junction Field Effect Transistor
In a bi-polar transistor you have a depletion region with mixed charge carriers
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| 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.
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| JFET | Equivalence circuit | Circuit diagram |
The semiconductor material of the gate is the opposite of the channel. Here the n-p (or p-n) junction is between the gate and the channel.
The JFET operates by reverse biasing the gate-channel junction (diode) so the gate current doesn't flow in the direction indicated by the circuit diagram symbol.
MOSFET
MOSFET Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor