10.4 - Operating Principle
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Practice Questions
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What does MOSFET stand for?
💡 Hint: Think about the materials involved in this type of transistor.
What is created when a positive voltage is applied to the gate of a p-type MOSFET?
💡 Hint: This region is where mobile charge carriers are absent.
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What happens when a positive voltage is applied to the gate of a p-type MOSFET?
💡 Hint: Consider how positive voltage interacts with the majority carriers.
True or False: The threshold voltage is the maximum voltage at which the channel remains conductive.
💡 Hint: Think about what threshold means in general.
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Challenge Problems
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Given a p-type MOSFET with a threshold voltage of 1V, describe what happens at 0.5V, 1V, and 2V gate voltages in terms of charge carriers and current flow.
💡 Hint: Analyze how the channel characteristics change with each voltage.
Explain how the increase in drain-source voltage affects the operation of an n-MOSFET already in the conductive state.
💡 Hint: Focus on the interrelation between gate voltage, channel conductivity, and current.
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