Voltage-controlled device
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A device in which the gate voltage, not a gate current, controls the drain current, because the oxide insulates the gate.
A device in which a gate-source voltage controls conduction, rather than a current controlling it.
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- Enhancement MOSFET
- Gate
- Induced n-channel
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- n-type inversion channel
- Source
- Threshold voltage
- Drain
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