Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (MOSFET)

Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (MOSFET)
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MOSFET (Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor)

•Field effect transistor (Electric field control electrical behavior)
•Change conductivity from applied voltage
•Switching or amplifying
•Three terminal device
•Voltage controlled device
•Majority carrier device (charge carrier present in majority)
•Unipolar device (Only one type of charge carrier involved in operation)
•Positive temperature coefficient device
•Input Impedance is high
•Fast switching speed
•Conduction losses are high

•Simple drive circuit

•Very low power consumption

•Millions in memory chip or microprocessor

•Types Enhancement mode and Depletion mode

•Subtypes P-channel and N-channel

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