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A field-effect transistor (FET) is a device that depends for its operation on the control of a current by means of an electric field in a semiconductor. There are two principal types of FET, namely (a) the junction-gate FET (JUGFET, JFET or simply FET), and (b) the insulated-gate FET (IGFET, MOSFET or MOST). The operating principles of the two types differ from one another, and are examined in this chapter. The most popular application of JUGFETs is in input stages of high-input impedance linear amplifiers, while IGFETs are widely used in digital integrated circuits.
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© 1976 Noel M. Morris
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Morris, N.M. (1976). Field-effect Transistors, Amplifiers and Logic Gates. In: Semiconductor Devices. Macmillan Basis Books in Electronics. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15671-9_5
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