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enhancement-mode field-effect transistor [1 record]

Record 1 2011-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Semiconductors (Electronics)
DEF

A FET [field-effect transistor] in which no device current flows (leakage only) when [gate-to-source voltage] is zero volts.

OBS

Conduction does not begin until [gate-to-source voltage] reaches the threshold voltage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)
DEF

Transistor à effet de champ ayant une conductance sensiblement nulle pour une tension grille-source nulle et dont le canal peut être rendu conducteur par l'application d'une tension grille-source de polarité appropriée.

Spanish

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