metal-semiconductor field-effect transistor

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(A) Perspective of a MESFET; (B) current-voltage characteristics of a MESFET; (C) the symbol of the MESFET. (S is the source, G is the gate, and D is the drain.)

metal-semiconductor field-effect transistor

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Also known as: MESFET

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Metal-semiconductor field-effect transistors
The metal-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MESFET) is a unipolar device, because its conduction process involves predominantly only one kind of carrier. The MESFET offers many attractive features for applications in both analog and digital circuits. It is particularly useful for microwave amplifications and…
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The metal-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MESFET) is a unipolar device, because its conduction process involves predominantly only one kind of carrier. The MESFET offers many attractive features for applications in both analog and digital circuits. It is particularly useful for microwave amplifications and…
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Field-effect transistors
…of unipolar transistor, called the metal-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MESFET), is particularly well suited for microwave and other high-frequency applications because it can be manufactured from semiconductor materials with high electron mobilities that do not support an insulating oxide surface layer. These include compound semiconductors such as germanium-silicon and gallium arsenide.…
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…of unipolar transistor, called the metal-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MESFET), is particularly well suited for microwave and other high-frequency applications because it can be manufactured from semiconductor materials with high electron mobilities that do not support an insulating oxide surface layer. These include compound semiconductors such as germanium-silicon and gallium arsenide.…
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