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Class 24 - MOSFET Characteritics

The document describes the basic structure and operation of MOSFET transistors. It has three main points: 1) A MOSFET has a metal gate separated from a semiconductor channel by an insulating oxide layer. Applying a voltage to the gate can induce a channel for current to flow between the source and drain. 2) There are two types of MOSFETs - depletion mode and enhancement mode. A depletion mode MOSFET has a continuous channel and requires a negative gate voltage to reduce conduction. An enhancement mode MOSFET does not initially have a channel and requires a positive gate voltage to induce one. 3) The document discusses the construction, biasing operations, and characteristics of N-channel

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Class 24 - MOSFET Characteritics

The document describes the basic structure and operation of MOSFET transistors. It has three main points: 1) A MOSFET has a metal gate separated from a semiconductor channel by an insulating oxide layer. Applying a voltage to the gate can induce a channel for current to flow between the source and drain. 2) There are two types of MOSFETs - depletion mode and enhancement mode. A depletion mode MOSFET has a continuous channel and requires a negative gate voltage to reduce conduction. An enhancement mode MOSFET does not initially have a channel and requires a positive gate voltage to induce one. 3) The document discusses the construction, biasing operations, and characteristics of N-channel

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• Basic structure for MOS (Metal-oxide-semiconductor)

Positive voltage at metal


Metal
oxide + + + + + + + + Metal is called gate terminal
P-type semiconductor
----- -----

• Electron inside p-type is attracted at semiconductor surface by positive


metal voltage create electron channel
(Enhancement mode)
• Positive voltage repel hole inside p-channel. Hole channel disappears
(depletion mode)
2 types of MOSFET:
• Depletion mode MOSFET (D-MOSFET)
• Operates in Depletion mode when VGS 0
• Operates in Enhancement mode like E-MOSFET when VGS> 0
• Enhancement Mode MOSFET (E-MOSFET)
• Operates in Enhancement mode only
Basic Construction of MOSFET

• MOSFET transistor have metal gates which are insulated from


semiconductor by a layer of SiO2 or other dielectric.
• The insulated gate prevented the current from applied gate voltage
flowing through the gate.

 Metal terminal
 Oxide insulator
 Semiconductor
material creating the
source-drain channel

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N and P channel of MOSFET

• If the MOSFET is an N-channel or N-MOSFET , then the source and drain


are 'n+' regions and the body is a 'p' region.
• If the MOSFET is a p-channel or P-MOSFET , then the source and drain are
'p+' regions and the body is a 'n' region.
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Enhancement Mode MOSFET
(E-MOSFET)
• The Drain (D) and Source (S) connect to the to n-doped regions
• These n-doped regions are not connected via an n-channel without an
external voltage
• The Gate (G) connects to the p-doped substrate via a thin insulating
layer of SiO2

SYMBOL

N-CHANNEL
•Arrow pointing position indicate
the MOSFET type (n or p)
• The dotted line with arrow
indicate connection between
source and drain.
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E-MOSFET Biasing Operation

• When positive gate voltage is applied, the gate capacitance charges to the value of
the gate to source voltage.
• The +VGG will attract electron and accumulate in the region near the surface of the
SiO2. The holes repelled by the positive voltage to the p-substrate.
• As the magnitude of the bias increase, the concentration near the SiO2 surface
increase thus induce the n-type material called n-inversion layer region to bridge the
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source and drain  Current flow from source to drain.
N-Channel Enhancement Mode MOSFET

The Enhancement mode MOSFET only operates in the enhancement mode.

VGS is always positive


IDSS = 0 when VGS< VT
As VGS increases above VT, ID increases
If VGS is kept constant and VDS is increased, then ID saturates (IDSS)
The saturation level, VDSsat is reached.
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P-Channel Enhancement Mode MOSFET

The p-channel Enhancement mode MOSFET is similar to the n-channel except


that the voltage polarities and current directions are reversed.

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Depletion Mode MOSFET
(D-MOSFET)

• Continues channel of N-type material between the source and the drain
• A voltage placed across the source and drain induce current flow.
• The gate, G is connected to metal eg: aluminum which is insulated from the channel
by a thin layer of insulator eg: Silicon dioxide.
• The three layers led to the device name:
(ii) Metal (ii) Oxide (iii) Semiconductor •Arrow pointing position indicate
the MOSFET type (n or p)
• The line with arrow indicate
connection between source and
drain.

SYMBOL

N-CHANNEL P-CHANNEL
Depletion Mode D-MOSFET
Biasing Operation

• The N-channel should be biased more positive than the source so current flow from drain
to source.
• The gate terminal, VGG is applied with negative bias voltage to from a depletion region.
• The –VGG will push the majority carrier inside the N channel and pull the holes inside the
P-type substrate.
• Recombination will occur and cause the number of free electrons at the N channel to
decrease. The channel conductivity is decreased
• Further increasing the negative voltage at the gate pushes even more electrons away,
narrowing the channel and decreasing the current

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Enhancement Mode
D-MOSFET Biasing Operation

• VGG is applied with positive voltage.


• The +VGG will attract electrons from p-substrate to the n –channel
repelled holes.
• The number of free electron at the N-channel increase and channel
conductivity will also increase.

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D-MOSFET CHARACTERISTIC (N-TYPE)

A D-MOSFET may be biased to operate in two modes:


the Depletion mode or the Enhancement mode

IF P-
TYPE?

When VGS = 0V, ID = IDSS


When VGS< 0V, ID< IDSS
When VGS> 0V, ID>IDSS
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