Formula Sheet

MOS-FET: Modes of Operation

a. Cutoff:
IDS = 0
b. Linear
IDS

2
VDS
= K ((VGS VT )VDS
)
2

c. Saturation
IDS =

K
(VGS VT )2
2

Where: =

BJT: Modes of Operation

Mode

I-V Characteristics

Cutoff

= = =0

Active (Forward)

= 0.7, = + , =

Saturation

= 0.2, = +

Reverse Active

= 0.5, = + , =

Small Signal Model

Figure 2 MOS-FET Model

, = 2 , =

Figure 1 BJT Model

, =

, =

, =