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What are the differences betweeen e-mosfet and d-mosfet?

In: Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering
Answer:
An e-mosfet is and "enhancement" mosfet. A d-mosfet is a "depletion" mosfet. These
essentially show what mode the mosfet operates in when a voltage is applied to the
gate. .
An enhancement mode mosfet is normally non-conducting but conducts when the channel
is enhanced by applying a voltage to the gate and pulling carriers into the channel.
A depletion mode mosfet normally conducts but becomes more and more non-conducting
as carriers are depleted or pulled out of the channel by applying a voltage. The
polarity of the voltage depends on whether it is an N channel or P channel. P
channel uses positively doped silicon while N channel uses negatively doped silicon.
N channel fets are used wherever possible because N material conducts better than P
material.
There are basically two types of fet, the jfet and the mosfet. The jfet uses a
single junction to control the channel hence draws some current. Bipolar transistors
use two junctions. In the mosfet (Metal Oxide Semiconducting Field Effect
Transistor) there is no such junction hence draw so little current for control
purposes it can be regarded as zero. The gate is isolated from the channel by a very
thin layer of metal oxide (usually chromium dioxide). An enhacement mode mosfet can
be turned on by applying a voltage then removing the wire to the gate. The channel
will then remain conducting for some time.

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