RD

Drain
+
Gate
VDD
–
– Source
VGG
+
 ID

Ohmic region
B C
IDSS VGS = 0

Breakdown

Active region
A (constant current)
VDS
0 VP
(pinch-off voltage)
 ID

IDSS VGS = 0

VGS = –1 V

VGS = –2 V

VGS = –3 V
VGS = – 4 V
VGS = VGS(of f) = –5 V
VDS
VP = +5 V
 ID

2 IDSS
 VGS 
I D  I DSS 1  
 V
 GS(off) 
IDSS
2
IDSS
4

–VGS
VGS(off) 0.3 VGS(off) 0
0.5 VGS(off)
 I D
gm  ID
VGS
IDSS

 VGS 
g m  g m0 1  
 V
 GS(off)  ID

VGS

2 I DSS
gm0 
VGS(off) –VGS
VGS(off) 0
 VGS
RIN 
I GSS
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