UNIT – 4

JFET
(JUNCTION FIELD
EFFECT .

TRANSISTOR)
 JFET
 JFET or Junction Field Effect Transistor is one of the
simplest types of field-effect transistor.
 Contrary to the Bipolar Junction Transistor, JFETs are
voltage-controlled devices.
 In JFET, the current flow is due to the majority of charge
carriers.
 However, in BJTs, the current flow is due to both minority
and majority charge carriers.
 Since only the majority of charge carriers are responsible
for the current flow, JFETs are unidirectional.
JFET CONSTRUCTION
 CONT…
 In an N-channel JFET, the material is of P-type, and
the substrate is N-type, while in a P channel JFET the
material is of N-type, and the substrate used is p-type.
 JFET is made of a long channel of semiconductor
material.
 Ohmic contacts are provided at each end of the
semiconductor channels to form source and drain
connections.
 A P-type JFET contains many positive charges, and if
the JFET contains a large number of electrons, it is
called an N-type JFET.
 JFET OPERATION
 Let us understand the working of JFET by comparing it to
a garden hose pipe. Water flows smoothly through a
garden hose pipe if there is no obstruction, but if we
squeeze the pipe slightly, the water flow slows down.
 This is precisely how a JFET works. Here the hose is
analogous to JFET, and the water flow is equivalent to a
current. By constructing the current carrying-channel
according to our needs, we could control the current flow.
 When no voltage is applied across the source and gate, the
channel is a smooth path for the electrons to flow through.
 When the polarity that makes the P-N junction reverse
biased is applied, the channel narrows by increasing the
depletion layer and could put the JFET in the cut-off or
pinch-off region.
 JFET OPERATION
 The image shows the depletion region becoming wider
and narrower during the saturation and the pinch-off
mode
 JFET TYPES
 Depending on the source of current flow, JFETs are
classified into two types as follows:
 n-channel JFET
 p-channel JFET
 The classification is based on whether the current flow
is due to electrons or holes.
 N-CHANNEL JFET
 The schematic of an n-channel JFET, along with its
circuit symbol, is shown below.
 P-CHANNEL JFET
 The schematic of a p-channel JFET, along with its
circuit symbol, is shown below.
 JFET APPLICATIONS
Some applications of JFET are listed below:
 JFET is used as a switch
 JFET is used as a chopper
 JFET is used as a buffer
 JFETs are used in oscillatory circuits
 JFETs are used in cascade amplifiers
 JFET ADVANTAGES
Some advantages of JFET are listed below:
 JFET has a high impedance
 JFETs are low power consumption devices
 JFET can be fabricated in a smaller size, and as a
result, they occupy less space in circuits due to their
smaller size.
 JFET DISADVANTAGES
Some disadvantages of JFETs are as follows:
 It has a low gain-bandwidth product
 The performance of JFET is affected as frequency
increases due to feedback by internal capacitance.
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