Hackaday

Biasing That Transistor Part 4: Don’t Forget The FET

Over the recent weeks here at Hackaday, we’ve been taking a look at the humble transistor. In a series whose impetus came from a friend musing upon his students arriving with highly developed ...
EDN

MOSFET vs. IGBT: What is the difference and which is the better transistor?

There are many types of switch-mode power supply (SMPS) transistors to choose from today. Two of the more popular versions are the metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) and the ...
Electronic Design

A Graphical Approach To MOSFET Evaluation

For the PDF version of this article, click here. The demands of modern power supplies for increasingly higher efficiencies at higher frequencies have propelled MOSFET technology in the last few years ...
Nature

Multigate transistors as the future of classical metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistors

The classic metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) is the workhorse of the microelectronics industry. MOSFETs are the building blocks of microprocessors, memory chips and ...
Nanowerk

Transistors explained – what they are and what they do

A transistor – a word blend of "transfer" and "resistor" – is a fundamental component of today's advanced electronics. Essentially, a transistor, as one of the foundational elements of modern ...
Electronic Design

Applying MOSFETs to Today’s Power-Switching Designs

Sponsored by: Texas Instruments Even though gallium-nitride transistors are becoming a more popular solution in terms of power switching, the venerable MOSFET still can be used effectively in current ...
AZOM

MOSFETs and Their Advantages Over Other Transistors

Metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) have revolutionized the world of electronics due to their remarkable performance and widespread applications. The MOSFET transistor is a ...