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field effect transistor

electronics (FET) A transistor with a region of donor

material with two terminals called the "source" and the

"drain", and an adjoining region of acceptor material

between, called the "gate". The voltage between the gate and

the substrate controls the current flow between source and

drain by depleting the donor region of its charge carriers to

greater or lesser extent.

There are two kinds of FET's, Junction FETs and MOSFETs.

Because no current (except a minute leakage current) flows

through the gate, FETs can be used to make circuits with very

low power consumption.

(1995-10-05)

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