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NMOS transistorNegative-channel metal-oxide semiconductors (NMOS) employ a positive secondary voltage to switch a shallow layer of p-type semiconductor material below the gate into n-type. For positive-channel metal-oxide semiconductors (PMOS), all these polarities are reversed. NMOS transistors are more expensive, but faster, than PMOS transistors. transistor
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CMOS electron hole: movement p-n junction forward-biased p-n junction cross section of an n-p-n transistor MESFET transistorIn a metal-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MESFET), current is normally on (used to represent “true” or “1”). A secondary voltage is applied to the gate to deplete charge carriers beneath it, thereby pinching off the current, or changing the state to off (“false” or “0”). Moore's law
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NMOS transistorNegative-channel metal-oxide semiconductors (NMOS) employ a positive secondary voltage to switch a shallow layer of p-type semiconductor material below the gate into n-type. For positive-channel metal-oxide semiconductors (PMOS), all these polarities are reversed. NMOS transistors are more expensive, but faster, than PMOS transistors.
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CMOS
electron hole: movement
p-n junction
forward-biased p-n junction
cross section of an n-p-n transistor
MESFET transistorIn a metal-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MESFET), current is normally on (used to represent “true” or “1”). A secondary voltage is applied to the gate to deplete charge carriers beneath it, thereby pinching off the current, or changing the state to off (“false” or “0”).
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