Glossary Definition for FET

Definition

Field-Effect Transistor: A transistor in which the voltage on one terminal (the gate) creates a field that allows or disallows conduction between the other two terminals (the source and drain).

There are three varieties: The JFET (Junction Field-Effect Transistor); the MOSFET (Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor); and the MESFET (Metal-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor).

The FET is one of two major kinds of transistor, the other being the Bipolar Junction Transistor.

Synonyms

• Field-Effect Transistor

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