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FETs can be called UNIPOLAR devices because the charge carriers that carry the current through the device are all of the same type i.e. either holes or electrons, but not both. This distinguishes FETs from the bipolar devices in which both holes and electrons are responsible for current flow in any one device.
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Why FET is called as a unipolar transistor?
The FET is a semiconductor device with the output current controlled by an electric field. Since the current is carried predominantly by one type of carriers, the FET is known as a unipolar transistor.
What are the example current controlled device?
Bipolar junction transistor(BJT)
Is IGBT the bipolar device?
IGBT and BJT are bipolar devices as the name suggest. Meaning of bipolar device both electrons and holes leads to current unlike FET where either electron or hole causes current.
What is bipolar ic?
ic made from bjt is known as bipolar ic
Advantages of fet over bjt?
mainly i will tell ttwo advantages:- 1)in FET "thermal runaway" never occurs but in bjt it occurs easily...thermal runaway means overheating and damage of fet due to different biasing voltages.. 2) since FET is a unipolar device so only one carrier type is required here ,but bjt is a bipolar device .. 3) FET is smaller in size than BJT of same rating. i mean to say that at the place of 10 bjts we can use 90 FETs ..so area cosumption is less
Why FET is called as a unipolar transistor?
The FET is a semiconductor device with the output current controlled by an electric field. Since the current is carried predominantly by one type of carriers, the FET is known as a unipolar transistor.
What are the example current controlled device?
Bipolar junction transistor(BJT)
What applications would prefer the bipolar junction transistors over the field effect transistor?
bjt is bipolar device whr fet is unipolar....fet is input resistance thts y fet gain is less compared to bjt..... The applications that will prefer bipolar junction transistors to field effect transistors are applications that require fast switching.
What is bjt and jfet?
BJT is Bipolar junction transistor FET is Field effect Transistor It is a current controlled device It is voltage controlled device
How is mosfet different from bjt?
BJT(Bipolar junction Transistor)-It is bipolar device -meaning both electron and holes are responsible for conduction.-It is mainly used for amplification and switching purposes.-It is current controlled device.MOSFET(Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor)-It is unipolar device -meaning only one of the charge carriers is responsible for conduction.-It has very high input resistance.Due to this reason it is used in initial stage of Operational amplifier.-It is voltage controlled device.
Why bjt is bipolar?
Bjt is bipolar because in bjt the conduction of current is due to the electrons as well as holes
Difference between bjt and ujt?
UJT is the voltage controlled device.in which only one mejority carriers are responsible for current flowing. UJT is one junction transistor and it is three terminal emitter and two base. BJT is the current controlled device. in which both mejority and minority carrier are responsiblefor current flowing. this type of transistor consists of two junction and three terminal these are : emitter , base , collector.
Is IGBT the bipolar device?
IGBT and BJT are bipolar devices as the name suggest. Meaning of bipolar device both electrons and holes leads to current unlike FET where either electron or hole causes current.
What is bipolar ic?
ic made from bjt is known as bipolar ic
What is the difference between BJT and NPN transister?
Mainly there are two types of transistors. They are BJT (Bipolar Junction Transistors) and FET(Field Effect Transisters). In BJT, there are two types called PNP and NPN. Actually NPN means a BJT transister.
Advantages of fet over bjt?
mainly i will tell ttwo advantages:- 1)in FET "thermal runaway" never occurs but in bjt it occurs easily...thermal runaway means overheating and damage of fet due to different biasing voltages.. 2) since FET is a unipolar device so only one carrier type is required here ,but bjt is a bipolar device .. 3) FET is smaller in size than BJT of same rating. i mean to say that at the place of 10 bjts we can use 90 FETs ..so area cosumption is less
Why FET called current controlled device?
BJT is a current controlled device because its output current is dependent upon the current in the base while for FET it is controlled by the voltage at the gate terminal of the transistor. BJT is a current controlled device because its base current is not zero while for a FET the gate current is zero
