The gate voltage controls the extent of depletion layer and thereby controls the width of the channel. As the width of the channel varies, current also varies. Width of the channel is inversly proportional to drain current.
A Jfet works by applying voltage to the drain of the jfet. A jfet will then conduct across from drain to source.
Gate reverse bias
BJT is Bipolar junction transistor FET is Field effect Transistor It is a current controlled device It is voltage controlled device
To find the drain-source saturation current (IDSS) from the characteristics curves of a JFET, locate the transfer characteristic curve, which plots the drain current (ID) against the gate-source voltage (VGS). IDSS is identified as the maximum drain current occurring when VGS equals zero (VGS = 0V). This point corresponds to the intersection of the ID curve with the vertical axis (ID axis) on the graph. Reading the value at this point gives you the IDSS for the JFET.
since in an FET the value of the current depends upon the value of the voltage applied at the gate and drain...so it is known as voltage controlled device.. for example..in a mosfet..the current from drain to source depends upon the width of the depletion layer..which in turn depends upon the voltage applied on the gate.. so that is the reason
• High Input Impedance Amplifier. • Low-Noise Amplifier. • Differential Amplifier. • Constant Current Source. • Analog Switch or Gate. • Voltage Controlled Resistor. • JFET as a Switch • JFET as a Chopper • JFET as a Current source • JFET as a Amplifier • JFET as a Buffer
A Jfet works by applying voltage to the drain of the jfet. A jfet will then conduct across from drain to source.
Gate reverse bias
BJT is a example for current controll device. And JFET is a voltage controlled device.
BJT is Bipolar junction transistor FET is Field effect Transistor It is a current controlled device It is voltage controlled device
To find the drain-source saturation current (IDSS) from the characteristics curves of a JFET, locate the transfer characteristic curve, which plots the drain current (ID) against the gate-source voltage (VGS). IDSS is identified as the maximum drain current occurring when VGS equals zero (VGS = 0V). This point corresponds to the intersection of the ID curve with the vertical axis (ID axis) on the graph. Reading the value at this point gives you the IDSS for the JFET.
JFET BFW20 shows negetive resistance when gate is grounded (VGS = 0) and vary Drain to source voltage and measure Drain current. As the voltage is increased, the drain current decreases. Prof.S.Lakshminarayana.
Transfer Characteristic of JFETThe transfer characteristic for a JFET can be determined experimentally, keeping drain-source voltage, VDSconstant and determining drain current, ID for various values of gate-source voltage, VGS. The circuit diagram is shown in fig. 9.7 (a). The curve is plotted between gate-source voltage, VGS and drain current, ID, as illustrated in fig. 9.8. It is similar to the transconductance characteristic of a vacuum tube or a transistor. It is observed that (i) Drain current decreases with the increase in negative gate-source bias(ii) Drain current, ID = IDSS when VGS = 0(iii)Drain current, ID = 0 when VGS = VD The transfer characteristic follows equation (9.1)The transfer characteristic can also be derived from the drain characteristic by noting values of drain current, ID corresponding to various values of gate-source voltage, VGS for a constant drain-source voltage and plotting them.It may be noted that a P-channel JFET operates in the same way and have the similar characteristics as an N-channel JFET except that channel carriers are holes instead of electrons and the polarities of VGS and VDSare reversed.
JFET = junction field-effect transistor. The transistor design is to restrict/control the current in the channel by expanding or contracting the depletion region, hence the channel cross-section, with a gate signal. The gate is the junction in JFET, compared with using oxide in an MOSFET.
if channel width decreases , the drain current(Id) will also decrease . but , Id will decrease up to a certain limit , when the jfet is in pinch off condition i.e. channel width is tends to zero (Vgs is very high) the Id will be constant then.
hi Main differences are, Bipolar Junction Transistor: switching speed is low;switching loss is more; conduction loss is less; frequency of switching is less we can use as amplifier;Current control; conduction due to electron & holes Junction field Effect Transistor: it an unipolar; switching speed is high;so loss is less voltage control; Metal oxide semiconductor fet: it nothiug bt fet, most of time v used for switching device in Smps do to power range A BJT is a bipolar transistor in the sense that there are two types of charge carriers in them. In npn trnsistor the primary carrier in the hole and in pnp the electron. In JFET there is only one type of carrier. In n-channel case the carrier is elctron and in p-channel hole. So JFET is unipolar in that sense. BJT is a current controlled device as the input current is amplified subjected to the mode of operation. For example in CE mode the input current is base current and output current is emmiter current which is (β+1) times amplified. The drop of this current across the load voltage is the output signal voltage. But a JFET is a voltage controlled device. The chalnnel conductance is determned by the voltage supplied at the gate terminal and depending on this the drain current flows. MOSFET is one kind of voltage controlled device like JFET where there is metal oxide in between the gate and the channel. Depending on the voltage supplied on the gate terminal a voltahe is 'induced' by electrostatic induction in the isolated channel. The channel therefore behaves as a capacitor where due to the voltage some charges are induced. These charges shrink or extend the effective chanel width. For example in Enhancement Mosfet the channel width effectively increases and in depletion mosfet it decreases. Depending on this the drain to source current increases or decreasesA BJT is a bipolar transistor in the sense that there are two types of charge carriers in them. In npn trnsistor the primary carrier in the hole and in pnp the electron. In JFET there is only one type of carrier. In n-channel case the carrier is elctron and in p-channel hole. So JFET is unipolar in that sense.
1-BJT is bipolar while JFET is unipolar. 2-BJT has low input impedence while JFET has high input impedence. 3-JFET has low power discipation as compared to BJT. 4-JFET has low noise as compared to BJT. 5-BJT is current controlled while JFET is voltage controlled. 6-JFET is mostly used in digital circuits.