MOSFET
part · 1959 · Digital age
A field-effect transistor with an insulated gate (Atalla, Kahng).
Inventors: Martin “John” M. Atalla, Dawon Kahng.
Principles and materials it uses
- Silicon — is made of. Silicon with an oxide.
Where it is used
- CMOS — is used in. Pairs of n- and p-type MOS transistors.
- Flash memory — is used in. A cell is a MOS transistor with a floating gate.
- EPROM — is used in. A floating-gate transistor.
- Switched-mode power supply — is part of. Switches.
What it is a kind of
- Transistor — is a kind of. A field-effect transistor.