4. PRINCIPLE OF JFET (n-Channel)
Drain characteristics of JFET
When 𝑽𝑮𝑺 = 𝟎 and 𝑽𝑫𝑺 = 𝟎
When 𝑽𝑫𝑺 = 𝟎 and 𝑽𝑮𝑺 is decreased from zero
When 𝑽𝑮𝑺 = 𝟎 and 𝑽𝑫𝑺 is increased from zero
When 𝑽𝑮𝑺 is negative and 𝑽𝑫𝑺 is increased
7. 𝒈𝒎 =
𝟐
𝑽𝑷
𝑰𝑫𝑺 × 𝑰𝑫𝑺𝑺
Show that
Decreasing the gate voltage
𝑉𝐺𝑆 from zero till 𝐼𝐷 is
reduced to zero
Characteristic is parabolic
𝐼𝐷𝑆
𝐼𝐷𝑆𝑆
= 1 −
𝑉𝐺𝑆
𝑉𝑃
2
𝑦 = 𝑥2
Shockley gives the equation of
drain characteristics as:
Equation of Parabola is given as
This resembles equation of
parabola
𝐼𝐷𝑆 = 𝐼𝐷𝑆𝑆 1 −
𝑉𝐺𝑆
𝑉𝑃
2