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Current flow through a metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) is understood by analyzing the response of the charge carriers in the semiconductor to applied electric fields. This chapter summarizes the physics of MOS transistors needed to understand circuit models.
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Uyemura, J.P. (1992). MOSFET Characteristics. In: Circuit Design for CMOS VLSI. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3620-8_2
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