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floating gate mosfet

The experience of information storage is greatly influenced by floating gate MOSFETs which are a unique electronic device. The cool thing about these bits is that they can hold on to data after power off. This article will explain what floating gate MOS transistors are, how they work and the characteristics these devices can offer for different types of electronic systems.

MOSFET, or Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors are crucial electronic components that allow the flow of electricity to be manipulated. MOSFETs are found in a wide variety of objects used around the home, including computers, cell phones, and televisions. Floating gate MOSFETs are special because they can store a charge without any power which is not the case for all types of MOSFETS.

A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding Floating-Gate MOSFETs

A floating gate MOSFETshold very few particles called the electron, inside a piece of metal (floating gate). It is surrounded by a specific insulating material that traps the electrons in place where they can only enter or escape through this channel. When electrons are applied to this gate — thus by the current electricity flow, there is a gateway opened between these two conducting chambers and so every single electron that enters into one side of the "river" gets trapped on top. What is interesting here is that these captured electrons can sit on the gate for a long time and resistivity will remain high even when we have turned it off. It is this trait that allows floating gate MOSFETs to 'remember' information over a long period.

The application space for which floating gate MOSFETs are most critical is called non-volatile memory. Non-volatile memory, as the name itself suggest to a type of memory that will not lose its information even though it no longer powered on. This is an important feature for many electronic devices such as USB drives, memory cards and solid-state disks.

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