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Characteristics of depletion-mode DMOS FETs

costs helps create lower-priced products, with enhanced repeatability

and reliability.

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Very importantly, it allows the same wafer fabrication process to be used

for both analog and digital, something that was impossible with the older

bipolar technology.

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Silicon-gate enables chips to be smaller, and thereby it reduces capaci-

tance. This leads to increased switching speed and frequency response.

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Overall, it uses significantly less power.

Based on this technology, each of today’s MOS manufacturers has subsequently

added its own unique way of creating silicon-gate products, resulting in improved ...