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What does a MOSFET's threshold voltage specify?

  • A.The drain voltage at which saturation begins
  • B.The gate voltage at which the oxide breaks down
  • C.The gate voltage at which a channel forms
  • D.The gate voltage at which the channel pinches off

Answer: C

The threshold is the gate voltage at which an inversion layer appears and conduction begins, so it is the enhancement device's equivalent of the pinch-off voltage but with the opposite sense. Pinch-off describes where the channel closes at the drain end, saturation onset is a drain-voltage condition, and oxide breakdown is a destructive limit far higher up. Four voltages that all sound like turning points, and attaching each to its own mechanism is what keeps them apart.

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