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Why does a MOSFET make a good analogue switch?

  • A.Its threshold voltage is independent of temperature
  • B.Its gate draws a small current that biases the channel
  • C.Its drain and source cannot be interchanged in the circuit
  • D.Its channel resistance is symmetrical and low when on

Answer: D

The channel is a genuine resistance, conducting either way with no offset voltage, and the drain and source are interchangeable - which is exactly what passing an analogue signal requires, and precisely what a bipolar transistor with its junction drop cannot offer. The threshold does drift with temperature, and the gate draws no current at all. A switch that introduces no voltage of its own is the property that matters here. Most errors on this topic come from carrying a result across from a neighbouring scheme where it does not hold.

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