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Why must the drain voltage be kept small in that application?

  • A.The device would overheat at higher drain voltages
  • B.The gate would begin to draw current from the circuit
  • C.The transconductance would fall towards zero
  • D.The channel resistance becomes non-linear otherwise

Answer: D

As the drain voltage grows, the channel is progressively depleted along its length and the resistance stops being constant, so the element distorts the signal it is attenuating. Heating is not the issue at these levels, the gate never conducts, and the transconductance is not what is being used. A resistance that is only a resistance for small excursions has to be kept within them, which limits the signal amplitude such attenuators can handle.

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