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Why is the drain voltage at saturation onset equal in magnitude to the pinch-off voltage?

  • A.Both are measured from the same reference terminal
  • B.The device is symmetrical between drain and source
  • C.The square law makes the two quantities coincide
  • D.The channel closes when their sum reaches the same value

Answer: D

The channel pinches off when the gate-to-drain voltage reaches the pinch-off value, so at zero gate bias the drain voltage alone must supply it. Symmetry and the square law are real properties but neither produces the equality. Recognising that pinch-off is a condition on a voltage difference rather than on either terminal separately explains why the same number appears on two different axes.

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