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The difference between a Field Effect Transistor and a regular transistor is that the regular transistor has PNP and NPN junctions and a FET has just a Drain Source Gate

junction and is sensitive to static electricity just as not as bad as a MOSFET. Soldering

a FET requires technical skill than it does a regular transistor. Transistors are used in switching and audio applications while FET's are used in RF VHF and HF applications and switching on high current devices such as LED's and piezo buzzers.

So a one transistor radio using a PNP transistor does not mean you will pick up more stations you will just receive a weak audio voltage through the high impedance earphone from the simple diode circuit using a 9 volt battery. While FET's and MOSFET's will amplify the signal.

MOSFET's are for really high current devices that's why have heat sinks on top of them.

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in bipolar transistors it is called the basein field effect transistors it is called the channel


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Field Effect Transistors (both JFET & MOSFET) are unipolar because they use only one type of current carrier (electrons in N-channel or holes in P-channel), unlike bipolar transistors (both junction & the obsolete point contact) which always use both types of current carriers.


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Point-contact transistors are largely obsolete due to their limited performance and reliability compared to modern bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) and field-effect transistors (FETs). They are more susceptible to thermal instability and noise, which can affect their operation in electronic circuits. Additionally, advancements in semiconductor technology have led to the development of more efficient and compact devices that offer better performance, making point-contact transistors less viable for contemporary applications.

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