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Field-effect transistor (FET) definition

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The FET behaves like a bipolar transistor with the important difference that the gate has a very high input impedance and therefore draws no current. There are two main varieties, JFETs (junction FETs) and MOSFETs (metal-oxide-semiconductor FETs).

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