Lilienfeld field-effect transistor concept
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The Lilienfeld field-effect transistor concept is an early theoretical design for a voltage-controlled semiconductor device that anticipated the modern field-effect transistor decades before it became practical.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early transistor design
ⓘ
field-effect transistor concept ⓘ |
| anticipated | modern field-effect transistor ⓘ |
| contributedTo | history of transistor development ⓘ |
| controlType | voltage-controlled ⓘ |
| describedAs | theoretical design ⓘ |
| field |
semiconductor electronics
ⓘ
solid-state physics ⓘ |
| hasControlMechanism | electric field ⓘ |
| hasFunction | control current via an electric field ⓘ |
| hasKeyIdea |
modulation of channel conductivity by gate voltage
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use of an electric field without direct current flow through the control electrode ⓘ |
| hasLimitation | not technologically feasible at time of proposal ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
conceptual precursor to practical FETs
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voltage-controlled resistance in a semiconductor channel ⓘ |
| influenced | later FET developments ⓘ |
| involves |
insulated control electrode
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semiconductor channel ⓘ source and drain electrodes ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Julius Edgar Lilienfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | practical field-effect transistor implementations ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
junction field-effect transistor
ⓘ
metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| usesMaterial | semiconductor ⓘ |
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