Re: Leakage / static vs dynamic current

"Dwayne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Assuming you're asking about MOSFET leakage currents,

Yes.

 then;
> Source to Drain leakage-> No
> Gate to Source leakage-> Yes
> The gate to source leakage will affect the dynamic characteristics because
> you'll have less current to charge the load capacitance (some of the
> electrons tunnel through the oxide into the gate),  thus reducing
> performance.
>
> Dwayne
>
Thanks, that helps a lot.

Klaus



> "Klaus Fehrle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > hope someone can help with this one (in a way I would understand, i.e.
> > imagine you would try to explain to your teenage-daughter ;-) )
> >
> > Does Leakage occur only in transistor-shutoff-mode or does it add to
> dynamic
> > current in operation?
> > IaW, is there a (negative) correlation of dynamic vs static current for
> > transistors in operation?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Klaus
> >
> >
>
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