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A type of [[field-effect]] [[transistor]] that consists of three layers: semiconductor (called body), oxide (working as insulator) and metal top electrode (conductor, called gate).
A type of [[field effect|field-effect]] [[transistor]] with four electrical contacts and three layers: a metal top layer (connected to the ''gate'' contact),separated by an insulating layer (usually an oxide layer) from a semiconductor layer (connected to the ''body'' contact). The gate voltage switches "on" and "off" the electrical connection between a ''source'' and ''drain'' contact at the semiconductor surface.

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A type of field-effect transistor with four electrical contacts and three layers: a metal top layer (connected to the gate contact),separated by an insulating layer (usually an oxide layer) from a semiconductor layer (connected to the body contact). The gate voltage switches "on" and "off" the electrical connection between a source and drain contact at the semiconductor surface.