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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]] [[transistor]] that consists of three layers: a metal top electrode (a conductor, called the gate), an insulating layer (usually an oxide layer), and a semiconductor layer (called the body).

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A type of field effect transistor that consists of three layers: a metal top electrode (a conductor, called the gate), an insulating layer (usually an oxide layer), and a semiconductor layer (called the body).