Lab 6

Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
Field Effect Transistor
(MOSFET) Characterization
Objectives
To study the MOSFET characteristics and to
learn how to determine the following MOSFET
parameters:
 Threshold voltage, VT
 Transconductance parameter, kn
 Output resistance, ro
 Channel-length modulation parameter, λ

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Equipment and Materials
 NI ELVIS II+ Board
 Computer Workstation with LabVIEW
software
 2N7000 MOSFET
 Few resistors (82Ω, 1MΩ)

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 AO1
VDD

AO0 = Analog Output 0 (VGS)

ID AO1 = Analog Output 1 (VDD)
82 W
AI0+ = Analog Input (VDS)

VDS
D D - Drain
AO0
S - Source
1 MW G AI0+
VGS 2N7000 G - Gate

Gnd AI0-
S

2N7000 Pins

Connection diagram for MOSFET Characteristics

measurement
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 Acquiring the
Characteristic Curves from
+
NI-ELVIS II Board
through LabVIEW

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 MOSFET equation operating in the
saturation region
𝟏 𝟐
𝒊𝑫 = 𝒌𝒏 𝒗𝑮𝑺 − 𝑽𝒕𝑵 𝟏 + 𝝀𝒗𝑫𝑺
𝟐
The main parameters that characterize a MOSFET
are:
 Threshold voltage, Vt (VtN for nMOS)
 Transconductance parameter, kn
 The channel-length modulation parameter, λ
 Output resistance, r0
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Characteristic curve
A graph showing the relation existing between current vs. voltage

Input Characteristic
Curve

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Input characteristic curve
A graph showing the relation existing between the output
current (iD) vs input voltage (vGS).
𝟏 𝟐
𝒊𝑫 = 𝒌𝒏 𝒗𝑮𝑺 − 𝑽𝒕𝑵 𝟏 + 𝝀𝒗𝑫𝑺
𝟐

ID

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 Start

Flowchart for Input VGS_Start

Plotting the input Input VGS_Stop

VGS (V) ID (mA)

characteristic Input Resolution 1

Input VDD
1.01

curve iD vs vGS 1.02

i=1
:
:
N = (VGS_Stop – VGS_Start) / Resolution
:
2.49 ID
No
Record is i <= N ? 2.55
ID
VGS Yes

i=i+1 VGS = VGS_Start + i * Resolution

Plot
ID
ID = (VDD – VDS) / 100 AO0 = VGS VGS

AO1 = VDD
AI0 = VDS End

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Delay
LabVIEW Block Diagram for the iD vs vGS Characteristic Curve
Front Panel for the iD vs vGS Characteristic Curve in LabVIEW 1
LabVIEW Measurement File
Format to Plot the Input
Characteristic curve
VGS (V) ID (mA)
1
1.01
1.02 ID
:
:
:
2.49
2.55 12
Output Characteristic
Curve

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Output characteristic curve
A graph showing the relation existing between the output
current (iD) vs output voltage (vDS) at constant vGS
𝟏 𝟐
𝒊𝑫 = 𝒌𝒏 𝒗𝑮𝑺 − 𝑽𝒕𝑵 𝟏 + 𝝀𝒗𝑫𝑺
𝟐

ID

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 iD vs vDS at
various values of
vGS

VGS1=2.10 VGS2=2.20 VGS3=2.30 VGS4=2.4

VDD
ID VDS ID VDS ID VDS ID VDS
0

0.1

0.2
ID
:

9.9

10.0
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 VGS1=2.10 VGS2=2.20 VGS3=2.30 VGS4=2.4
START

VDD
ID VDS ID VDS ID VDS ID VDS
Flowchart for
Input VGS_Start

Input VGS_Stop 0
0.1
Plotting iD vs
Input VGS_increment

Input VDD
0.2
:
N1 =
VGS_Stop – VGS_Start
VGS_increment
+1
vDS :
VDD
N2 =
0.1
+1
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i1 = 0
AO1 10.
VDD 0
is
No
i1 < N1
?
AO0 = Analog Output 0 (VGS)
Plot Yes
ID
VDS VGS[i1] = VGS_Start + i1*VGS_increment
ID 82 W AO1 = Analog Output 1 (VDD)

END
Display VGS AI0+ = Analog Input (VDS)
i1 = i1 + 1
i2 = 0
VDS
D D - Drain
i2 = i2 + 1 is
No
AO0
i2 < N2
?
S - Source
Record Yes
1 MW G AI0+
VGS[i1]
ID[i2] VDD_Out[i2] = i2*0.1 VGS 2N7000 G - Gate
VDS[i2]

ID[i2] = (VDD_Out[i2] – VDS[i2])/100

Display VDD_Out[i2]
Gnd AI0-
S
AO0 = VGS[i1]
VDS[i2] = AI0

Delay 50 ms
AO1 =VDD_Out[i2] 2N7000 Pins
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LabVIEW Block Diagram for the iD vs vDS Characteristic Curve
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Front Panel for the iD vs vDS Characteristic Curve in LabVIEW 18
LabVIEW Measurement File
Format to Plot the Output
Characteristic curve
VGS1=2.10 VGS2=2.20 VGS3=2.30 VGS4=2.4
VDD
ID VDS ID VDS ID VDS ID VDS
0
0.1
0.2
ID
:
:
9.9
10.0

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Thank you.

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