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What is Overdrive Voltage in Transistors?

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siliconvlsi Staff asked 2 years ago

What is the concept of overdrive voltage in transistors, and how does it impact the performance of electronic devices in terms of current flow and switching speed?

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CircuitCreator answered 1 year ago

Overdrive voltage as the “extra push” you give to a MOSFET. It’s simply the difference between gate voltage (Vgs) and threshold voltage (Vth). For example, if Vgs = 2V and Vth = 0.7V, then overdrive voltage is 1.3V. This extra voltage decides how strongly the MOSFET conducts.

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