Mosfet: Why Saturation Mode?

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Hi
Why do we always bias a mosfet in Saturation mode? Is it becaus gm is more in saturation or is it because gm is more linear in saturation?

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Salil
 

"Saturation Mode" for a Mosfet is very confusing because it is the opposite to a bipolar transistor.
When a Mosfet is saturated it is turned on a little so it is linear. It should be called Amplifier.
When a Mosfet is turned on hard as a switch it is called "Linear Mode". It should be called Turned On Hard.
 
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Hi
Why do we always bias a mosfet in Saturation mode? Is it becaus gm is more in saturation or is it because gm is more linear in saturation?

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Salil
Because all the time we are using it as a switch...
 


yeah i am mistaken A mosfet saturations occurs for all its Vg (gate voltage) values But in a BJT it occurs as Ib is more than a certain value (max IC), so that is the difference in the measures thats why a mosfet is operated in a saturation mode in an amplifier...

In a mosfet


In a BJT
 
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