discrete JFETs vs CMOS analog switch

Jul 02, 2020 29 Replies

Why the hell don't they make 4-pin MOSFET's? A discreet device should have fewer parasitics, not more.

That's not a small-signal (lateral) MOSFET--it's a vertical power FET, albeit small.

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Phil Hobbs

Dr Philip C D Hobbs Principal Consultant ElectroOptical Innovations LLC / Hobbs ElectroOptics Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics Briarcliff Manor NY 10510 http://electrooptical.net http://hobbs-eo.com

Yes. But you asked where they are available, so I answered.

CH

They did, BSS83, now discontinued. You might still be able to get the SST213. Also for some uses, the (4000-series CMOS chip) 4007 has MOSFETs with various terminals brought out, is widely stocked, but poorly specified for analog use.

Here is a MOSFET with 4 terminals... The substrate has its own pin. BSS83 Datasheet

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In a similar situation, I used reed switches in the series branch, because of their low open inter-contact capacitance. (Pickering series 103 SPST, 70fF.) For the shunt branch, I found the series inductance of a reed switch intolerable, so there I used BAR88 PIN diodes with a lot of forward current, because they don't otherwise work for such low frequencies.

Jeroen Belleman

The cute little Fujitsu FTR DPDT relays are cheap and good to about 3 GHz.

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I've used Omron GSK-2G-Y, similar to the one you have there. Do the Fujitsu relays survive being washed?

Jeroen Belleman

We have learned to not water-wash them.

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We have two wash systems, one water and one "vapor degreaser" which is actually a dunk in boiling solvent followed by spray-down. They are happy with that process.

We used the Omrons once but don't any more for some reason.

John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc trk The cork popped merrily, and Lord Peter rose to his feet. "Bunter", he said, "I give you a toast. The triumph of Instinct over Reason"

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