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2. Ohmic/Triode Region: The NMOS transistor is active and not pinched off. This means the
value of VDS affects the value of iD (VGS > Vt and VDS VGS Vt).
3. Saturation Region: The channel is pinched off because increases in VD have no affect on
ID (VGS > Vt and VDS > VGS Vt). In the saturation region, the amount of drain current is directly
related to the values of VGS > Vt.
NMOS I-V Characterization
1. Cut-off Region
If there is no voltage upon the gate (VGS = 0V) as shows below, the body
beneath will contain excess hole ( positive ion). So very few of electron to pass
through the source drain gap. It means no current flow (iD = 0) other than
unavoidable current leakage current.