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Metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor

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“Metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor” is catalogued in Crown Archives’ open-reference index. The complete reference text is available from the original source linked below.

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“Metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor” enters the record as open encyclopedia entry. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Metal, oxide and semiconductor can confirm, complicate or overturn.

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