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From: Cursitor Doom <cd999666@notformail.com>
Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design
Subject: Re: MOSFET varieties
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2025 16:11:48 -0000 (UTC)
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On Tue, 7 Jan 2025 15:45:58 -0000 (UTC), Phil Hobbs wrote:

> Cursitor Doom <cd999666@notformail.com> wrote:
>> Gentlemen,
>> 
>> Is there a type of MOSFET which is normally 'on' with zero or low
>> positive gate voltage wrt source, but turns 'off' when Vgs is increased
>> to a higher positive 'threshold' value?
>> 
>> CD
>> 
>> 
> Reverse supply polarity and use a depletion NFET. (You’re basically
> asking for a depletion PFET, but nobody makes them. )
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Phil Hobbs

Many thanks, Phil.