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Thermal runaway is not possible in FET because as the temperature of FET increases

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Nayeer Siddiquee
Nayeer Siddiquee 4 years ago
The problem with increasing temperature causing increasing collector current is that more current increase the power dissipated by the transistor which, in turn, increases its temperature. This self-reinforcing cycle is known as thermal runaway, which may destroy the transistor.
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