Assertion: insulated gate field effect transistor | /r/HasProperty | theorized as potential alternative
Facets:
value: to junction transistors
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The insulated-gate field-effect transistor (IGFET) was theorized as a potential alternative to junction transistors, but researchers were unable to build working IGFETs, largely due to the troublesome surface state barrier that prevented the external electric field from penetrating into the material.