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JFET - is it worth studying them?

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Moriambar:
Hi there,

recently I am studying on the art of electronics (3rd edition), just to expand my knowledge (I usually use the book as a reference when I have a specific problem to solve).

Anyway I see that on the FET chapter, around 30 pages are dedicated specifically to JFET and circuits regarding them. Perhaps I'm too much a noob, but when I think about FETs I most certainly do not think of JFETs, and also it seems to me that JFETs are not used that much as discrete components, especially when compared to the past (this opinion derives from reading here and there on the internet).

So my question is: are all of these circuits really useful to learn or study? Do they have a specific didactic purpose?

Thanks!

bd139:
Yes they are definitely worth learning about even if you never use one. They still have uses in signal switching, sample and hold, feedback circuits and oscillators.

Moriambar:
thanks

tszaboo:
Yes, it is worth learning. Discrete components and analog is a not a mainstream knowledge anymore, everyone is investing their time in programming. JFETs are excellent for precision analog.

lordvader88:
Are they easier to model than BJT's ? I've never seen any equations for JFETs yet, but I will learn them as well.

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