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The Importance of Gate Insulators in Transistors
The gate contact in a transistor controls the conductivity of the conduction channel based on the voltage applied to it./nThe thickness of the gate insulator in a transistor has been gradually decreased to maintain similar current voltage characteristics while using a similar voltage./nSilicon dioxide is the material commonly used as a gate insulator due to its superior characteristics in terms of insulation and energy gaps./nThe interaction between silicon and oxygen is crucial for the performance of transistors./nSilicon is a semiconductor that only requires silicon atoms, unlike other semiconductors that need two different kinds of atoms.