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Where does the body diode in a MOSFET come from? I understand that its built in and an intrinsic part of the MOSFET. All illustrations of a MOSFET that I've seen depict the structure as two diodes back to back but non hint at where the diode comes from.

typical MOSFET structure

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Where does the body diode in a MOSFET come from? I understand that its built in and an intrinsic part of the MOSFET. All illustrations of a MOSFET that I've seen depict the structure as two diodes back to back but non hint at where the diode comes from.

typical MOSFET structure

schematic

simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab

Where does the body diode in a MOSFET come from? I understand that its built in and an intrinsic part of the MOSFET. All illustrations of a MOSFET that I've seen depict the structure as two diodes back to back but non hint at where the diode comes from.

typical MOSFET structure

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simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab

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vini_i
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Where does the MOSFET body diode come from?

Where does the body diode in a MOSFET come from? I understand that its built in and an intrinsic part of the MOSFET. All illustrations of a MOSFET that I've seen depict the structure as two diodes back to back but non hint at where the diode comes from.

typical MOSFET structure

schematic

simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab