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To: graphicsguru who wrote (243141)10/31/2007 9:45:15 PM
From: combjellyRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 275872
 
"(a) and (b) seem a bit contradictory to me. Am I missing
something?"

a) is leakage between the gate and the source and drain.

b) is leakage between the source and the drain.

With a) you are pretty much stuck with on a given process. b) can be compensated for in a variety of circuit design ways.

Chipguy knows more about this than I.