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Physical / electrical concepts

P-channel MOSFET

The mirror image. Switch closes when gate is driven LOW. Used to pull a pin UP to VCC in the top half of an SPI output. Also used for reverse-polarity protection.

How it looks

Drawing
P-CHANNEL: SWITCHES THINGS TO THE SUPPLYgatesourcedrain
Source to the supply; a LOW gate turns it on. The small circle on the gate marks the inverted control.

How it works

P-CHANNEL MOSFET FEEDING POWERsupplyto the loadgate HIGHoff: no power outgate LOWon: power flows

Where it fits

Mirror of the n-channel MOSFET; paired, they make a CMOS pair.

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