Which failure results when gate oxide thickness decreases in FETs?

💡 Explanation

Decreasing gate oxide thickness increases the probability of quantum tunneling. This allows electrons to tunnel through the oxide layer, because the potential barrier width decreases, therefore increasing gate leakage current rather than changing channel or drain behavior.

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