[sdiy] Does Source = Drain???

[Antti Huovilainen]

On Sun, 13 Jun 2010, David G. Dixon wrote:

> Every datasheet I've ever read on JFETs always says that the source and
> drain are interchangeable, right on the front page.  I don't think it
> matters.  I'd say, orient them for maximum layout convenience.

Does this hold even for parasitic components?

Antti

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