How is the maximum allowable voltage determined that can be used on the gate-source threshold voltage of a mosfet? I didnt see any "dont go above this voltage" on the n channel mosfet datasheet for the gate-source threshhold connection. All i saw was a min and max voltage but of course they didnt mean max in a rational way, they mean max as minimum voltage required to turn it on, the real max is a mystery, especially since im just learning about n and p channel mosfets. Please send help. Thanks electrobudzzz

 

How is the maximum allowable voltage determined that can be used on the gate-source threshold voltage of a mosfet?

It's given in the Absolute Maximum Ratings table (see last item of a typical N-MOSFET in table below):

 

It's given in the Absolute Maximum Ratings table (see last item of a typical N-MOSFET in table below):

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Somehow i missed that heading in the datasheet. I just checked and there it was, just like you said. I understand it better now, because of your help, sir. Thank you kindly