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Which outcome results when high drain voltage causes short-channel MOSFET electrons to gain excessive kinetic energy?

A)Channel length modulation worsens sharply
B)Subthreshold leakage current decreases
C)Effective gate insulator thickness increases
D)Gate capacitance becomes more linear

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Hot carrier injection into the gate oxide significantly worsens channel length modulation because the high-energy electrons can overcome the silicon-silicon dioxide barrier, becoming trapped in the gate oxide; therefore modulation worsens, rather than improved gate linearity or modified leakage.

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