Electronic – Where does the MOSFET body diode come from

body-diodemosfet

Where does the body diode in a MOSFET come from? I understand that its built in and an intrinsic part of the MOSFET. All illustrations of a MOSFET that I've seen depict the structure as two diodes back to back but non hint at where the diode comes from.

typical MOSFET structure

schematic

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Best Answer

To be more accurate, in a typical power U-mosfet structure in use today [aka trench mosfet], this body diode is a PIN diode:

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Image from this textbook.