An electronic device including first, second and third conductor layers respectively
arranged as the source, drain and gate electrodes of a field effect transistor,
the third conductor layer being capacitively coupled with both the first and second
conductor layers but with the second conductor layer to a greater degree than with
the first conductor layer, wherein the electronic device is operable as a non-linear
capacitor by applying an alternating voltage across the third conductor layer and
the first conductor layer whilst leaving the second conductor layer at a floating
potential. Also, an electronic device including a first pair of capacitively coupled
first and second conductor layers and a second pair of capacitively coupled third
and fourth conductor layers, wherein the first and third conductor layers and the
second and fourth conductor layers are arranged as the drain and source electrodes
of respective field effect transistors together with one or more gate electrodes
conductively connected to either of the first and second conductor layers, wherein
the electronic device is operable as a non-linear capacitor by applying an alternating
voltage across the first and second conductor layers whilst leaving the third and
fourth conductor layers at a floating potential.