Tunnel Diode

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:microprocessor
gptkbp:advantage difficult to manufacture
low output power
limited voltage range
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Esaki_diode
gptkbp:application logic circuits
frequency converters
microwave oscillators
pulse generators
high-speed electronics
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics_to_Leo_Esaki_(1973)
gptkbp:characteristic negative resistance
gptkbp:feature heavily doped p-n junction
low voltage operation
very fast response
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tunnel Diode
gptkbp:introducedIn 1957
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Leo_Esaki
gptkbp:material gptkb:gallium_arsenide
silicon
germanium
gptkbp:namedAfter quantum tunneling effect
gptkbp:operates quantum mechanical tunneling
gptkbp:replacedBy transistors in many applications
gptkbp:symbol special diode symbol with bent bar
gptkbp:usedFor amplifiers
oscillators
high-speed switching
microwave frequency applications
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Varactor_Diodes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6