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What are tunnel diodes ?
The tunnel diode is a form of very fast semiconductor
diode that will operate into a microwave frequency
region.
Is a two terminal device.
Switching in 1 nano second.
Tunnel diode is also known as Esaki diode after the name
of Leo Esaki for his work on this effect.
Low cost
High reliability
Light weight
Small size