<div dir="ltr"><div>Interesting element.</div><div>Could be handy for wave shaping applications.<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Apr 3, 2021 at 3:28 AM cheater cheater via Synth-diy <<a href="mailto:synth-diy@synth-diy.org">synth-diy@synth-diy.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi all, a recent conversation about tunnel diodes brought me to the<br>
question of something like this could be useful with synthesizer<br>
design. Putting aside the fact that they are currently very rare, are<br>
the unique characteristics of this kind of device useful?<br>
Specifically, they have a negative resistance segment in their I/V<br>
curve. The curve rises (positive resistance), then falls (negative<br>
resistance), then rises again.<br>
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This article explains tunneling diodes pretty well:<br>
<a href="https://www.electronicshub.org/tunnel-diode-working-characteristics-applications/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.electronicshub.org/tunnel-diode-working-characteristics-applications/</a><br>
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and here is the I/V curve:<br>
<a href="https://www.electronicshub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Tunnel-Diode-I-V-Characteristics.jpg" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.electronicshub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Tunnel-Diode-I-V-Characteristics.jpg</a><br>
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I know for one thing tunnel diodes were used to make very fast<br>
oscillators, schmitt triggers, and flip-flops, but other than that,<br>
are there any other uses where they could be used?<br>
<br>
Thanks<br>
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