What are the applications of tunnel diode?

Applications:

• The tunnel diode is used as a microwave oscillator at a frequency of about 10 GHz.
• It is used as logic memory storage device.
• The tunnel diode is used in relaxation oscillator circuits, due to its feature of –ive resistance.
• The tunnel diode is widely used in satellite communication equipments
• It is used as an ultra high speed switch due to tunneling. It has switching time is nanosecond or picoseconds.
• The tunnel diode is used as an amplifier.
• It can be used in modern military equipments.
• It is used in nuclear magnetic resource machine.

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