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ESAKI DIODE [1 record]

Record 1 2022-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronics
  • Electrical Engineering
CONT

A tunnel diode or Esaki diode is a type of semiconductor diode that has effectively "negative resistance" due to the quantum mechanical effect called tunneling.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électronique
  • Électrotechnique
CONT

Dans une diode tunnel, les matériaux de la jonction sont dopés à 1 000 impuretés pour 10 millions d'atomes. Ce fort dopage produit une très mince zone désertée très similaire à celle d'une diode Zener.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electrónica
  • Electrotecnia
DEF

Dispositivo electrónico con velocidades de conmutación de nanosegundos (millonésimas de millonésima).

OBS

Usado en los circuitos y memorias de alta velocidad de las computadoras (ordenadores).

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