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** Chapter 8: Pulse and Switching Circuits [http://w140.com/kurt/tunnel_diodes_gentile_ch8.pdf PDF] / [http://w140.com/kurt/tunnel_diodes_gentile_ch8.djvu DJVU]
** Chapter 8: Pulse and Switching Circuits [http://w140.com/kurt/tunnel_diodes_gentile_ch8.pdf PDF] / [http://w140.com/kurt/tunnel_diodes_gentile_ch8.djvu DJVU]
* Tunnel diode switching circuits and the back diode. Service Scope [[Media:Service Scope 38 Jun 1966.pdf  | No. 38, June 1966]] and [[Media:Service Scope 39 Aug 1966.pdf  | No. 39, August 1966]]
* Tunnel diode switching circuits and the back diode. Service Scope [[Media:Service Scope 38 Jun 1966.pdf  | No. 38, June 1966]] and [[Media:Service Scope 39 Aug 1966.pdf  | No. 39, August 1966]]
* [http://w140.com/GenRad_Experimenter_July-Aug_1960.pdf Article by General Radio on Tunnel Diode Measurements (PDF)]
* [https://w140.com/GenRad_Experimenter_July-Aug_1960.pdf Article by General Radio on Tunnel Diode Measurements]
* [http://www.tpub.com/neets/book7/26a.htm tpub.com: The Tunnel Diode]
* [https://www.tpub.com/neets/book7/26a.htm tpub.com: The Tunnel Diode]
* [http://w140.com/aec-nasa_april69_tunnel_diodes.pdf AEC - NASA Tech Brief 69-10116 (1969): Simple Tunnel Diode Circuit for Accurate Zero Crossing Timing]
* [https://w140.com/aec-nasa_april69_tunnel_diodes.pdf AEC - NASA Tech Brief 69-10116 (1969): Simple Tunnel Diode Circuit for Accurate Zero Crossing Timing]
* [http://w140.com/Nucl_Instrum_Methods_TD_Induct_effects_1968.pdf Nuclear Instruments and Methods 66 (1968): Inductance Effects on Capacitive Loading of a Tunnel Diode]
* [https://w140.com/Nucl_Instrum_Methods_TD_Induct_effects_1968.pdf Nuclear Instruments and Methods 66 (1968): Inductance Effects on Capacitive Loading of a Tunnel Diode]
* [http://w140.com/andrews_directional-coupler_td_trig.pdf Andrews "Directional-Coupler Technique for Triggering a Tunnel Diode" (PDF)]
* [https://w140.com/andrews_directional-coupler_td_trig.pdf Andrews "Directional-Coupler Technique for Triggering a Tunnel Diode"]
* [http://w140.com/andrews_nahman_flat_pulse_gen.pdf Andrews and Nahman "Reference Waveform Flat Pulse Generator" (PDF)]
* [https://w140.com/andrews_nahman_flat_pulse_gen.pdf Andrews and Nahman "Reference Waveform Flat Pulse Generator"]
* [http://w140.com/andrews_improved_td_pulse_bias.pdf Andrews "Improved Bias Supply for Tunnel-Diode Picosecond Pulse Generators" (PDF)]
* [https://w140.com/andrews_improved_td_pulse_bias.pdf Andrews "Improved Bias Supply for Tunnel-Diode Picosecond Pulse Generators"]
* [http://w140.com/nasa_paull_tunnel_diode_logic.pdf NASA Technical Note: Paull, Cancro, and Garrahan, "Low Power Nanosecond Pulse and Logic Circuits Using Tunnel Diodes"]
* [https://w140.com/nasa_paull_tunnel_diode_logic.pdf NASA Technical Note: Paull, Cancro, and Garrahan, "Low Power Nanosecond Pulse and Logic Circuits Using Tunnel Diodes"]
* [[Media:Diode-Circuits-Handbook-Rufus-Turner.pdf|Rufus P. Turner, "Diode Circuits Handbook"]]
* [[Media:Diode-Circuits-Handbook-Rufus-Turner.pdf|Rufus P. Turner, "Diode Circuits Handbook"]]
* [https://www.americanmicrosemi.com/tutorial/tunnel-diode-and-back-diode/ American Micro Semiconductor: Tunnel Diode and Back Diode]
* [https://www.americanmicrosemi.com/tutorial/tunnel-diode-and-back-diode/ American Micro Semiconductor: Tunnel Diode and Back Diode]
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===Cross-reference===
===Cross-reference===
* [http://w140.com/tek_xref_tunnel_diodes.pdf Tektronix diode cross reference - Tunnel, Back, Four-layer, Varicap, Snap-off, Suppressor, PIN]
* [[Media:Tektronix_Tunnel_Diodes_Cross_Reference.pdf|Tektronix diode cross reference - Tunnel, Back, Four-layer, Varicap, Snap-off, Suppressor, PIN]]
* [http://w140.com/tunnel_diodes_table_cs.html Craig Sawyers' 1N tunnel diode summary table]
* [https://w140.com/tunnel_diodes_table_cs.html Craig Sawyers' 1N tunnel diode summary table]
* [[Russian tunnel diodes]]
* [[Russian tunnel diodes]]
* See also [[:Category:Tunnel diodes]] /  [[:Category:Back diodes]]
* See also [[:Category:Tunnel diodes]] /  [[:Category:Back diodes]]


===General Electric===
===General Electric===
* [http://w140.com/GE_Tunnel_Diode_Manual.pdf General Electric Tunnel Diode Manual, 1st ed. 1961]
* [https://w140.com/GE_Tunnel_Diode_Manual.pdf General Electric Tunnel Diode Manual, 1st ed. 1961]
* [http://w140.com/Ge1961TunnelDiodeManual.pdf General Electric Tunnel Diode Manual (1961)]  
* [https://w140.com/Ge1961TunnelDiodeManual.pdf General Electric Tunnel Diode Manual (1961)]  
* General Electric Transistor Manual (1964)
* General Electric Transistor Manual (1964)
** [http://w140.com/ge_transistor_manual_1964-ch14_td.pdf Chapter 14: Tunnel Diode Circuits (PDF)]
** [https://w140.com/ge_transistor_manual_1964-ch14_td.pdf Chapter 14: Tunnel Diode Circuits]
** [http://w140.com/ge_transistor_manual_1964-tunnel-diode_specs.pdf Chapter 19: Tunnel Diode Specifications]
** [https://w140.com/ge_transistor_manual_1964-tunnel-diode_specs.pdf Chapter 19: Tunnel Diode Specifications]
* [http://w140.com/kurt/ge_tunnel_diodes_71.pdf General Electric Tunnel Diode Specifications (1971)]
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* [http://w140.com/td262a.pdf GE TD26x/TD27x Datasheet (PDF)]
* [https://w140.com/td262a.pdf GE TD26x/TD27x Datasheet]
* [[Media:General Electric semiconductors 1966 HRFE.pdf|General Electric Tunnel Diodes in 1966 Transistor Catalog (PDF, OCR)]]
* [[Media:General Electric semiconductors 1966 HRFE.pdf|General Electric Tunnel Diodes in 1966 Transistor Catalog]] (OCR)
* [[Media:GE Research Information Services Tunnel Diodes.pdf|1959 General Electric Research Information Services Report on Tunnel Diodes (PDF)]]
* [[Media:GE Research Information Services Tunnel Diodes.pdf|1959 General Electric Research Information Services Report on Tunnel Diodes]]
* [[Media:Ge 1n3712-1n3721.pdf|General Electric 1N3712 to 1N3721 Data (PDF)]]
* [[Media:Ge 1n3712-1n3721.pdf|General Electric 1N3712 to 1N3721 Data]]


===RCA===
===RCA===
* [[Media:RCA 1963 Tunnel Diode Manual.pdf | RCA 1963 Tunnel Diode Manual (PDF,OCR,3MB)]]
* [[Media:RCA 1963 Tunnel Diode Manual.pdf | RCA 1963 Tunnel Diode Manual]] (OCR)


===Other Manufacturers===
===Other Manufacturers===
* [http://w140.com/kurt/gpd_tunnel_datasheet.pdf Germanium Power Devices Corp. Tunnel Diode Specifications, 6/1985] (1N3712–20, 1N3713–21)
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* [[Media:1n3271 to 1n4399b.pdf|1N3271 to 1N4399B Specs (PDF)]]
* [[Media:1n3271 to 1n4399b.pdf|1N3271 to 1N4399B Specs (PDF)]]
* [[Media:Tunnel diodes in 1961 D.A.T.A. book.pdf|Tunnel Diodes Section of 1961 D.A.T.A. book]] (full book: https://archive.org/details/DATASemiconductorDiodeRectifierCharacteristicsTabulation1961VolVII)
* [[Media:Tunnel diodes in 1961 D.A.T.A. book.pdf|Tunnel Diodes Section of 1961 D.A.T.A. book]] (full book: https://archive.org/details/DATASemiconductorDiodeRectifierCharacteristicsTabulation1961VolVII)
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<gallery>
<gallery>
Tek 575 tunnel diode.jpg     | Testing a tunnel diode on a [[575]]
Tek 575 tunnel diode.jpg         | Testing a tunnel diode on a [[575]]
7D20_Tunnel_Diode.jpg       | Testing a tunnel diode with an audio oscillator and a [[7D20]] in X-Y mode
7D20_Tunnel_Diode.jpg           | Testing a tunnel diode with an audio oscillator and a [[7D20]] in X-Y mode
Tunnel diode quick check.jpg | Tunnel diode quick check method, from [[Media:Service Scope 49 Apr 1968.pdf | Service Scope 49, April 1968]]
Tunnel diode quick check.jpg     | Tunnel diode quick check method, from [[Media:Service Scope 49 Apr 1968.pdf | Service Scope 49, April 1968]]
TD quick check example.jpg   | Tunnel diode quick check example using the method from Service Scope 49, April 1968.  Right beam is zoomed with delayed timebase to show step speed.
TD quick check example.jpg       | Tunnel diode quick check example using the method from Service Scope 49, April 1968.  Right beam is zoomed with delayed timebase to show step speed.
IV Ge TD-10mA.jpg           | Tektronix [[571]] curve tracer I-V run of a 10 mA germanium tunnel diode
IV Ge TD-10mA.jpg               | Tektronix [[571]] curve tracer I-V run of a 10 mA germanium tunnel diode
TDA253-Tunnel_Diode.jpg     | TD 253 Tunnel Diode from a Tek 547
TDA253-Tunnel_Diode.jpg         | TD 253 Tunnel Diode from a Tek 547
Tek_547-TunnelDiodes-Trigger.jpg | Tunnel Diodes TD253 and TD3A in a Tek 547 Trigger and Sweep Section)
Tek_547-TunnelDiodes-Trigger.jpg | Tunnel Diodes TD253 and TD3A in a Tek 547 Trigger and Sweep Section)
Tunnel_DIode_1D2_2.2mA.jpg | 1D2 Tunnel Diode (2.2 mA) in a Tek 547 Delay Pickoff
Tunnel_DIode_1D2_2.2mA.jpg       | 1D2 Tunnel Diode (2.2 mA) in a Tek 547 Delay Pickoff
</gallery>
</gallery>


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