Modelling of an Esaki Tunnel Diode in a Circuit Simulator

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<tspan style="font-size: 12.50px; " x="19.804752" y="0">1</tspan>
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<tspan style="font-size: 12.50px; " x="9.3772497" y="0">1</tspan>
<tspan style="font-size: 12.50px; " x="18.404415" y="0">×</tspan>
<tspan style="font-size: 12.50px; " x="29.182001" y="0">1</tspan>
<tspan style="font-size: 12.50px; " x="35.433502" y="0">0</tspan>
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										0.35
									</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><span style="font-family:monospace">VPK </span></td><td align="center">
										0.065
									</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><span style="font-family:monospace">A2 </span></td><td align="center">
										10
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<tspan style="font-size: 12.50px; " x="6.2515001" y="0">.</tspan>
<tspan style="font-size: 12.50px; " x="9.3772497" y="0">0</tspan>
<tspan style="font-size: 12.50px; " x="15.62875" y="0">3</tspan>
<tspan style="font-size: 12.50px; " x="24.655916" y="0">×</tspan>
<tspan style="font-size: 12.50px; " x="35.433502" y="0">1</tspan>
<tspan style="font-size: 12.50px; " x="41.685001" y="0">0</tspan>
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										0.19
									</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><span style="font-family:monospace">FI </span></td><td align="center">
										0.0368
									</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><span style="font-family:monospace">R0 </span></td><td align="center">
										1.5
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Nondefault Esaki tunnel diode parameters used in transient simulation.

Active and Passive Electronic Components

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Table 2: Modelling of an Esaki Tunnel Diode in a Circuit Simulator 