{"schemaVersion":1,"slug":"iec-tunnel-diode-tunnel-diode","name":"IEC tunnel diode: tunnel diode","kind":"symbol","abbreviation":"TUNNEL","aliases":["HDI1_S00645","VDI1_S00645","tunnel diode Tunnel Diode"],"category":"electronics-components","drawingTypes":["Schematic"],"referenceFamilies":["IEC","Manufacturer"],"summary":"Tunnel diode form: Tunnel Diode.","description":["A tunnel diode has a heavily doped junction whose current-voltage characteristic includes a negative differential-resistance region caused by tunnelling. This entry identifies the tunnel diode form in the publisher's IEC-context family.","An oscillator or fast switching circuit can bias the junction in the required region. The bias network is essential to understanding why this device behaves differently from a normal rectifier. ","A tunnel diode is distinct from a Zener diode: the useful characteristic is its negative-resistance region rather than a specified reverse breakdown clamp."],"readingNotes":["An oscillator or fast switching circuit can bias the junction in the required region. The bias network is essential to understanding why this device behaves differently from a normal rectifier.","A tunnel diode is distinct from a Zener diode: the useful characteristic is its negative-resistance region rather than a specified reverse breakdown clamp."],"drawingChecklist":["Identify terminal polarity and the required bias region.","Reference the selected component characteristics and package pinout.","Show the surrounding bias and signal-conditioning network."],"distinction":"This entry adds the tunnel diode detail to the broader tunnel diode family. A tunnel diode is distinct from a Zener diode: the useful characteristic is its negative-resistance region rather than a specified reverse breakdown clamp.","facts":[{"label":"Drawing form","value":"Tunnel Diode"},{"label":"Public vendor block names","value":"HDI1_S00645 / VDI1_S00645. Autodesk identifiers, not standards database IDs."},{"label":"Drawing purpose","value":"tunnel diode"},{"label":"Graphic scope","value":"Independently authored educational illustration; not certified standard geometry, a terminal pinout or a product footprint."}],"references":[{"sourceId":"pub-symbol-semiconductors","relevance":"Public Semiconductor Components table explicitly lists HDI1_S00645 / VDI1_S00645 with this operating or connection form. Vendor graphics are linked, not copied."}],"related":["diode","photodiode","npn-phototransistor"],"artwork":"s28-iec-tunnel-diode-tunnel-diode","publishedOn":"2026-10-28","updatedOn":"2026-10-28","provenance":"independent-public-research","symbolVariant":{"convention":"IEC","form":"Tunnel Diode","reference":"Autodesk IEC-60617 Symbol Preview: Semiconductor Components, HDI1_S00645 / VDI1_S00645. This identifies the publisher's library context; exact IEC graphics and database identities are not asserted."},"plainEnglish":{"title":"What does IEC tunnel diode: tunnel diode mean?","introduction":"A tunnel diode has a heavily doped junction whose current-voltage characteristic includes a negative differential-resistance region caused by tunnelling. This entry identifies the tunnel diode form in the publisher's IEC-context family.","example":"An oscillator or fast switching circuit can bias the junction in the required region. 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The original symbol illustration and its drawing notes appear below; these boxes are not a wiring diagram.","sources":[{"label":"AutoCAD Electrical: Semiconductor components","url":"https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2021/ENU/AutoCAD-Electrical/files/GUID-AC954072-7314-4682-88AF-38160D61E9A2.htm"}],"detail":"Tunnel diode form: Tunnel Diode. This entry adds the tunnel diode detail to the broader tunnel diode family. 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Linked for reference; no graphics or CAD files are redistributed.","checkedOn":"2026-10-13","reuse":"link-only","relevance":"Public Semiconductor Components table explicitly lists HDI1_S00645 / VDI1_S00645 with this operating or connection form. Vendor graphics are linked, not copied."}]}