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Tokyo, Japan. In 1958, Leo Esaki publishes his invention of the Tunnel Diode, a highly flexible, very fast [[Semiconductors|semiconductor]] [[Diode|diode]], where current diminishes as voltage increases. The device became widely used in a tremendous variety of products.  
Tokyo, Japan. In 1958, [[Leo Esaki|Leo Esaki]] publishes his invention of the Tunnel Diode, a highly flexible, very fast [[Semiconductors|semiconductor]] [[Diode|diode]], where current diminishes as voltage increases. The device became widely used in a tremendous variety of products.  


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Tokyo, Japan. In 1958, Leo Esaki publishes his invention of the Tunnel Diode, a highly flexible, very fast semiconductor diode, where current diminishes as voltage increases. The device became widely used in a tremendous variety of products.