Tunnel diode to transistor interface circuit for interconnecting high speed circuitry to relatively slower speed circuitry

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IN COMBINATION, INPUT TERMINAL MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY RECEIVING INPUT SIGNALS, FIRST DIODE MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID INPUT TERMINAL MEANS SUCH THAT INPUT SIGNALS AT SAID INPUT TERMINAL MEANS FORWARD BIAS SAID FIRST DIODE MEANS, FIRST CURRENT SOURCE MEANS, FIRST CURRENT SINK MEANS, SECOND DIODE MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST CURRENT SOURCE AND SAID FIRST CURRENT SINK, SAID SECOND DIODE BEING FORWARD BIASED TO PASS CURRENT THERETHROUGH FROM SAID SOURCE TO SAID SINK EXCEPT WHEN SAID FIRST DIODE MEANS IS FORWARD BIASED, TUNNEL DIODE MEANS EXHIBITING FIRST AND SECOND STABLE OPERATING CONDITIONS AND BEING CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST CURRENT SOURCE AND SAID SECOND DIODE MEANS IN SUCH A FASHION THAT BIAS CURRENT MAY BE APPLIED THERETO BY SAID FIRST CURRENT SOURCE WHERBY SAID TUNNEL DIODE EXHIBITS SAID FIRST STABLE OPERATING CONDITION AND ADDITIONAL CURRENT MAY BE APPLIED THERETO BY SAID SOURCE WHEN SAID FIRST DIODE IS FORWARD BIASED WHEREBY SAID TUNNEL DIODE EXHIBITS SAID SECOND STABLE OPERATING CONDITION, TRANSISTOR MEANS HAVING A CONTROL ELEMENT CONNECTED TO SAID TUNNEL DIODE IN SUCH A FASHION THAT THE OPERATING CONDITION OF SAID TRANSISTOR MAY BE VARIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPERATING CONDITION EXHIBITED BY SAID TUNNEL DIODE, BIAS MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID TRANSISTOR, OUTPUT TERMINAL MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID TRANSISTOR, THIRD DIODE MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID TUNNEL DIODE AND TO SAID CONTROL ELEMENT OF SAID TRANSISTOR, AND DELAY MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID OUTPUT TERMINAL AND SAID THIRD DIODE MEANS WHEREBY SAID TUNNEL DIODE MAY BE SELECTIVELY RESET TO SAID FIRST OPERATING CONDITION IN RESPONSE TO THE CONDUCTING STATE OF SAID THIRD DIODE BY SIGNALS PRODUCED BY SAID TRANSISTOR AT A TIME DELAYED FROM THE PRODUCTION OF SAID SIGNALS.