Advantages and disadvantages of point contact diode

There are some advantages of point contact diode which are given below.

• The point contact diode has very low forward resistance.
• The point contact diode has very low reverse resistance.
• It has very low junction capacitance.
• It is Ideal for low signal applications.
• It iswidely used in microwave mixers and detectors.

There are some disadvantages of point contact diode which are given below.

• The Point contact diode produces high electric noise.
• It’s V-I characteristics do not remain constant.
• It has low breakdown voltage.
• It cannot withstand very high power.