NTE2556 Silicon NPN Transistor Darlington, Motor/Relay Driver Features: D High DC Current Gain D High Current Capacity D Wide ASO Range Applications: D Motor Drivers D Printer Hammer Drivers D Relay Drivers D Voltage Regulator Control Absolute Maximum Ratings: (TA = +25°C unless otherwise specified) Collector Base Voltage, VCBO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110V Collector Emitter Voltage, VCEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100V Emitter Base Voltage, VEBO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6V Collector Current, IC Continuous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8A Peak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12A Collector Power Dissipation, PC TA = +25°C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.65W TC = +25°C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40W Operating Junction Temperature, TJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +150°C Storage Temperature Range, Tstg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –55° to +150°C Electrical Characteristics: (TA = +25°C unless otherwise specified) Parameter Symbol Test Conditions Min Typ Max Unit Collector Cutoff Current ICBO VCB = 80V, IE = 0 – – 0.1 mA Emitter Cutoff Current IEBO VEB = 5V, IC = 0 – – 3.0 mA DC Current Gain hFE VCE = 3V, IC = 4A fT VCE = 5V, IC = 4A – 20 – MHz Collector Emitter Saturation Voltage VCE(sat) IC = 4A, IB = 8mA – 0.9 1.5 V Base Emitter Saturation Voltage VBE(sat) IC = 4A, IB = 8mA – – 2.0 V Gain–Bandwidth Product 1500 4000 – Electrical Characteristics (Cont’d): (TA = +25°C unless otherwise specified) Parameter Symbol Test Conditions Collector Base Breakdown Voltage V(BR)CBO IC = 5mA, IE = 0 V(BR)CEO IC = 50mA, RBE = ∞ Collector Emitter Breakdown Voltage Turn–On Time ton Storage Time tstg Fall Time tf VCC = 50V, VBE = –5V, 500IB1 = –500IB2 = IC = 4A, Pulse Width = 50µs, Duty Cycle ≤ 1% .402 (10.2) Min Typ Max Unit 110 – – V 100 – – V – 0.6 – µs – 4.8 – µs – 1.6 – µs .177 (4.5) .035 (0.9) .051 (1.3) .346 (8.8) B C E .433 (11.0) .019 (0.5) NPN .100 (2.54) C B E