TECHNICAL DATA NPN POWER SILICON TRANSISTOR Qualified per MIL-PRF-19500/526 Devices Qualified Level 2N3879 JANTX JANTXV MAXIMUM RATINGS Ratings Collector-Emitter Voltage Collector-Base Voltage Emitter-Base Voltage Base Current Collector Current Total Power Dissipation @ TC = 250C (1) Operating & Storage Junction Temperature Range Symbol Value Unit VCEO VCBO VEBO IB IC PT 75 120 7.0 5.0 7.0 35 -65 to +200 Vdc Vdc Vdc Adc Adc W 0 C Max. 5.0 Unit 0 C/W TJ, Tstg THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS Characteristics Thermal Resistance, Junction-to-Case 1) Derate linearly 200 mW/0C for TC > 250C Symbol RθJC TO-66* (TO-213AA) *See Appendix A for Package Outline ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TC = 250C unless otherwise noted) Characteristics Symbol Min. V(BR)CEO 75 Max. Unit OFF CHARACTERISTICS Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage IC = 200 mAdc Collector-Emitter Cutoff Current VCE = 50 Vdc Collector-Emitter Cutoff Current VCE = 100 Vdc, VBE = 1.5 Vdc Collector-Base Cutoff Current VCB = 120 Vdc Emitter-Base Cutoff Current VEB = 7.0 Vdc 6 Lake Street, Lawrence, MA 01841 1-800-446-1158 / (978) 794-1666 / Fax: (978) 689-0803 Vdc ICEO 5.0 Vdc ICEX 4.0 mAdc ICBO 25 mAdc IEBO 10 mAdc 120101 Page 1 of 2 2N3879 JAN SERIES ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (con’t) Characteristics Symbol Min. Max. 40 20 12 80 100 Unit ON CHARACTERISTICS (2) Forward-Current Transfer Ratio IC = 0.5 Adc, VCE = 5.0 Vdc IC = 4.0 Adc, VCE = 5.0 Vdc IC = 4.0 Adc, VCE = 2.0 Vdc Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage IC = 4.0 Adc, IB = 0.4 Adc Base-Emitter Saturation Voltage IC = 4.0 Adc, IB = 0.4 Adc Base-Emitter Voltage IC = 4.0 Adc, VCE = 2.0 Vdc hFE VCE(sat) 1.2 Vdc VBE(sat) 2.0 Vdc VBE(on) 1.8 Vdc DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS Magnitude of Common Emitter Small-Signal Short-Circuit Forward Current Transfer Ratio IC = 500 mAdc, VCE = 10 Vdc, f = 10 MHz Output Capacitance VCB = 10 Vdc, IE = 0, 0.1 MHz ≤ f ≤ 1.0 MHz hfe 4.0 20 175 pF on 0.44 µs off 1.2 µs Cobo SWITCHING CHARACTERISTICS Turn-On Time VCC = 30 Vdc; IC = 4.0 Adc; IB = 0.4 Adc Turn-Off Time VCC = 30 Vdc; IC = 4.0 Adc; IB = -IB = 0.4 Adc t t SAFE OPERATING AREA DC Tests TC = +250C, 1 Cycle, t = 1.0 s Test 1 VCE = 5.0 Vdc, IC = 7.0 Adc Test 2 VCE = 28 Vdc, IC = 1.25 Adc Test 3 VCE = 40 Vdc, IC = 500 mAdc Test 4 VCE = 75 Vdc, IC = 100 mAdc (2) Pulse Test: Pulse Width = 300µs, Duty Cycle ≤ 2.0%. 6 Lake Street, Lawrence, MA 01841 1-800-446-1158 / (978) 794-1666 / Fax: (978) 689-0803 120101 Page 2 of 2