NTE2551 (NPN) & NTE2552 (PNP) Silicon Complementary Transistors Darlington Driver, Switch Features: D High DC Current Gain D Low Saturation Voltage D High Current Capacity and Wide ASO D Isolated TO220 Type Package 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70V Collector–Emitter Voltage, VCEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60V Emitter–Base Voltage, VEBO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6V Collector Current, IC Continuous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A Peak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15A Collector Power Dissipation, PC TA = +25°C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2W TC = +25°C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30W 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 Cut–Off Current ICBO VCB = 40V, IE = 0 – – 0.1 mA Emitter Cut–Off Current IEBO VEB = 5V, IC = 0 – – 3.0 mA DC Current Gain Gain–Bandwidth Product hFE (1) VCE = 2V, IC = 5A 2000 500 0 – fT VCE = 5V, IC = 5A – 20 – MHz Collector–Emitter Saturation Voltage VCE(sat) IC = 5A, IB = 10mA – 0.9 1.5 V Base–Emitter Saturation Voltage VBE(sat) – – 2.0 V Collector–Base Breakdown Voltage V(BR)CBO IC = 5mA, IE = 0 70 – – V 60 – – V IC = 5A, IB = 10mA Collector–Emitter Breakdown Voltage V(BR)CEO IC = 50mA, RBE = ∞ Electrical Characteristics (Cont’d): (TA = +25°C unless otherwise specified) Parameter Symbol Test Conditions Min Typ Max Unit – 0.6 – µs – 0.5 – µs – 3.0 – µs – 1.5 – µs – 1.8 – µs – 1.7 – µs Switching Characteristics Turn–On Time NTE2551 ton NTE2552 Storage Time NTE2551 tstg VCC = 20V, IC = 5A, IB1 = –IB2 = 500mA, Pulse Width = 50µs µ Duty Cycle ≤ 1% NTE2552 Fall Time NTE2551 tf NTE2552 NTE2551 (NPN) C B .402 (10.2) Max .173 (4.4) Max .224 (5.7) Max .114 (2.9) Max .122 (3.1) Dia E .295 (7.5) .165 (4.2) .669 (17.0) Max B C E NTE2552 (PNP) .531 (13.5) Min C B .100 (2.54) .059 (1.5) Max E NOTE: Tab is isolated