Microchip-Tech-2N3879

TECHNICAL DATA  

NPN P

O

W

E

R

S

I

LICON TRAN

S

I

S

T

OR  

Qualified per MI

L

–

P

RF

–

1

9500/ 526  

D

e

v

i

c

es  

Qualified

L

e

v

e

l  

JANTX  

JANTXV  

2N3879  

MAXIMUM RATINGS  

Ratings  

Collector-Emitter Voltage  

Symbol  

Value  

75  

Unit  

Vdc  

Vdc  

Vdc  

Adc  

Adc  

V

CEO  

V

CBO  

V

EBO  

I

B  

Collector-Base Voltage  

Emitter-Base Voltage  

Base Current  

120  

7.0  

5.0  

7.0  

Collector Current  

I

C  

Total Power Dissipation  

@ T

C

= 25

0

C

(1)  

35  

W

P

T  

Operating & Storage Junction Temperature Range  

-65 to +200  

T

J

,

T  

stg  

THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS  

Characteristics  

TO-66*  

(TO-213AA)  

Symbol  

Max.  

Unit  

Thermal Resistance, Junction-to-Case  

1) Derate linearly 200 mW/

0

C for T

C

> 25

0

C  

5.0  

R

q

JC  

*See Appendix A for  

Package Outline  

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (T

C

= 25

0

C unless otherwise noted)  

Characteristics  

Symbol  

Min.  

Max.  

Unit  

OFF CHARACTERISTICS  

Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage  

I

C

= 200 mAdc  

Collector-Emitter Cutoff Current  

V

CE

= 50 Vdc  

Collector-Emitter Cutoff Current  

V

CE

= 100 Vdc, V

BE

= 1.5 Vdc  

Collector-Base Cutoff Current  

V

CB

= 120 Vdc  

Emitter-Base Cutoff Current  

V

EB

= 7.0 Vdc  

75  

Vdc  

Vdc  

V

(BR)  

CEO  

5.0  

4.0  

25  

I

CEO  

I

CEX  

I

CBO  

I

EBO  

mAdc  

mAdc  

mAdc  

10  

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2N3879 JAN SERIES  

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (con’t)  

Characteristics  

Symbol  

Min.  

Max.  

Unit  

ON CHARACTERISTICS

(2)  

Forward-Current Transfer Ratio  

I

C

= 0.5 Adc, V

CE

= 5.0 Vdc  

I

C

= 4.0 Adc, V

CE

= 5.0 Vdc  

I

C

= 4.0 Adc, V

CE

= 2.0 Vdc  

Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage  

I

C

= 4.0 Adc, I

B

= 0.4 Adc  

40  

20  

12  

h

FE  

80  

100  

1.2  

2.0  

1.8  

Vdc  

Vdc  

Vdc  

V

CE(sat)  

V

BE(sat)  

V

BE(on)  

Base-Emitter Saturation Voltage  

I

C

= 4.0 Adc, I

B

= 0.4 Adc  

Base-Emitter Voltage  

I

C

= 4.0 Adc, V

CE

= 2.0 Vdc  

DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS  

Magnitude of Common Emitter Small-Signal Short-Circuit  

Forward Current Transfer Ratio  

4.0  

20  

½

h

fe

½

 

I

C

= 500 mAdc, V

CE

= 10 Vdc, f = 10 MHz  

Output Capacitance  

V

CB

= 10 Vdc, I

E

= 0, 0.1 MHz

£

f

£

1.0 MHz  

175  

pF  

C

obo  

SWITCHING CHARACTERISTICS  

Turn-On Time  

V

CC

= 30 Vdc; I

C

= 4.0 Adc; I

B

= 0.4 Adc  

Turn-Off Time  

m

s  

m

s  

0.44  

1.2  

V

CC

= 30 Vdc; I

C

= 4.0 Adc; I

B

=

–

I

B

= 0.4 Adc  

SAFE OPERATING AREA  

DC Tests  

T

C

= +25

0

C, 1 Cycle, t = 1.0 s  

Test 1  

V

CE

= 5.0 Vdc, I

C

= 7.0 Adc  

Test 2  

V

CE

= 28 Vdc, I

C

= 1.25 Adc  

Test 3  

V

CE

= 40 Vdc, I

C

= 500 mAdc  

Test 4  

V

CE

= 75 Vdc, I

C

= 100 mAdc  

(2) Pulse Test: Pulse Width = 300

m

s, Duty Cycle

£

2.0%.  

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01841  

1-800-446-1158 / (978) 794-1666 / Fax: (978) 689-0803  

120101  

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