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TECHNICAL DATA SHEET  
6 Lake Street, Lawrence, MA 01841  
1-800-446-1158 / (978) 620-2600 / Fax: (978) 689-0803  
NPN POWER SILICON TRANSISTOR  
Qualified per MIL-PRF-19500/394  
DEVICES  
LEVELS  
JAN  
JANTX  
JANTXV  
JANS  
2N4150  
2N4150S  
2N5237  
2N5237S  
2N5238  
2N5238S  
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS (T

C

= +25°C unless otherwise noted)  
2N4150  
2N5237  
2N5238  
Parameters / Test Conditions  
Symbol  
Unit  
2N4150S 2N5237S 2N5238S  
Collector-Emitter Voltage  
V

CEO  

V

CBO  

V

EBO  

I

C  

70  
120  
150  
10  
170  
200  
Vdc  
Vdc  
Vdc  
Adc  
Collector-Base Voltage  
Emitter-Base Voltage  
100  
Collector Current  
10  
Total Power Dissipation  
@ T

A

= +25°C

(1)  

@ T

C

= +25°C

(2)  

1.0  
15  
P

T  

W
Operating & Storage Junction Temperature Range  
T

j

, T

stg  

-65 to +200  
°C  
TO-5  
Thermal Resistance, Junction-to Case  
Junction- to Ambient  
R

θ
JC  

R

θ
JA  

10  
175  
°C/W  
2N4150, 2N5237, 2N5238  
1) Derate
 
linearly @ 5.7mW/°C for T

A

> +25°C  
2) Derate
 
linearly @ 100mW/°C for T

C

> +25°C  
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(T

A

= +25°C, unless otherwise noted)  
Parameters / Test Conditions  
OFF CHARACTERISTICS  
Symbol  
Min.  
Max.  
Unit  
Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage  
I

C

= 0.1mAdc  
70  
120  
170  
2N4150, 2N4150S  
2N5237, 2N5237S  
2N5238, 2N5238S  
V

(BR)CEO  

Vdc  
Collector-Emitter Cutoff Current  
V

BE

= 0.5Vdc, V

CE

= 60Vdc  
V

BE

= 0.5Vdc, V

CE

= 110Vdc  
10  
10  
10  
2N4150, 2N4150S  
2N5237, 2N5237S  
2N5238, 2N5238S  
I

CEX  

µAdc  
V

BE

= 0.5Vdc, V

CE

= 160Vdc  
TO-39  
(TO-205AD)  
2N4150S, 2N5237S, 2N5238S  
Collector-Emitter Cutoff Current  
V

CE

= 60Vdc  
2N4150, 2N4150S  
2N5237, 2N5237S  
2N5238, 2N5238S  
10  
10  
10  
I

CEO  

µAdc  
µAdc  
V

CE

= 110Vdc  
V

CE

= 160Vdc  
Emitter-Base Cutoff Current  
V

EB

= 7.0Vdc  
10  
0.1  
I

EBO  

V

EB

= 5.0Vdc  
T4-LDS-0014 Rev. 4 (082192)  
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TECHNICAL DATA SHEET  
6 Lake Street, Lawrence, MA 01841  
1-800-446-1158 / (978) 620-2600 / Fax: (978) 689-0803  
NPN POWER SILICON TRANSISTOR  
Qualified per MIL-PRF-19500/394  
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(T

A

= +25°C, unless otherwise noted)
(CONT.)  
Parameters / Test Conditions  
Symbol  
Min.  
Max.  
Unit  
Collector-Base Cutoff Current  
V

CB

= 100Vdc  
V

CB

= 150Vdc  
10  
10  
10  
0.1  
2N4150, 2N4150S  
2N5237, 2N5237S  
2N5238, 2N5238S  
All Types  
I

CBO  

µAdc  
V

CB

= 200Vdc  
V

CB

= 80Vdc  
ON CHARACTERISTICS

(3)  

Forward-Current Transfer Ratio  
I

C

= 1.0Adc, V

CE

= 5.0Vdc  
2N4150, 2N4150S  
2N5237, 2N5237S  
2N5238, 2N5238S  
All Types  
50  
50  
50  
40  
10  
200  
225  
225  
120  
–
h

FE  

I

C

= 5.0Adc, V

CE

= 5.0Vdc  
I

C

= 10Adc, V

CE

= 5.0Vdc  
All Types  
Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage  
I

C

= 5.0Adc, I

B

= 0.5Adc  
I

C

= 10Adc, I

B

= 1.0Adc  
Base-Emitter Saturation Voltage  
I

C

= 5.0Adc, I

B

= 0.5Adc  
I

C

= 10Adc, I

B

= 1.0Adc  
V

CE(sat)  

0.6  
2.5  
Vdc  
Vdc  
V

BE(sat)  

1.5  
25  
DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS  
Parameters / Test Conditions  
Symbol  
Min.  
Max.  
Unit  
Magnitude of Common Emitter Small-Signal Short-Circuit  
Forward Current Transfer Ratio  
|h

fe

|  
1.5  
7.5  
I

C

= 0.2Adc, V

CE

= 10Vdc, f = 10MHz  
Forward Current Transfer Ratio  
40  
40  
40  
160  
160  
250  
I

C

= 50mAdc, V

CE

= 5.0V, f = 1.0kHz  
2N4150, 2N4150S  
2N5237, 2N5237S  
2N5238, 2N5238S  
h

fe  

Output Capacitance  
V

CB

= 10Vdc, I

E

= 0, 100kHz
≤
f
≤
1.0MHz  
C

obo  

350  
pF  
SWITCHING CHARACTERISTICS  
Parameters / Test Conditions  
Delay Time  
Symbol  
Min.  
Max.  
50  
Unit  
ns  
ns  
t

d  

t

r  

t

s  

t

f  

V

CC

= 20Vdc, V

BB

= 5.0Vdc  
I

C

= 5.0Adc, I

B1

= 0.5Adc  
Rise Time  
500  
1.5  
µs  
Storage Time  
V

CC

= 20Vdc, V

BB

= 5.0Vdc  
I

C

= 5.0Adc, I

B1

= -I

B2

= -0.5Adc  
ns  
Fall Time  
500  
SAFE OPERATING AREA  
DC Tests  
T

C

= +25°C, 1 Cycle, t = 1.0s  
Test 1  
V

CE

= 40Vdc, I

C

= 0.22Adc  
Test 2  
V

CE

= 70Vdc, I

C

= 90mAdc  
Test 3  
V

CE

= 120Vdc, I

C

= 15mAdc  
2N5237, 2N5237S  
2N5238, 2N5238S  
V

CE

= 170Vdc, I

C

= 3.5mAdc  
(3) Pulse Test: Pulse Width = 300µs, Duty Cycle
≤
2.0%  
T4-LDS-0014 Rev. 4 (082192)  
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