STMicroelectronics-TIP42C

TIP41C  

TIP42C  

Complementary power transistors  

.

Features  

■

Complementary PNP-NPN devices  

■

New enhanced series  

■

High switching speed  

■

h grouping  

FE  

■

h improved

 

linearity  

3

FE  

2

1

Applications  

TO-220  

■

General purpose circuits  

■

Audio amplifier  

Figure 1.  

Internal schematic diagram  

■

Power linear and switching  

Description  

The TIP41C is a base island technology NPN  

power transistor in TO-220 plastic package that  

make this device suitable for audio, power linear  

and switching applications. The complementary  

PNP type is TIP42C  

Table 1.  

Device summary  

Order code  

Marking  

Package  

Packaging  

TIP41C R  

TIP41C O  

TIP41C Y  

TIP41C (

Note 1 on page 4

)  

TIP42C (

Note 1 on page 4

)  

TO-220  

T

u

be  

TIP42C R  

TIP42C O  

TIP42C Y  

TO-220  

T

u

be  

November 2007  

Rev 2  

1/12  

12  

Contents  

TIP41C – TIP42C  

Contents  

2/12  

TIP41C – TIP42C  

Absolute maximum ratings  

1

Absolute maximum ratings  

Table 2.  

Symbol  

Absolute maximum ratings  

Parameter  

Value  

Unit  

V

CBO  

V

CEO  

V

EBO  

I

C  

Collector-base voltage (I

E

= 0)  

Collector-emitter voltage (I

B

= 0)  

Emitte-base voltage (I

C

= 0)  

Collector current  

100  

V

V

100  

5

V

6

A

I

CM  

Collector peak current (t

P

< 5ms)  

Base current  

10  

A

I

B  

3

65  

A

P

TOT  

T

stg  

T

J  

T

o

tal dissipation at T

case

= 25°C  

Storage temperature  

W

°C  

°C  

-65 to 150  

150  

Max. operating junction temperature  

Note:  

For PNP types voltage and current values are negative  

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Electrical characteristics  

TIP41C – TIP42C  

2

Electrical characteristics  

(T  

= 25

°C

;

unless otherwise specified)  

case  

Table 3.  

Symbol  

Electrical characteristics  

Parameter  

Test conditions  

V

CE

= 60 V  

Min. Typ. Max. Unit  

Collector cut-off current  

(I

B

= 0)  

I

CEO  

0.7  

1

mA  

mA  

mA  

V

Emitter cut-off current  

(I

C

= 0)  

I

EBO  

V

EB

= 5 V  

Collector cut-off current  

(V

BE

= 0)  

I

CES  

V

CE

= 100 V  

I

C

= 30 mA  

0.4  

Collector-emitter  

(1)  

100  

30  

V

CEO(sus)  

sustaining voltage (I

B

= 0)  

Collector-emitter  

saturation voltage  

(1)  

I

C

= 6 A

__  

I

B

= 0.6 A  

V

CE

= 4 V  

1.5  

2

V

V

V

CE(sat)  

(1)  

I

C

= 6 A

___  

Base-emitter voltage  

V

BE(on)  

I

C

= 0.3 A

_ _

 

V

CE

= 4 V  

75  

28  

44  

75  

I

C

= 3 A

____

V

CE

= 4 V

 

15  

(1)  

DC current gain  

15  

h

FE  

Group R  

24  

42  

Group O  

Group Y  

1. Pulsed

 

duration = 300 ms, duty cycle

≥

1.5%.  

Note:  

Note:  

1

Product is pre-selected in DC current gain (group R, group O and group Y).  

STMicroelectronics reserves the right to ship either groups according to production  

availabilit

y

.

P

lease contact your nearest STMicroelectronics sales office for delivery details.  

For PNP types voltage e current values are negative.  

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TIP41C – TIP42C  

Electrical characteristics  

DC current gain (PNP)  

2.1  

Typical characteristic (curves)  

Figure 2.  

Figure 4.  

Figure 6.  

DC current gain (NPN)  

Figure 3.  

DC current gain (NPN)  

Figure 5.  

DC current gain (PNP)  

Collector-emitter saturation

 

Figure 7.  

voltage (NPN)  

Collector-emitter saturation  

voltage (PNP)  

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Electrical characteristics  

Figure 8.  

TIP41C – TIP42C  

Base-emitter saturation  

voltage (NPN)  

Figure 9.  

Base-emitter saturation  

voltage (PNP)  

Figure 10.

 

Base-emitter voltage (NPN)  

Figure 11.

 

Base-emitter voltage (PNP)  

Figure 12.

 

Resistive load switching time

 

Figure 13.

 

Resistive load switching time  

(NPN) (PNP)  

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TIP41C – TIP42C  

Electrical characteristics  

Figure 14.

 

Resistive load switching time

 

Figure 15.

 

Resistive load switching time  

(NPN) (PNP)  

Figure 16.

 

Collector-base and collector-

 

Figure 17.

 

Collector-base and collector-  

emitter capacitance (NPN)

 

emitter capacitance (PNP)  

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Electrical characteristics  

TIP41C – TIP42C  

2.2  

Test circuit  

Figure 18.

 

Inductive load switching test circuit  

1) Fast electronic switch  

2) Non-inductive resistor  

3) Fast recovery rectifier  

Figure 19.

 

Resistive load switching test circuit  

1) Fast electronic switch  

2) Non-inductive resistor  

Note:  

For PNP types voltage e current values are negative.  

8/12  

TIP41C – TIP42C  

Package mechanical data  

3

Package mechanical data  

In order to meet environmental requirements, ST offers these devices in ECO

P

A

CK®  

packages. These packages have a Lead-free second level interconnect . The category of  

second level interconnect is marked on the package and on the inner box label, in  

compliance with JEDEC Standard JESD97. The maximum ratings related to soldering  

conditions are also marked on the inner box label. ECO

P

ACK is an ST trademark.  

ECO

P

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Package mechanical data  

TIP41C – TIP42C  

TO-220 mechanical data  

mm  

inch  

Dim  

Min  

Typ  

Max  

Min  

Typ  

Max  

A

b

4.40  

0.61  

1.14  

0.4

9

 

15.25  

4.60  

0.

88  

1.70  

0.70  

15.75  

0.17

3  

0.024  

0.044  

0.01

9  

0.6  

0.1

8

1  

0.0

3

4  

0.066  

0.027  

0.62  

b

1  

c

D

D1  

E

1.27  

0.050  

10  

10.40  

2.70  

5.15  

1.

3

2  

6.60  

2.72  

14  

0.

393  

0.0

9

4  

0.1

9

4  

0.04

8  

0.244  

0.0

9

4  

0.511  

0.1

3

7  

0.40

9  

0.106  

0.202  

0.051  

0.256  

0.107  

0.551  

0.154  

e

2.40  

4.

9

5  

1.2

3  

6.20  

2.40  

1

3  

e1  

F

H1  

J1  

L

L1  

L20  

L

3

0  

∅

P  

Q

3

.50  

3

.

93  

16.40  

0.645  

2

8

.

9

0  

1.1

3

7  

3

.75  

3

.

8

5  

2.

9

5  

0.147  

0.104  

0.151  

0.116  

2.65  

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TIP41C – TIP42C  

Revision history  

4

Revision history  

Table 4.  

Date  

Document revision history  

Revision  

Changes  

24-Oct-2006  

19-Nov-2007  

1

2

Initial release  

Content reworked to improve readabilit

y

,

n

o technical changes  

11/12  

TIP41C – TIP42C  

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