Ratings Symbol 2N6298 2N6299 Units
Collector - Emitter Voltage VCEO 60 80 Vdc
Collector - Base Voltage VCBO 60 80 Vdc
Emitter - Base Voltage VEBO 5.0 Vdc
Base Current IB120 mAdc
Collector Current IC8.0 Adc
Total Power Dissipation @ TC= +25 °C PT64 W
@ TC= +100 °C 32 W
Operating & Storage Temperature Range Top, Tstg -65 to +175 °C
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PNP Darlington Power Silicon Transistor
2N6298 & 2N6299
Maximum Ratings
Features
• Available in JAN, JANTX, and JANTXV
per MIL-PRF-19500/540
• TO-66 (TO-213AA) Package
Electrical Characteristics (TC = 25°C unless otherwise noted)
OFF Characteristics Symbol Mimimum Maximum Units
Collector - Emitter Breakdown Voltage
IC= 100 mAdc 2N6298 V(BR)CEO 60 - - - Vdc
2N6299 80
Collector - Emitter Cutoff Current
VCE = 30 Vdc 2N6298 ICEO - - - 0.5 mAdc
VCE = 40 Vdc 2N6299 0.5
Collector - Emitter Cutoff Current
VCE = 60 Vdc, VBE = 1.5 Vdc 2N6298 ICEX - - - 10 μAdc
VCE = 80 Vdc, VBE = 1.5 Vdc 2N6299 10
Emitter - Base Cutoff Current
VEB = 5.0 Vdc IEBO - - - 2.0 mAdc
Thermal Characteristics
Characteristics Symbol Maximum Units
Thermal Resistance, Junction-to-Case RθJC 2.33 °C/W
1) Derate linearly @ 0.428 mW/°C for TC > +25°C
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Electrical Characteristics -con’t
ON Characteristics (1) Symbol Minimum Maximum Unit
Forward Current Transfer Ratio
IC= 1.0 Adc, VCE = 3.0 Vdc 500
IC= 4.0 Adc, VCE = 3.0 Vdc HFE 750 18,000
IC= 8.0 Adc, VCE = 3.0 Vdc 100
Collector - Emitter Saturation Voltage
IC= 4.0 Adc, IB = 16 mAdc VCE(sat) - - - 2.0 Vdc
IC= 8.0 Adc, IB= 80 mAdc - - - 2.0
Base - Emitter Saturation Voltage
IC= 8.0 Adc, IB= 80 mVdc VBE(sat) - - - 4.0 Vdc
Base-Emitter Voltage
IC= 4.0 Adc, VCE = 3.0 Vdc VBE(on) - - - 2.8 Vdc
DYNAMIC Characteristics
Magnitude of Common Emitter Small-Signal Short-Circuit
Forward Current Transfer Ratio
IC = 3.0 Adc, VCE = 3.0 Vdc, f = 1.0 MHz | hfe | 25 350
Small-Signal Short-Circuit Forward Current Transfer Ratio
IC= 3.0 Adc, VCE = 3.0 Vdc, f= 1.0 kHz hfe 300 - - -
Output Capacitance
VCB = 10 Vdc, IE= 0, 100 kHz ≤f ≤1.0 MHz Cobo - - - 200 pF
Switching Characteristics
Tum-on Time
VCC = 30 Vdc, IC= 4.0 Adc, IB1 = 16 mAdc ton - - - 2.0 μs
Tum-Off Time
VCC = 30 Vdc, IC= 4.0 Adc, IB1 = -IB2 = 16 mAdc toff - - - 8.0 μs
SAFE OPERATING AREA
DC Tests: TC= +25 °C, 1 Cycle, t = 1.0 s
Test 1: VCE = 8.0 Vdc, IC= 8.0 Adc
Test 2: VCE = 20 Vdc, IC= 2.0 Adc
Test 3: VCE = 60 Vdc, IC= 100 mAdc 2N6298
VCE = 80 Vdc, IC= 100 mAdc 2N6299
(1) Pulse Test: Pulse Width = 300 μs, Duty Cycle ≤2.0%.
2N6298 & 2N6299
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