TECHNICAL DATA
NPN POWER SILICON TRANSISTOR
Qualified per MIL-PRF-19500/526
Devices Qualified Level
2N3879
JANTX
JANTXV
MAXIMUM RATINGS
Ratings Symbol Value Unit
Collector-Emitter Voltage VCEO 75 Vdc
Collector-Base Voltage VCBO 120 Vdc
Emitter-Base Voltage VEBO 7.0 Vdc
Base Current IB 5.0 Adc
Collector Current IC 7.0 Adc
Total Power Dissipation @ TC = 250C (1) PT 35 W
Operating & Storage Junction Temperature Range TJ, Tstg -65 to +200 0C
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristics Symbol Max. Unit
Thermal Resistance, Junction-to-Case RθJC 5.0 0C/W
1) Derate linearly 200 mW/0C for TC > 250C
*See Appendix A for
Package Outline
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TC = 250C unless otherwise noted)
Characteristics Symbol Min. Max. Unit
OFF CHARACTERISTICS
Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage
IC = 200 mAdc V(BR)CEO 75 Vdc
Collector-Emitter Cutoff Current
VCE = 50 Vdc ICEO 5.0 Vdc
Collector-Emitter Cutoff Current
VCE = 100 Vdc, VBE = 1.5 Vdc ICEX 4.0 mAdc
Collector-Base Cutoff Current
VCB = 120 Vdc ICBO 25 mAdc
Emitter-Base Cutoff Current
VEB = 7.0 Vdc IEBO 10 mAdc
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TO-66*
(TO-213AA)
2N3879 JAN SERIES
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (con’t)
Characteristics Symbol Min. Max. Unit
ON CHARACTERISTICS (2)
Forward-Current Transfer Ratio
IC = 0.5 Adc, VCE = 5.0 Vdc
IC = 4.0 Adc, VCE = 5.0 Vdc
IC = 4.0 Adc, VCE = 2.0 Vdc
hFE
40
20
12
80
100
Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage
IC = 4.0 Adc, IB = 0.4 Adc VCE(sat) 1.2 Vdc
Base-Emitter Saturation Voltage
IC = 4.0 Adc, IB = 0.4 Adc VBE(sat) 2.0 Vdc
Base-Emitter Voltage
IC = 4.0 Adc, VCE = 2.0 Vdc VBE(on) 1.8 Vdc
DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
Magnitude of Common Emitter Small-Signal Short-Circuit
Forward Current Transfer Ratio
IC = 500 mAdc, VCE = 10 Vdc, f = 10 MHz hfe 4.0 20
Output Capacitance
VCB = 10 Vdc, IE = 0, 0.1 MHz ≤ f ≤ 1.0 MHz Cobo 175 pF
SWITCHING CHARACTERISTICS
Turn-On Time
VCC = 30 Vdc; IC = 4.0 Adc; IB = 0.4 Adc ton 0.44 µs
Turn-Off Time
VCC = 30 Vdc; IC = 4.0 Adc; IB = -IB = 0.4 Adc toff 1.2 µs
SAFE OPERATING AREA
DC Tests
TC = +250C, 1 Cycle, t = 1.0 s
Test 1
VCE = 5.0 Vdc, IC = 7.0 Adc
Test 2
VCE = 28 Vdc, IC = 1.25 Adc
Test 3
VCE = 40 Vdc, IC = 500 mAdc
Test 4
VCE = 75 Vdc, IC = 100 mAdc
(2) Pulse Test: Pulse Width = 300µs, Duty Cycle ≤ 2.0%.
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