TIP31A/31C
TIP32A/32B/32C
COMPLEMENTARY SILICON POWER
TRANSISTORS
APPLICATION
■LINEARAND SWITCHING INDUSTRIAL
EQUIPMENT
DESCRIPTION
The TIP31A and TIP31C are silicon
Epitaxial-Base NPN transistors mounted in
Jedec TO-220 plastic package. They are intented
for use in medium power linear and switching
applications.
The complementary PNP types are TIP32A and
TIP32Crespectively.
Also TIP32B is a PNPtype.
October 1999
INTERNAL SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM
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TO-220
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Symbol Parameter Value Unit
NPN TIP31A TIP31C
PNP TIP32A TIP32B TIP32C
VCBO Collector-Base Voltage (IE= 0) 60 80 100 V
VCEO Collector-Emitter Voltage (IB= 0) 60 80 100 V
VEBO Emitter-Base Voltage (IC=0) 5 V
I
CCollector Current 3 A
ICM Collector Peak Current 5 A
IBBase Current 1 A
Ptot Total Dissipation at Tcase ≤25 oC
Tamb ≤25 oC40
2W
W
Tstg Storage Temperature -65 to 150 oC
TjMax. Operating Junction Temperature 150 oC
For PNP types voltage and current values are negative
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THERMAL DATA
Rthj-case
Rthj-amb Thermal Resistance Junction-case Max
Thermal Resistance Junction-ambient Max 3.12
62.5
oC/W
oC/W
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Tcase =25oC unless otherwisespecified)
Symbol Parameter Test Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Unit
ICEO Collector Cut-off
Current (IB=0) for TIP31A/32A VCE =30V
for TIP31C/32B/32C VCE =60V 0.3
0.3 mA
mA
ICES Collector Cut-off
Current (VBE =0) for TIP31A/32A VCE =60V
for TIP/32B VCE =80V
for TIP31C/32C VCE =100V
0.2
0.2
0.2
mA
mA
mA
IEBO Emitter Cut-off Current
(IC=0) V
EB =5V 1 mA
V
CEO(sus)∗Collector-Emitter
Sustaining Voltage
(IB=0)
I
C=30mA
for TIP31A/32A
for TIP32B
for TIP31C/32C
60
80
100
V
V
V
VCE(sat)∗Collector-Emitter
Saturation Voltage IC=3A I
B=375mA 1.2 V
V
BE(on)∗Base-Emitter Voltage IC=3A V
CE =4V 1.8 V
h
FE∗DC Current Gain IC=1A V
CE =4V
I
C=3A V
CE =4V 25
10 50
hfe Small Signall Current
Gain IC=0.5A V
CE =10V f=1KHz
I
C=0.5A V
CE =10V f=1MHz 20
3
∗
Pulsed : pulse duration = 300 µs, dutycycle ≤2%
For PNP types voltage and current values are negative.
SafeOperating Area Derating Curves
TIP31A/TIP31C/TIP32A/TIP32B/TIP32C
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DC CurrentGain (NPN type)
Collector-Emitter SaturationVoltage (NPNtype)
Base-EmitterSaturationVoltage (NPN type)
DC Current Gain (PNP type)
Collector-Emitter SaturationVoltage (PNPtype)
Collector-Base Capacitance (PNPtype)
TIP31A/TIP31C/TIP32A/TIP32B/TIP32C
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DIM. mm inch
MIN. TYP. MAX. MIN. TYP. MAX.
A 4.40 4.60 0.173 0.181
C 1.23 1.32 0.048 0.051
D 2.40 2.72 0.094 0.107
D1 1.27 0.050
E 0.49 0.70 0.019 0.027
F 0.61 0.88 0.024 0.034
F1 1.14 1.70 0.044 0.067
F2 1.14 1.70 0.044 0.067
G 4.95 5.15 0.194 0.203
G1 2.4 2.7 0.094 0.106
H2 10.0 10.40 0.393 0.409
L2 16.4 0.645
L4 13.0 14.0 0.511 0.551
L5 2.65 2.95 0.104 0.116
L6 15.25 15.75 0.600 0.620
L7 6.2 6.6 0.244 0.260
L9 3.5 3.93 0.137 0.154
DIA. 3.75 3.85 0.147 0.151
P011C
TO-220 MECHANICAL DATA
TIP31A/TIP31C/TIP32A/TIP32B/TIP32C
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