ON Semiconductor NPN BD237 Plastic Medium Power Silicon NPN Transistor PNP BD238 *ON Semiconductor Preferred Device . . . designed for use in 5.0 to 10 Watt audio amplifiers and drivers utilizing complementary or quasi complementary circuits. 2.0 AMPERES POWER TRANSISTORS NPN SILICON 80 VOLTS 25 WATTS * DC Current Gain -- IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIII IIIII IIIIII III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIII IIIII IIIIII III IIIIIIIIIIII IIIII IIIIII III IIIIIIIIIIII IIIII IIIIII III IIIIIIIIIIII IIIII IIIIII III IIIIIIIIIIII IIIII IIIIII III IIIIIIIIIIII IIIII IIIIII III IIIIIIIIIIII IIIII IIIIII III IIIIIIIIIIII IIIII IIIIII III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIII IIIII IIIIII III IIIIIIIIIIII IIIII IIIIII III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIII IIIII IIIIII III IIIIIIIIIIII IIIII IIIIII III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIII IIIII IIII IIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIII IIIII IIII IIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIII IIIII IIII IIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIII IIIII IIII IIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIII IIIII IIII IIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIII IIIII IIII IIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIII IIIII IIII IIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIII IIIII IIII IIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIII IIIII IIII IIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIII IIIII IIII IIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIII IIIII IIII IIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIII IIIII IIII IIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIII IIIII IIII IIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIII IIIII IIII IIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIII IIIII IIII IIII hFE = 40 (Min) @ IC = 0.15 Adc MAXIMUM RATINGS Rating Symbol Value Unit Collector-Emitter Voltage VCEO 80 Vdc Collector-Base Voltage VCBO 100 Vdc Emitter-Base Voltage VEBO 5.0 Vdc Collector Current IC 2.0 Adc Base Current IB 1.0 Adc Total Device Dissipation @ TC = 25C PD 25 Watts TJ, Tstg -55 to +150 C Symbol Max Unit JC 5.0 C/W Operating and Storage Junction Temperature Range 3 2 1 THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS Characteristic Thermal Resistance, Junction to Case STYLE 1: PIN 1. EMITTER 2. COLLECTOR 3. BASE CASE 77-09 TO-225AA TYPE ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TC = 25C unless otherwise noted) Characteristic Symbol Min Max Unit V(BR)CEO 80 -- Vdc Collector Cutoff Current (VCB = 100 Vdc, IE = 0) ICBO -- 0.1 mAdc Emitter Cutoff Current (VBE = 5.0 Vdc, IC = 0) IEBO -- 1.0 mAdc hFE1 hFE2 40 25 -- -- Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage* (IC = 1.0 Adc, IB = 0.1 Adc) VCE(sat) -- 0.6 Vdc Base-Emitter On Voltage* (IC = 1.0 Adc, VCE = 2.0 Vdc) VBE(on) -- 1.3 Vdc fT 3.0 -- MHz Collector-Emitter Sustaining Voltage* (IC = 0.1 Adc, IB = 0) DC Current Gain (IC = 0.15 A, VCE = 2.0 V) (IC = 1.0 A, VCE = 2.0 V) Current-Gain -- Bandwidth Product (IC = 250 mAdc, VCE = 10 Vdc, f = 1.0 MHz) *Pulse Test: Pulse Width 300 s, Duty Cycle 2.0%. Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, 2002 April, 2002 - Rev. 11 1 Publication Order Number: BD237/D BD238 IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (AMP) 10 The Safe Operating Area Curves indicate IC - VCE limits below which the device will not enter secondary breakdown. Collector load lines for specific circuits must fall within the applicable Safe Area to avoid causing a catastrophic failure. To insure operation below the maximum TJ, power-temperature derating must be observed for both steady state and pulse power conditions. 100 s 1 ms 3 5 ms TJ = 150C 1 dc 0.3 0.1 BD236 BD237 3 10 30 VCE, COLLECTOR-EMITTER VOLTAGE (VOLTS) 1 100 Figure 1. Active Region Safe Operating Area VCE , COLLECTOR-EMITTER VOLTAGE (VOLTS) 1.0 0.8 IC = 0.1 A 0.25 A 0.5 A 1.0 A 0.6 TJ = 25C 0.4 0.2 0 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 10 IB, BASE CURRENT (mA) 20 30 50 100 200 Figure 2. Collector Saturation Region hFE , DC CURRENT GAIN (NORMALIZED) 1000 700 500 1.5 VCE = 2.0 V 1.2 VOLTAGE (VOLTS) 300 200 100 70 50 30 20 10 2.0 3.0 5.0 TJ = + 150C TJ = + 25C TJ = + 55C 10 TJ = 25C 0.9 0.6 VBE(sat) @ IC/IB = 10 VBE @ VCE = 2.0 V 0.3 0 2.0 3.0 5.0 20 30 50 100 200 300 500 1000 2000 IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) Figure 3. Current Gain VCE(sat) @ IC/IB = 10 10 20 30 50 100 200 300 500 1000 2000 IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) Figure 4. "On" Voltages http://onsemi.com 2 r(t), NORMALIZED EFFECTIVE TRANSIENT THERMAL RESISTANCE BD238 1.0 0.7 0.5 D = 0.5 0.3 D = 0.2 0.2 D = 0.1 0.1 0.07 0.05 D = 0.05 SINGLE PULSE JC(t) = r(t) JC P(pk) JC = 4.16C/W MAX JC = 3.5C/W TYP D CURVES APPLY FOR POWER t1 PULSE TRAIN SHOWN t2 READ TIME AT t1 TJ(pk) - TC = P(pk) JC(t) DUTY CYCLE, D = t1/t2 D = 0.01 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 10 t, TIME or PULSE WIDTH (ms) Figure 5. Thermal Response http://onsemi.com 3 20 30 50 100 200 300 500 1000 BD238 PACKAGE DIMENSIONS TO-225AA CASE 77-09 ISSUE W -B- U F NOTES: 1. DIMENSIONING AND TOLERANCING PER ANSI Y14.5M, 1982. 2. CONTROLLING DIMENSION: INCH. C Q M -A- DIM A B C D F G H J K M Q R S U V 1 2 3 H K J V G S R 0.25 (0.010) A M M B M D 2 PL 0.25 (0.010) M A M B INCHES MIN MAX 0.425 0.435 0.295 0.305 0.095 0.105 0.020 0.026 0.115 0.130 0.094 BSC 0.050 0.095 0.015 0.025 0.575 0.655 5 TYP 0.148 0.158 0.045 0.065 0.025 0.035 0.145 0.155 0.040 --- MILLIMETERS MIN MAX 10.80 11.04 7.50 7.74 2.42 2.66 0.51 0.66 2.93 3.30 2.39 BSC 1.27 2.41 0.39 0.63 14.61 16.63 5 TYP 3.76 4.01 1.15 1.65 0.64 0.88 3.69 3.93 1.02 --- M STYLE 1: PIN 1. EMITTER 2. COLLECTOR 3. BASE ON Semiconductor and are registered trademarks of Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC (SCILLC). SCILLC reserves the right to make changes without further notice to any products herein. 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