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TOSHIBA Photocoupler GaAs Ired & Photo−Transistor
TLP121
Office Machine
Programmable Controllers
AC / DC−Input Module
Telecommunication
The TOSHIBA mini flat coupler TLP121 is a small outline coupler,
suitable for surface mount assembly.
TLP121 consists of a photo transistor, optically coupled to a gallium
arsenide infrared emitting diode.
l Collector−emitter voltage: 80V (min.)
l Current transfer ratio: 50% (min.)
Rank GB: 100% (min.)
l Isolation voltage: 3750Vrms (min.)
l UL recognized: UL1577, file no. E67349
Pin Configurations (top view)
6
4
3
1
1: Anode
3: Cathode
4: Emitter
6: Collector
Unit in mm
TOSHIBA 11−4C1
Weight: 0.09g
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Current Transfer Ratio
Current Transfer
Ratio (%)
(IC / IF)
IF = 5mA, VCE = 5V, Ta = 25°C
Type Classification
*1
Min. Max.
Marking Of Classification
(None) 50 600 BLANK, Y, Y■, G, G■, B, B■, GB
Rank Y 50 150 Y, Y■
Rank GR 100 300 G, G■
― 200 600 B, B■
TLP121
Rank GB 100 600 G, G■, B, B■, GB
*1: Ex, rank GB: TLP121 (GB)
Note: Application type name for certification test, please use standard product type name, i, e.
TLP121 (GB): TLP121
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Maximum Ratings (Ta = 25°C)
Characteristic Symbol Rating Unit
Forward current IF 50 mA
Forward current derating ∆IF / °C -0.7 (Ta ≥ 53°C) mA / °C
Pulse forward current IFP 1 (100µs pulse, 100pps) A
Reverse voltage VR 5 V
LED
Junction temperature Tj 125 °C
Collector-emitter voltage VCEO 80 V
Emitter-collector voltage VECO 7 V
Collector current IC 50 mA
Collector power dissipation PC 150 mW
Collector power dissipation
derating (Ta ≥ 25°C) ∆PC / °C -1.5 mW / °C
Detector
Junction temperature Tj 125 °C
Storage temperature range Tstg -55~125 °C
Operating temperature range Topr -55~100 °C
Lead soldering temperature Tsol 260 (10s) °C
Total package power dissipation PT 200 mW
Total package power dissipation
derating (Ta ≥ 25°C) ∆PT / °C -2.0 mW / °C
Isolation voltage (Note 1) BVS 3750 (AC, 1min., R.H. ≤ 60%) Vrms
(Note 1) Device considered a two terminal device: Pins1, 3 shorted together and pins 4, 6 shorted together
Recommended Operating Conditions
Characteristic Symbol Min. Typ. Max. Unit
Supply voltage VCC ― 5 48 V
Forward current IF ― 16 20 mA
Collector current IC ― 1 10 mA
Operating temperature Topr -25 ― 85 °C
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Individual Electrical Characteristics (Ta = 25°C)
Characteristic Symbol Test Condition Min. Typ. Max. Unit
Forward voltage VF I
F = 10 mA 1.0 1.15 1.3 V
Reverse current IR V
R = 5 V ― — 10 µA
LED
Capacitance CT V = 0, f = 1 MHz — 30 — pF
Collector-emitter
breakdown voltage V(BR) CEO IC = 0.5 mA 80 — — V
Emitter-collector
breakdown voltage V(BR) ECO IE = 0.1 mA 7 — — V
VCE = 48 V — 10 100 nA
Collector dark current ICEO
VCE = 48 V, Ta = 85°C — 2 50 µA
Detector
Capacitance
(collector to emitter) CCE V = 0, f = 1 MHz — 10 — pF
Coupled Electrical Characteristics (Ta = 25°C)
Characteristic Symbol Test Condition MIn. Typ. Max. Unit
50 — 600
Current transfer ratio IC / IF IF = 5 mA, VCE = 5 V
Rank GB 100 — 600
%
— 60 —
Saturated CTR IC / IF (sat) IF = 1 mA, VCE = 0.4 V
Rank GB 30 — —
%
IC = 2.4 mA, IF = 8 mA — — 0.4
— 0.2 —
Collector-emitter
saturation voltage VCE (sat) IC = 0.2 mA, IF = 1 mA
Rank GB — — 0.4
V
Off-state collector current IC (off) V
F = 0.7V, VCE = 48 V — 1 10 µA
Isolation Characteristics (Ta = 25°C)
Characteristic Symbol Test Condition Min. Typ. Max. Unit
Capacitance (input to output) CS VS = 0, f = 1 MHz — 0.8 ― pF
Isolation resistance RS VS = 500 V, R.H. ≤ 60% 5×1010 1014 — Ω
AC, 1 minute 3750 — —
AC, 1 second, in oil — 10000 —
Vrms
Isolation voltage BVS
DC, 1 minute, in oil — 10000 — Vdc
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Switching Characteristics (Ta = 25°C)
Characteristic Symbol Test Condition Min. Typ. Max. Unit
Rise time tr — 2 —
Fall time tf — 3 —
Turn-on time ton — 3 —
Turn-off time toff
VCC = 10 V, IC = 2 mA
RL = 100Ω
— 3 —
µs
Turn-on time tON — 2 —
Storage time ts — 25 —
Turn-off time tOFF
RL = 1.9 kΩ (Fig.1)
VCC = 5 V, IF = 16 mA
— 40 —
µs
Fig. 1 Switching time test circuit
VCC
VCE
IF
tON tOFF
ts
4.5V
0.5V
IF VCC
VCE
RL
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IF – Ta
Ambient temperature Ta (°C)
Allowable forward current
IF
(
mA
)
0
100
-20
80
60
40
20
0 20
40 60 80 120 100
PC – Ta
Ambient temperature Ta (°C)
Allowable collector power
dissipation PC (mW)
200
0
-20
160
120
80
40
0 20 40 60 80 120 100
DVF / DTa – IF
Forward current IF (mA)
Forward voltage temperature
coefficient DVF / DTa (mV / °C)
-3.2
-0.4
0.1
-0.8
-2.8
-2.0
-1.6
-1.2
0.3
-2.4
1 5 50 0.5 3 10 30
IFP – DR
Duty cycle ratio DR
Pulse forward current
IFP (mA)
3000
10
3
30
1000
300
100
50
10-3
500
10-210-1 100 3 3 3
Pulse width ≦ 100ms
Ta = 25°C
IF – VF
Forward voltage VF (V)
Forward current IF (mA)
100
0.1
0.6
50
5
1
0.5
0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8
30
10
3
0.3
Ta = 25°C
I
FP – VFP
Pulse forward voltage VFP (V)
Pulse forward current IFP (mA)
1000
1.0 1.4 1.8 2.2 2.6 3.0
1
0.6
500
300
100
50
30
10
5
3
Pulse width ≦ 10ms
Repetitive
Frequency = 100Hz
Ta = 25° C
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IC – VCE
Collector–emitter voltage VCE (V)
Collector current IC (mA)
30
0
0
20
10
0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
Ta = 25°C
IF = 50mA
40mA
30mA
20mA
10mA
5mA
2mA
ICEO – Ta
Ambient temperature Ta (°C)
Collector dark current ICEO (mA)
101
10-4
0 20 40 60 80
100 120
100
10-1
10-2
10-3
VCE = 48V
10V
5V
24V
IC / IF – IF
Forward current IF (mA)
Current transfer ratio IC / IF (%)
SAMPLE B
1000
30
0.3
50
300
100
0.5
500
3 10 100 1 5 30 50
Ta = 25°C
V
CE = 10V
V
CE = 5V
V
CE = 0.4V
SAMPLE A
Forward current IF (mA)
IC – IF
Collector current IC (mA)
100
0.1
0.3
0.3
50
10
1
0.5
0.5
30
3 10 100 1 5 50 30
3
5
V
CE = 10V
V
CE = 5V
V
CE = 0.4V
Ta = 25°C
SAMPLE A
SAMPLE B
50
0
0
40
30
20
10
2 4
6 8 10
Ta = 25°C
IC – VCE
Collector–emitter voltage VCE (V)
Collector current IC (mA)
20mA
50mA
30mA
15mA
10mA
PC
(
MAX
)
IF = 5mA
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VCE(sat) – Ta
Ambient temperature Ta (℃)
Collector–emitter saturation
voltage VCE
(
sat
)
(V)
0.24
0
-40
0.20
0.16
0.12
0.04
-20 0 20 40 60 100 80
0.08
IF = 5mA
Ic = 1mA
Switching Time – RL
Load resistance RL (kW)
Switching time (ms)
1000
1
1
30
500
300
100
50
3 10 30
50 100
5
3
5
10
tOFF
tON
ts
Ta = 25°C
IF = 16mA
VCC = 5V
IC – Ta
Ambient temperature Ta (℃)
Collector current IC (mA)
10mA
5mA
0.5mA
1mA
100
0.1
-20
50
30
10
5
0 20
40 60 80
100
3
1
0.3
0.5
VCE = 5V
IF = 25mA
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