TIP33, TIP33A, TIP33B, TIP33C
NPN SILICON POWER TRANSISTORS
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JULY 1968 - REVISED SEPTEMBER 2002
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Designed for Complementary Use with the
TIP34 Series
80 W at 25°C Case Temperature
10 A Continuous Collector Current
15 A Peak Collector Current
Customer-Specified Selections Available
absolute maximum ratings at 25°C case temperature (unless otherwise noted)
NOTES: 1. This value applies for tp 0.3 ms, duty cycle 10%.
2. Derate linearly to 150°C case temperature at the rate of 0.64 W/°C.
3. Derate linearly to 15C free air temperature at the rate of 28 mW/°C.
4. This rating is based on the capability of the transistor to operate safely in a circuit of: L = 20 mH, IB(on) = 0.4 A, RBE = 100 ,
VBE(off) = 0, RS = 0.1, VCC = 20 V.
RATING SYMBOL VALUE UNIT
Collector-base voltage (IE = 0)
TIP33
TIP33A
TIP33B
TIP33C
VCBO
80
100
120
140
V
Collector-emitter voltage (IB = 0)
TIP33
TIP33A
TIP33B
TIP33C
VCEO
40
60
80
100
V
Emitter-base voltage VEBO 5V
Continuous collector current IC10 A
Peak collector current (see Note 1) ICM 15 A
Continuous base current IB3A
Continuous device dissipation at (or below) 25°C case temperature (see Note 2) Ptot 80 W
Continuous device dissipation at (or below) 2C free air temperature (see Note 3) Ptot 3.5 W
Unclamped inductive load energy (see Note 4) ½LIC262.5 mJ
Operating junction temperature range Tj-65 to +150 °C
Storage temperature range Tstg -65 to +150 °C
Lead temperature 3.2 mm from case for 10 seconds TL250 °C
SOT-93 PACKAGE
(TOP VIEW)
Pin 2 is in electrical contact with the mounting base.
MDTRAAA
B
C
E
1
2
3
OBSOLETE
TIP33, TIP33A, TIP33B, TIP33C
NPN SILICON POWER TRANSISTORS
2
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JULY 1968 - REVISED SEPTEMBER 2002
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
NOTES: 5. These parameters must be measured using pulse techniques, tp = 300 µs, duty cycle 2%.
6. These parameters must be measured using voltage-sensing contacts, separate from the current carrying contacts.
Voltage and current values shown are nominal; exact values vary slightly with transistor parameters.
electrical characteristics at 25°C case temperature
PARAMETER TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNIT
V(BR)CEO
Collector-emitter
breakdown voltage IC = 30 mA
(see Note 5)
IB = 0
TIP33
TIP33A
TIP33B
TIP33C
40
60
80
100
V
ICES
Collector-emitter
cut-off current
VCE = 80 V
VCE =100 V
VCE =120 V
VCE =140 V
VBE =0
VBE =0
VBE =0
VBE =0
TIP33
TIP33A
TIP33B
TIP33C
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
mA
ICEO
Collector cut-off
current
VCE = 30 V
VCE = 60 V
IB=0
IB=0
TIP33/33A
TIP33B/33C
0.7
0.7 mA
IEBO
Emitter cut-off
current VEB = 5 V IC=0 1 mA
hFE
Forward current
transfer ratio
VCE = 4 V
VCE = 4 V
IC= 1A
IC= 3A (see Notes 5 and 6) 40
20 100
VCE(sat)
Collector-emitter
saturation voltage
IB = 0.3 A
IB = 2.5 A
IC= 3A
IC= 10A (see Notes 5 and 6) 1
4V
VBE
Base-emitter
voltage
VCE = 4 V
VCE = 4 V
IC= 3 A
IC= 10 A (see Notes 5 and 6) 1.6
3V
hfe
Small signal forward
current transfer ratio VCE = 10 V IC= 0.5 A f = 1 kHz 20
|hfe|Small signal forward
current transfer ratio VCE = 10 V IC= 0.5 A f = 1 MHz 3
thermal characteristics
PARAMETER MIN TYP MAX UNIT
RθJC Junction to case thermal resistance 1.56 °C/W
RθJA Junction to free air thermal resistance 35.7 °C/W
resistive-load-switching characteristics at 25°C case temperature
PARAMETER TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNIT
ton Tu r n -o n t im e IC = 6 A
VBE(off) = -4 V
IB(on) = 0.6 A
RL = 5
IB(off) = -0.6 A
tp = 20 µs, dc 2%
0.6 µs
toff Turn-off time s
OBSOLETE
TIP33, TIP33A, TIP33B, TIP33C
NPN SILICON POWER TRANSISTORS
3
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Specifications are subject to change without notice.
TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Figure 1. Figure 2.
Figure 3.
TYPICAL DC CURRENT GAIN
vs
COLLECTOR CURRENT
IC - Collector Current - A
0·01 1 1·0 10
hFE - DC Current Gain
1·0
10
100
1000 TCS633AA
VCE = 4 V
TC = 25°C
tp = 300 µs, duty cycle < 2%
COLLECTOR-EMITTER SATURATION VOLTAGE
vs
BASE CURRENT
IB - Base Current - A
0·01 1 1·0 10
VCE(sat) - Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage - V
0·01
0·1
1·0
10 TCS633AB
IC = 1 A
IC = 3 A
IC = 6 A
IC = 10 A
BASE-EMITTER VOLTAGE
vs
COLLECTOR CURRENT
IC - Collector Current - A
0·1 1 10
VBE - Base-Emitter Voltage - V
0·6
0·8
1·0
1·2
1·4
1·6
1·8 TCS633AC
VCE = 4 V
TC = 25°C
OBSOLETE
TIP33, TIP33A, TIP33B, TIP33C
NPN SILICON POWER TRANSISTORS
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JULY 1968 - REVISED SEPTEMBER 2002
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
MAXIMUM SAFE OPERATING REGIONS
Figure 4.
THERMAL INFORMATION
Figure 5.
MAXIMUM FORWARD-BIAS
SAFE OPERATING AREA
VCE - Collector-Emitter Voltage - V
1·0 10 100 1000
IC - Collector Current - A
0·01
0·1
1·0
10
100 SAS633AA
TIP33
TIP33A
TIP33B
TIP33C
tp = 300 µs, d = 0.1 = 10%
tp = 1 ms, d = 0.1 = 10%
tp = 10 ms, d = 0.1 = 10%
DC Operation
MAXIMUM POWER DISSIPATION
vs
CASE TEMPERATURE
TC - Case Temperature - °C
0 255075100125150
Ptot - Maximum Power Dissipation - W
0
20
40
60
80
100 TIS633AA
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