TIP41A/41B/41C
TIP42A/42B/42C
COMPLEMENTARY SILICON POWER
TRANSISTORS
SGS-THOMSONPREFERRED SALESTYPES
DESCRIPTION
The TIP41A, TIP41B and TIP41C are silicon
epitaxial-base NPN power transistors in Jedec
TO-220 plastic package, intented for use in
mediumpower linear and switching applications.
The complementary PNP types are TIP42A,
TIP42Band TIP42C.
INTERNAL SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM
October1995
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Symbol Parameter Value Unit
NPN TIP41A TIP41B TIP41C
PNP TIP42A TIP42B TIP42C
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 6 A
ICM Collector Peak Current 10 A
IBBase Current 3 A
Ptot Total Dissipation at Tcase ≤ 25 oC
Tamb ≤ 25 oC65
2W
W
Tstg Storage Temperature -65 to 150 oC
TjMax. Operating Junction Temperature 150 oC
123
TO-220
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THERMAL DATA
Rthj-case
Rthj-amb Thermal Resistance Junction-case Max
Thermal Resistance Junction-ambient Max 1.92
62.5
oC/W
oC/W
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Tcase =25o
C unlessotherwisespecified)
Symbol Parameter Test Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Unit
ICBO Collector Cut-off
Current (IB=0) for TIP41A/42A
VCE =30V
for TIP41B/41C/42B/42C
VCB =60V
0.7
0.7
mA
mA
ICES Collector Cut-off
Current (VBE =0) for TIP41A/42A VCE =60V
for TIP41B/42B VCE =80V
for TIP41C/42C VCE = 100 V
0.4
0.4
0.4
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 TIP41A/42A
for TIP41B/42B
for TIP41C/42C
60
80
100
V
V
V
VCE(sat)* Collector-Emitter
Saturation Voltage IC=6A I
B= 0.6 A 1.5 V
VBE(on)* Base-Emitter Voltage IC=6A V
CE =4V 2 V
h
FE* DC Current Gain IC=0.3A V
CE =4V
I
C=3A V
CE =4V 30
15 75
hfe Small Signal 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 PNPtypes voltage and current valuesare negative.
TIP41A/TIP41B/TIP41C/TIP42A/TIP42B/TIP42C
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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
L6
A
C
D
E
D1
F
G
L7
L2
Dia.
F1
L5
L4
H2
L9
F2
G1
TO-220 MECHANICAL DATA
P011C
TIP41A/TIP41B/TIP41C/TIP42A/TIP42B/TIP42C
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