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MAXIMUM RATINGS
Ratings Symbol Value Units
Collector-Emitter Voltage VCEO 80 Vdc
Collector-Base Voltage VCBO 100 Vdc
Emitter-Base Voltage VEBO 8.0 Vdc
Base Current IB0.5 Adc
Collector Current IC5.0
10(1) Adc
Total Power Dissipation @ TA = 250C (2)
@ TC = 1000C (3) PT2.0
30 W
Operating & Storage Junction Temperature Range TJ, Tstg -65 to +200 0C
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristics Symbol Max. Unit
Thermal Resistance, Junction-to-Case RθJC 3.33 0C/W
1) This value applies for tp ≤ 1.0 ms, duty cycle ≤ 50%
2) Derate linearly 11.4 mW/0C for TA > 250C
3) Derate linearly 300 mW/0C for TC > 1000C
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TC = 250C unless otherwise noted)
Characteristics Symbol Min. Max. Unit
OFF CHARACTERISTICS
Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage
IC = 50 mAdc V(BR)CEO 80 Vdc
Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage
IC = 10 µAdc V(BR)CBO 100 Vdc
Collector-Emitter Cutoff Current
VCE = 60 Vdc ICEO 10 µAdc
Collector-Emitter Cutoff Current
VCE = 80 Vdc, VBE = 0 ICES 200 ηAdc
Emitter-Base Cutoff Current
VEB = 5.0 Vdc
VEB = 8.0 Vdc IEBO 200
10 ηAdc
µAdc
TECHNICAL DATA
2N3996 JAN, JTX, JTXV
2N3997 JAN, JTX, JTXV
2N3998 JAN, JTX, JTXV
2N3999 JAN, JTX, JTXV
Processed per MIL-PRF-19500/374
NPN POWER SWITCHING SILICON TRANSISTOR
TO-111
MIL-PRF
QPL
DEVICES
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2N3996, 2N3997, 2N3998, 2N3999 JAN SERIES
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (con’t)
Characteristics Symbol Min. Max. Unit
ON CHARACTERISTICS (4)
Forward-Current Transfer Ratio
IC = 50 mAdc, VCE = 2.0 Vdc 2N3996, 2N3998
IC = 1.0 Adc, VCE = 2.0 Vdc
IC = 5.0 Adc, VCE = 5.0 Vdc
IC = 50 mAdc, VCE = 2.0 Vdc 2N3997, 2N3999
IC = 1.0 Adc, VCE = 2.0 Vdc
IC = 5.0 Adc, VCE = 5.0 Vdc
hFE
30
40
15
60
80
20
120
240
Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage
IC = 1.0 Adc, IB = 0.1 Adc
IC = 5.0 Adc, IB = 0.5 Adc VCE(sat) 0.25
2.0 Vdc
Base-Emitter Saturation Voltage
IC = 1.0 Adc, IB = 0.1 Adc
IC = 5.0 Adc, IB = 0.5 Adc VBE(sat) 0.6 1.2
1.6 Vdc
DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
Magnitude of Common Emitter Small-Signal Short-Circuit
Forward Current Transfer Ratio
IC = 1.0 Adc, VCE = 5.0 Vdc, f = 10 MHz hfe3.0 12
Output Capacitance
VCB = 10 Vdc, IE = 0, 100 kHz ≤ f ≤ 1.0 MHz Cobo 150 pF
SAFE OPERATING AREA
DC Tests
TC = 1000C, 1 Cycle, t = 1.0 s
Test 1
VCE = 80 Vdc, IC = 0.08 Adc
Test 2
VCE = 20 Vdc, IC = 1.5 Adc
(4) Pulse Test: Pulse Width = 300µs, Duty Cycle ≤ 2.0%.
