NTE2541 (NPN) & NTE2542 (PNP)
Silicon Complementary Transistors
Darlington, Motor/Relay Driver
Absolute Maximum Ratings:
Collector Base Voltage, V
CBO
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120V
Collector Emitter Voltage, V
CEO
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120V
Emitter Base Voltage, V
EBO
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6V
Collector Current, I
C
Continuous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25A
Pulse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40A
Continuous Base Current. I
B
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2A
Collector Power Dissipation (T
FL
= +25°C), P
C
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120W
Operating Junction Temperature, T
J
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +150°C
Storage Temperature Range, T
stg
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –55° to +150°C
Electrical Characteristics:
(Note 1)
Parameter
Collector Cutoff Current
Emitter Cutoff Current
Collector–Emitter Breakdown Voltage
DC Current Gain
Collector–Emitter Saturation Voltage
Base–Emitter Saturation Voltage
Symbol
I
CBO
I
EBO
h
FE
V
CE(sat)
V
BE(sat)
Test Conditions
V
CB
= 120V, I
E
= 0
V
EB
= 6V, I
C
= 0
V
CE
= 4V, I
C
= 12A
I
C
= 12A, I
B
= 24mA
I
C
= 12A, I
B
= 24mA
Min
–
10
120
2000
–
–
Typ
–
–
–
–
–
–
Max Unit
10
–
–
–
1.8
2.5
V
V
µA
mA
V
V
(BR)CEO
I
C
= 25mA, R
BE
=
∞
Note 1. For NTE2542, the polarity is reversed.
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