NTE253 (NPN) & NTE254 (PNP)
Silicon Complementary Transistors
Darlington Power Amplifier
Description:
The NTE253 (NPN) and NTE254 (PNP) are silicon complementary Darlington transistors in a TO126
type case designed for general–purpose amplifier and low–speed switching applications.
Features:
D
High DC Current Gain: h
FE
= 2000 (Typ) @ I
C
= 2A
D
Monolithic Construction with Built–In Base–Emitter Resistors to Limit Leakage Multiplication
Absolute Maximum Ratings:
(T
A
= +25°C unless otherwise specified)
Collector–Emitter Voltage, V
CEO
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80V
Collector–Base Voltage, V
CB
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80V
Emitter–Base Voltage, V
EB
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5V
Collector Current, I
C
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A
Base Current, I
B
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100mA
Total Power Dissipation (T
C
= +25°C), P
D
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40W
Derate Above 25°C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.32W/°C
Operating Junction Temperature Range, T
J
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –65° to +150°C
Storage Temperature Range, T
stg
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –65° to +150°C
Thermal Resistance, Junction–to–Case, R
thJC
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.23°C/W
Electrical Characteristics:
(T
A
= +25°C unless otherwise specified)
Parameter
OFF Characteristics
Collector–Emitter Breakdown Voltage
Collector Cutoff Current
V
(BR)CEO
I
C
= 50mA, I
B
= 0, Note 1
I
CEO
I
CBO
Emitter Cutoff Current
I
EBO
V
CE
= 80V, I
B
= 0
V
CE
= 80V, I
E
= 0
V
CE
= 80V, I
E
= 0, T
C
= +100°C
V
BE
= 5V, I
C
= 0
80
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
100
100
500
2.0
V
µA
µA
µA
mA
Symbol
Test Conditions
Min
Typ
Max
Unit
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