NTE291 (NPN) & NTE292 (PNP)
Silicon Complementary Transistors
Medium Power Amp, Switch
Description:
The NTE291 (NPN) and NTE292 (PNP) are General–Purpose Medium–Power silicon complementa-
ry transistors in a TO220 type package designed for switching and amplifier applications. They are
especially designed for series and shunt regulators and as a driver and output stage of high–fidelity
amplifiers.
Features:
D
Low Saturation Voltage
Absolute Maximum Ratings:
Collector–to–Base Voltage, V
CBO
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130V
Collector–to–Emitter Voltage (R
BB
= 100Ω, V
BB
= 0), V
CEX
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130V
Collector–to–Emitter Voltage, V
CEO
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120V
Emitter–To–Base Voltage, V
EBO
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5V
Continuous Collector Current (T
C
≤
+106°C), I
C
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A
Continuous Base Current (T
C
≤
+130°C), I
B
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2A
Power Dissipation, P
D
T
C
= +100°C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16W
Derate Linearly Above T
C
= +100°C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.32W/°C
T
C
= +25°C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40W
Derate Linearly Above T
C
= +25°C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.32W/°C
T
A
= +25°C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8W
Derate Linearly Above T
A
= +25°C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0144W/°C
Operating Temperature Range, T
opr
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –65° to +150°C
Storage Temperature Range, T
stg
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –65° to +150°C
Lead Temperature (During Soldering), T
L
At distance
≥
1/8 in. (3.17mm) from case for 10s Max . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +235°C
Thermal Resistance, Junction–to–Case, R
thJC
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.125°C/W
Thermal Resistance, Junction–to–Ambient, R
thJA
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70°C/W
Note 1. NTE292MCP is a matched complementary pair containing 1 each of NTE291 (NPN) and
NTE292 (PNP).
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