NTE5437 & NTE5438
Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR)
8 Amp
Description:
The NTE5437 and NTE5438 are silicon controlled rectifiers (SCR) in a TO220 type package designed
for general purpose high voltage applications where gate sensitivity is required.
Absolute Maximum Ratings:
(T
A
= +25°C unless otherwise specified)
Repetitive Peak Off–State Voltage (T
J
= –40° to +125°C, R
GK
= 1kΩ), V
DRM
, V
RRM
NTE5437 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400V
NTE5438 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600V
On–State Current (All Conducting Angles, T
C
= +85°C), I
T(RMS)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8A
Average On–State Current (Half Cycle,
= 180°, T
C
= +85°C), I
T(AV)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.1A
Non–Repetitive On–State Current, I
TSM
Half Cycle, 60Hz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88A
Half Cycle, 50Hz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80A
Fusing Current (t= 10ms, Half Cycle), I
2
t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32A
2
s
Peak Reverse Gate Voltage (I
GR
= 50µA), V
GRM
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8V
Peak Gate Current (10µs Max), I
GM
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2A
Peak Gate Dissipation (10µs Max), P
GM
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5W
Gate Dissipation (20ms Max), P
G(AV)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5W
Oprating Junction Temperature Range, T
J
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –40° to +125°C
Storage Temperature Range, T
stg
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –40° to +125°C
Lead Temperature (During Soldering, 1.6mm from case, 10sec Max), T
L
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +250°C
Thermal Resistance, Junction–to–Case, R
thJC
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4K/W
Thermal Resistance, Junction–to–Ambient, R
thJA
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60K/W
Electrical Characteristics:
(T
A
= +25°C unless otherwise specified)
Parameter
Off–State Leakage Current
Symbol
Test Conditions
T
J
= +125°C
T
J
= +25°C
Min
–
–
Max
0.5
5.0
Unit
mA
µA
I
DRM
, I
RRM
V
DRM
+ V
RRM
= Rated Voltage,
R
GK
= 1kΩ
Ω