High-Current Switching Applications: Absolute Maximum Ratings
High-Current Switching Applications: Absolute Maximum Ratings
High-Current Switching Applications: Absolute Maximum Ratings
2SC3709A
High-Current Switching Applications
Unit: mm
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Electrical Characteristics (Tc = 25°C)
5Ω
IB1
VCC ≈ 30 V
Marking
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IC – VCE VCE – IC
1.0
100 90 80
Common Common emitter
10
Tc = 25°C
VCE (V)
70 emitter IB = 20 mA
Tc = 25°C 0.8
(A)
8 60 40 60 80 100 200
Collector current IC
50
Collector-emitter voltage
0.6
6
40 300
30 0.4
4 500
20
2 0.2
IB = 10 mA
0 0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 0 2 4 6 8 10 12
VCE – IC VCE – IC
1.0 1.0
Common emitter Common emitter
Tc = 100°C Tc = −55°C
VCE (V)
VCE (V)
IB = 20 mA
0.8 0.8
IB = 20 mA 40 80 100 150 200
40 60 80 100 150 200
Collector-emitter voltage
Collector-emitter voltage
300
0.4 0.4 500
500
0.2 0.2
0 0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Tc = 100°C 0.3
VCE (sat) (V)
25
100
Tc = −55°C
−55
25
50 0.1
100
30
0.05
10 0.02
0.1 0.3 1 3 10 20 0.1 0.3 1 3 10 20
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3 IC/IB = 20 VCE = 1 V
8
(A)
VBE (sat) (V)
1 Tc = −55°C
Collector current IC
6
0.5 100 Tc = 100°C
25 25
0.3 4 −55
0.1 2
0.1 0.3 1 3 10 20
rth – tw
100
Curves should be applied in thermal limited area.
Transient thermal resistance rth (°C/W)
(1)
3
0.3
0.1
0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000
IC max (pulsed)* PC – Ta
50
10 1 ms*
(1) Tc = Ta
10 ms* Infinite heat sink
(A)
IC max
5
(W)
3
PC
DC operation (1)
Tc = 25°C 30
Collector dissipation
1
20
0.5
*: Single nonrepetitive pulse
0.3
Tc = 25°C 10
Curves must be derated linearly
with increase in temperature (2)
VCEO max
0.1 0
1 3 10 30 100 0 40 80 120 160 200 240
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