4N38,4N38A(short) TOSHIBA Photocoupler GaAs IRed & Photo-Transistor 4N38(short),4N38A(short) Unit in mm AC Line / Digital Logic Isolator. Digital Logic / Digital Logic Isolator. Telephone Line Receiver. Twisted Pair Line Receiver. High Frequency Power Supply Feedback Control. Relay Contact Monitor. The TOSHIBA 4N38 (short) through 4N38A (short) consists of a gallium arsenide infrared emitting diode coupled with a silicon phototransistor in a dual in-line package. * Switching speeds: 3s (typ.) * DC current transfer ratio: 100% (typ.) * Isolation resistance: 1011 (min.) * Isolation voltage: 2500Vrms (min.) * UL recognized: UL1577, file no. E67349 TOSHIBA 11-7A8 Weight: 0.4 g Pin Configurations(top view) 1 2002-09-25 4N38,4N38A(short) Maximum Ratings (Ta = 25C) Characteristic Forward current (continuous) LED Forward current derating Peak forward current (Note 1) Power dissipation Unit IF 80 mA IF / C 1.07 (*) mA / C IPF 3 A PD 150 mW 2.0 (*) mW / C VR 3 V Collector-emitter voltage BVCEO 80 V Collector-base voltage BVCBO 80 V Emitter-collector voltage BVECO 7 V Collector current (continuous) IC 100 mA Power dissipation PC 150 mW PC / C 2.0 (*) mW / C Storage temperature Tstg -55~150 C Operating temperature Topr -55~100 C Lead soldering temperature (at 10 s) Tsol 260 C Total package power dissipation PT 250 mW Total package power dissipation derating PT / C 3.3 (*) mW / C Reverse voltage Detector Rating PD / C Power dissipation derating Power dissipation derating Coupled Symbol (Note 1) Pulse width 300s, 2% duty cycle. (*) Above 25C ambient. 2 2002-09-25 4N38,4N38A(short) Electrical Characteristics (Ta = 25 ) Detector LED Characteristic Test Condition Min. Typ. Max. Unit Forward voltage VF IF = 10 mA 1.15 1.5 V Reverse current IR VR = 3 V 100 A Capacitance CD V = 0, f = 1 MHz 30 pF DC forward current gain hFE VCE = 5V, IC = 500 A 200 Collector-emitter breakdown voltage V (BR) CEO IC = 1 mA 80 V Collector-base breakdown voltage V (BR) CBO IC = 100 A 80 V Emitter-collector breakdown voltage V (BR) ECO IE = 100 A 7 V Collector dark current ICEO VCE = 60 V 1 50 nA Collector dark current ICBO VCB = 60 V 0.1 20 nA Collector-emitter capacitance CCE V = 0, f = 1 MHz 10 pF IF = 10 mA, VCE = 10 V 10 100 % IF = 20 mA, IC = 4 mA 1.0 V 0.8 pF Current transfer ratio Collector-emitter saturation voltage Coupled Symbol IC / IF VCE (sat) Capacitance input to output CS VS = 0, f = 1 MHz Isolation resistance RS VS = 500 V, R.H. 60 % 1011 AC, 1 minute 2500 Vrms 1500 2500 1775 BVS 4N38 Isolation voltage 4N38A BVS (*) 4N38A AC, peak AC, 1 second Turn-on time tON VCE = 10 V, IC = 2 mA 3 Turn-off time tOFF RL = 100 3 Vpk Vrms s (*) JEDEC registered minimum BVS, however, TOSHIBA specifies a minimum BVS of 2500 Vrms, 1 minute. 3 2002-09-25 4N38,4N38A(short) 4 2002-09-25 4N38,4N38A(short) 5 2002-09-25 4N38,4N38A(short) 6 2002-09-25 4N38,4N38A(short) RESTRICTIONS ON PRODUCT USE 000707EBC * TOSHIBA is continually working to improve the quality and reliability of its products. Nevertheless, semiconductor devices in general can malfunction or fail due to their inherent electrical sensitivity and vulnerability to physical stress. It is the responsibility of the buyer, when utilizing TOSHIBA products, to comply with the standards of safety in making a safe design for the entire system, and to avoid situations in which a malfunction or failure of such TOSHIBA products could cause loss of human life, bodily injury or damage to property. In developing your designs, please ensure that TOSHIBA products are used within specified operating ranges as set forth in the most recent TOSHIBA products specifications. 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