TECHNICAL DATA
NPN HIGH POWER SILICON TRANSISTOR
Qualified per MIL-PRF-19500/370
Devices Qualified Level
2N3442
JAN
JANTX
JANTXV
MAXIMUM RATINGS
Ratings Symbol Value Units
Collector-Emitter Voltage VCEO 140 Vdc
Collector-Base Voltage VCBO 160 Vdc
Collector-Emitter Voltage VCER 150 Vdc
Emitter-Base Voltage VEBO 7.0 Vdc
Base Current IB 7.0 Adc
Collector Current IC 10 Adc
Total Power Dissipation @ TA = 250C (1)
@ TC = 250C (2) PT 6.0
117 W
W
Operating & Storage Junction Temperature Range TJ, Tstg -55 to +200 0C
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristics Symbol Max. Unit
Thermal Resistance, Junction-to-Case RθJC 1.5 0C/W
1) Derate linearly 34.2 mW/0C for TA > 250C
2) Derate linearly 668 mW/0C for TC > 250C
TO-3* (TO-204AA)
*See Appendix A for
Package Outline
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TC = 250C unless otherwise noted)
Characteristics Symbol Min. Max. Unit
OFF CHARACTERISTICS
Collector-Emitter Voltage
IC = 3.0 Adc V(BR)CEO 140 Vdc
Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage
IC = 1.5 Adc, RBE = 100 Ω V(BR)CER 150 Vdc
Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage
IC = 1.5 Adc, VEB = 1.5 Vdc V(BR)CEX 160 Vdc
Collector-Base Cutoff Current
VCB = 140 Vdc, VEB = 1.5 Vdc ICEX 1.0 mAdc
Emitter-Base Cutoff Current
VEB = 7.0 Vdc IEBO 1.0 mAdc
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2N3442 JAN SERIES
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (con’t)
Characteristics Symbol Min. Max. Unit
ON CHARACTERISTICS (3)
Forward-Current Transfer Ratio
IC = 3.0 Adc, VCE = 4.0 Vdc hFE 20 70
Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage
IC = 3.0 Adc, IB = 300 mAdc VCE(sat) 1.0 Vdc
Base-Emitter Voltage
IC = 3.0 Adc, VCE = 4.0 Vdc VBE 1.7 Vdc
DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
Small-Signal Short-Circuit Forward Current Transfer Ratio
IC = 3.0 Adc, VCE = 4.0 Vdc, f = 100 kHz hfe 1.0
SAFE OPERATING AREA
DC Tests
TC = +250C, 1 Cycle, t = 1.0 s
Test 1
VCE = 11.7 Vdc, IC = 10 Adc
Test 2
VCE = 78 Vdc, IC = 1.5 Adc
Test 3
VCE = 140 Vdc, IC = 0.5 Adc
(3) Pulse Test: Pulse Width = 300µs, Duty Cycle ≤ 2.0%.
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