3875081 GE SOLID STATE O1 DE Bj 3875081 gou7L0s 7 IT High-Speed Power Transistors DiE 17105 Dp 7-33-ff/ 2N3878, 2N3879, 2N5202, 2N6500 File Number 766 High-Speed, Epitaxial-Collector Silicon N-P-N Planar Transistors For High-Speed Switching and Linear-Amplifier Applications Features: = Maximum-area-of-operation curves for de and pulse operation High substaining voltage Total saturated transition time less than 71 us for 2N3879, 2N5202, and 2N6500 RCA-2N3878, 2N3879, 2N5202, and 2N6500 are epitaxial TERMINAL DESIGNATIONS silicon n-p-n transistors. The 2N3878 is an amplitier type intended for audio-, ultrasonic-, and radio-frequency circuits. Types 2N3879, 2N5202, and 2N6500 are switching transistors intended for use in high-current, high-speed switching circuits. c EN (FLANGE) Typical applications for these transistors include: low- distortion power amplifiers, osclilators, switching regulators, series regulators, converters, and inverters. 9208-27516 ee *Formerly RCA Dev. Type Nos. TA2509, TA2509A, TA7285, and TA8932, respectively. JEDEC TO-213AA ED D MAXIMUM RATINGS, Absolute-Maximum Values: 2N3878 2N3879 2N5202 2N6500 *COLLECTOR-TO-BASE VOLTAGE . Loe Veso 420 120 100 120 Vv COLLECTOR-TO-EMITTER SUSTAINING VOLTAGE: With external base-to-emitter resistance (Rge} = 502. VceER (sus) 65 90 75* 110* Vv Withbaseopen. 2 2 2 6 ee ee VcEo (sus) 50* 75* 50 90* Vv *EMITTER-TO-BASE VOLTAGE. . . . .. .- VEBO 7 7 6 7 Vv *CONTINUOUS COLLECTOR CURRENT . .. . I 4 ? 4 4 A PEAK COLLECTOR CURRENT. . .... . lem 10 10 8 5 A *CONTINUOUS BASE CURRENT. . . . . . .- ig 4 5 2 3 A *TRANSISTOR DISSIPATION. . . . . 1 + Py At case temperature (Tc) = 25C 2. wwe 35 35 36 35 Ww At case temperaturesabove 259C 2 1. 1 we Derate linearly at 0.2 W/C For other conditions . 2... woe ee See Figs. 1,3 and 4 *TEMPERATURE RANGE: Storage & operating (Junction). 2 2. wee -65 to 200 % *PIN TEMPERATURE: 1/32 in. (0.8 mm} from seating plane for 10s max. . 235 235 235 235 c * In accordance with JEDEC registration data format JS-6 RDF-2 (2N3878); JS-6 RDF-1 (2N3879, 2N5202, 2N6500). 108 0648 0-13O1 de fj sa7sca. qo17Lo0b 9 re oie 17106 OD 7-321! 38750 81 GE SOLID STATE nign-speea Power Transistors 2N3878, 2N3879, 2N5202, 2N6500 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS, At Case Temperature (TC) = 25C unless otherwise specified: TEST CONDITIONS LIMITS CHARACTERISTIC symeor| VOLTAGE | CURRENT) 23878 2N3879 2N5202 | 2N6500 | Units Vee] Vee tc} Ig Min.] Max. Min.] Max. | Min.| Max. | Min.} Max Collector Cutoff Current: 100 | -1.5 -f| - -|- _ 10 - - *]) With base-emitter junction reverse- 410 oO - - = - - - 5 biased 120 | -15 | 28 | 25 - - - - 'cev mA +!) With base-emitter junction 100 | -15 - 4 - 4 - 10 - - raverse-biased and Tg = 150C 110} Oo -{- -|- = = | 10 4 - * - - = - - With base open IcEO 0 _ 5 _ & _ _ _ 5 mA . ~6 -|- -j- - | 10 -|- *1 Emitter Cutoff Current leso 7 1 10 ~ | i0 _ _ | 25 mA Collector-to-Emitter Sustaining * Voltage Vceolsus) 0.2} 0 soa} 7a] soa} 902 |] With base open Vv With external base-to-emitter a a a a resistance (Age) = 50 2 Vcertsusl 027] 0 65 - 90' - 75) _ 110 1.2 ab -|- -~|- 10* [100% | - | - 2 os> 40* |zoot | - | - - - -|- DC Forward-Current Transfer h 2 gb - - - - - - 15* | 6O* Ratio FE 2 4b ae} i2* frcow | - | -|- 5 4b 20+} 20 | 80 -|- -|- 5 os? 50*}200* | 40 | - | - -|f- *|Collectos-ta-Emitter 3 103 - - - - - - - 1.5 Saturation Vottage Vogtsad 49 104 -|2 - 412 | 12 - - v +|Base-to-Emitter Voltage VBE 2 4b _ 125 - _ _ - - - Vv +| ase-to-Emitter Saturation Vaetsat) 3 los -|[- - |- -|- - {25 y Voltage BEtsot a> Jo4 - -|2 - 2 ~|- Collector-tc-Base Output Capacitance Cob - 4175* - [175 | 176 |175 oF (f = 1 MHz, Vcg = 10 V) Second Breakdown Collector Current With base forward-biased and Isfb 40 750 | s00 | 400 - 4co | mA 1-s nonrepetitive pulse +] Magnitude of Common Emitter, Smalt-Srgnal, Short-Circuit, _ _ _ _ Forward-Current Transfer [tel 10 06 4 4 6 8 Ratio (f = 10 MHz) +| Common-Emitter, Smali-Signal, Short-Circuit, Forward-Current hee 30 0.1 40 - - - - - - - Transfer Ratio (f = 1 kHz) Thermal Resistance Junction-to-case ReJc - 75 - 45 - 5 - {5 cw * [In accordance with JEDEC registration data format JS-6 ROF-2 (2N3878); JS-6 RDF-1 (2N3879, 2N5202, 2N6500). 8 CAUTION: Sustaining voltages Voeolsus) and Voer(sus) MUST NOT be measured on curve tracer. b pulsed, pulse duration = 300 ps, duty factor 2%. 109 0649 D-14Ol ve W@3a7s0a1 ooo? oO i 3875081 GE SOLID STATE O1E 17107, 0 TeBS-/| High Speed Power Transistors 2N3878, 2N3879, 2N5202, 2N6500 CASE TEMPERATURE (Tc)=25C (CURVES MUST BE DERATEO LINEARLY MPERATURE (MAX,) PULSED 441 Tc (MAX.) CONTINUOUS %, 25 Ke (MAX) PULSED 2N6500), Tg (MAX.] CONTINUOUS (25202, 2N6500) T | ]- [OC OPERA E DISSIPATION -LIMITED ( e-| SPST EE 2n5 202 aie = 2N6500 ~ : 79 COLLECTOR CURRENT (Ic)A FOR SINGLE NONREPETITIVE Vceo (MAX.)=75 (2N38 CER . 02 ! 2 4 6 8 Io 2 4 8 100 2 4 COLLECTOR-TO-EMITTER VOLTAGE (VcE)V Vceo (MAX.)= 90 6 81000 92CS- 23756 Fig. 1 ~ Maximum operating areas for 2N3879, 2N5202, and 2N6500. COLLECTOR-TO-EMITTER VOLTAGE (Weeh= 2 BASE CURRENT (Ig)mA o 0.5 to 1.6 2.0 BASE-TO-EMITTER VOLTAGE (Vpe} 92cs-I3227 Fig, 2 - Typtcal input characteristics for aif types. 110 0650 -01 aa: pe Waa7soas oor7zioa 2 3875081 GE SOLID STATE DIE 17108 COLLECTOR CURRENT (Ic)A 10 8 CASE TEMPERATURE (To)=25 C (CURVES MUST BE DERATED LINEARL' WITH INCREASE IN TEMPERATURE ) To (MAX.) PULSED a1 (MAX.} *FOR SINGLE NONREPETITIVE PULSE (MAX.)= 50 2 4 6 8 16 2 4 6 8 100 2 COLLECTOR-TO-EMITTER VOLTAGE (VcE}V Fig. 3- Maximum operating areas for 2N3878. SPECIFIED VOLTAGE o x 100 150 LiMITED EFFECTIVE CASE TEMP GR CASE TEMP. Tere oR Toe Fig. 4 - Dissipation derating for all types, SEH oT: 3 Sil High Speed Power Transistors 2N3878, 2N3879, 2N5202, 2N6500 4 6 81900 92CS-23755RI 111 0651 E-02Ol DE fj 3a7soa1 00171049 4 3875081 G E SOLID STATE High-Speed Power Transistors 2N3878, 2N3879, 2N5202, 2N6500 CASE SATURATION VOLTAGE VE (sat) V COLLECTOR CURRENT (ic)-A 9208-13236 Fig. - Typical saturation-voltage characteristics for 2N3878, and 2N3879. CASE TEMPERATURE COLLECTOR-TO-EMITTER SATURATION VOLTAGE, Voce (ao1} 6 V 3 4 5 COLLECTOR CURRENT (1.)A WEEP Fig. 7 - Typical saturation-voltage characteristics for 2N5202. Vog (sat) Vv ae oe GOLLECTOR CURRENT (Ic}A 92cs-23759 Fig, 9 - Typical saturation-voltage characteristics for 2N6500, 112 o1E 17109 pTras ll CASE TEMPERATURE (Tc) = 25C TURN-ON TIME 1 2 3 4 COLLECTOR CURRENT (Ig)A 92CS-13234 Fig. 6 - Typical turn-on time for 2N3879, 2N5202, and 2N600. = [000 PULSES/S 25C Tb, - Tee COLLECTOR CURRENT (Ic) A 92CS-t3237 Fig. 8 - Typical storage time for 2N3879, 2N5202, and 2N6500, CASE TEMPERATURE (Tc) = 25C * I w = e 4 3 = a i 2 3 4 COLLECTOR CURRENT (I}A 9208-15235 Fig. 10 - Typical fall time for 2N3879, 2N5202, and 2N6600. 0652 E-0301 De fpsa7soa. 0017310 0 3875081 G E SOLID STATE oie 17110 oD Tr SSI I High-Speed Power Transistors 2N3878, 2N3879, 2N5202, 2N6500 COLLEGTOR-TO-EMITTER VOLTAGE Woer*2 V1 | | too i : : | COLLECTOR-TO-EMITTER VOLTAGE (Vce) * av o 6 a a 3 8 DC FORWARD-CURRENT TRANSFER RATIO {heg) 2 4 6 6 628 1.0 20 0,01 o1 t 10 BASE- TO-EMITTER VOLTAGE (Vpg} COLLECTOR CURRENT (I)-A 92CS13228 92c$-13225 Fig.t1 Typical transfer characteristics for all types. Fig.12 Typical de beta characteristics for 2N3878 and 2N3879. TEMPERATURE = 25C COLLECTOR CURRENT {Ic)A CURRENT DG FORWARD-CURRENT TRANSFER RATIO (hFE) aol ol 1 wo 0 8 10 12 4 TOR CURRENT (Ic)A COLLECTOR-TO-EMITTER VOLTAGE (VceE)V COLLECTOR Me 5S 363) 92ss-2I97RI Fig.f3 Typical output characteristics for Fig.14 Typical dc beta characteristics for 2N&202. 2N3878, 2N3879 and 2N5202. COLLECTOR CURRENT (Io) DC FORWARD-CURRENT TRANSFER RATIO {hFe? BASE CURRENT mA .O1 4 2 4 90 ot ' 0 : COLLECTOR-TO-EMITTER VOLTAGE (VceE}V COLLECTOR CURRENT (Ic) A ' | 9209-23757 92s-23756 Fig.1 Typical output characteristics for 2NG500. Fig.16 Typical de beta characteristics for 2NG500. 113 0653 E-043875081 G E SOLID STATE nie i7itt Dp ES3Il HIgn Speea Power IFansistors. Ou DE 387506) OOL?LLA o 2N3878, 2N3879, 2N5202, 2N6500 TRANSITION AND STORAGE-TIME CHARACTERISTICS FOR SWITCHING TYPES, At Case Temperature (Tc) = 259C: TEST CONDITIONS LIMITS CHARACTERISTIC SYMBOL VOLTAGE CURRENT UNITS : Hl Vide Adc 2N3879 2N5202 2N6500 : Vcc lo ia | Min. | Max. Min. Max. Min, Max. : Saturated Switching 30 3 0.33 _ _ _ _ _ 40 tg 30 4 0.48 ~ 40 = - - - ; 30 4 0.89 - - - 40 - - Delay time 30 3 0.38 - - - = - 400 * Rise time tr 30 4 0.4? - 400 - - - - 30 4 0.84 - = - 400 - - 30 3 | og | - - - - - 1000 ns * Storage time ts 30 4 0,48 - g00 - - - - 30 4 08 - = - 1200 - - 30 3 0.3? = - - _ _ 500 * Fall time ty 30 4 0.48 - 400 - - - - 30 4 0.8? - - - 400 - - * tn accordance with JEDEC registration data format (JS-6, RDF-1) 4 Ip, IBo Ie MONITOR TEKTRONIX P6021 CURRENT PROBE* RL + INPUT FROM Ig MONITOR \ > == 500 30V HEWLETT TEKTRONIX oa7 f- BF PACKARD P6025 BE f 219A PULSE CURRENT PROBE MYLAR zZ GENERATOR ec : 3 1 682 oevice 8 = Si2q UNDER TEST |) rf Ww \ INPUT PULSE i tp < 20 ns 0 22 wF RLt75Q FOR 2N3679, 2N5202 . 1 < 20 ns MYLAR R_ 10 2 FOR 2N6S00 o, REP RATE =500 Hz =F Bz PULSE DURATION 3g | 2 20 ps as a op 10% a0 -- or TT, TIME taaet bee te Fe outeut WAVEFORM ted ke tale *OR EQUIVALENT 92S~ 23760 9205-23754 Fig. 17 - Circuit used ta measure switching times Fig. 18 - Oscilloscope display for measurement of switching times. for 2N3879, 2N5202, and 2N6500. (Circuit shown in Fig. }. t CLARE i MOGEL No HOF=1004 OR EQUIVALENT | DEVICE CHANNEL & 8 Ot | Veer (sus) UNDER 5 + VCEO (sus) f TEST TO io TEKTRONIX & 200 200] 4 25mH OSCILLOSCOPE 3 MODEL No. 503, OR EQUIVALENT 5 5a 2 lor 4 a 60 cotsutio. bv ; CHANNEL B z 90 50 75 90 o 657590 19 ceolsus , Cents COLLECTOR-TO-EMITTER VOLTAGE (VcElV the COMMON 92C5-13240R2 ion ile The sustaining voltages Vego(sus) and VceR(sus) are acceptable when iw oTo S0v the traces fall to the right and above point A for types 2N3878, = (S00mA) 40375, and 2N5202; point B for type 2N3879; and point C for type 2N6500. The sustaining voltage VcER(sus} is acceptable when 92cs-13239R3 the trace falls to the right and above point D" for type 2N5202. Fig. 19 - Circuit used to measure sustaining voltages, Voeofsus} Fig. 20 - Oscilloscope display for measurement of sustaining and VceRtsus) for all types. voltages. 14 0654 E-05