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Charateristic Symbol Value Unit
Collector-Emitter Voltage VCEO 150 V
Collector-Base Voltage VCBO 160 V
Emitter-Base Voltage VEBO 5.0 V
Collector Current(DC) IC600 mA
Power Dissipation@TA=25oC
D erate above 25
:
Pd625
5.0 mW
mW/oC
Power Dissipation@TC=25oC
D erate above 25
:
Pd1.5
12 W
mW/oC
MaximumThermal Resistance,
Junction to Ambient Air R
,
-$
200 oC/W
MaximumThermal Resistance,
Junction to Case
R
,
-&
83.3
oC/W
O perating & Storage T em perature Tj,T
STG -55~150 oC
2N5401
PNP Silicon
Amplifier Transistor
625mW
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Lead Free Finish/RoHS Compliant ("P" Suffix designates
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Epoxy meets UL 94 V-0 flammability rating
Moisure Sensitivity Level 1
INCHES MM
DIM MIN MAX MIN MAX NOTE
A .175 .185 4.45 4.70
B .175 .185 4.45 4.70
C .500 --- 12.70 ---
D .016 .020 0.41 0.63
E .135 .145 3.43 3.68
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B
C
D
G
EBC
EBC
BENT LEADSTRAIGHT LEAD
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TO-92
DIMENSIONS
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TA = 25°C unless otherwise noted)
Characteristic Symbol Min Max Unit
OFF CHARACTERISTICS
Collector–Emitter Breakdown Voltage(1)
(IC = 1.0 mAdc, IB=0)
V(BR)CEO 150 Vdc
Collector–Base Breakdown Voltage
(IC = 100 mAdc, IE=0)
V(BR)CBO 160 Vdc
Emitter–Base Breakdown Voltage
(IE = 10 mAdc, IC = 0) V(BR)EBO 5.0 Vdc
Collector Cutoff Current
(VCB = 120 Vdc, IE=0)
(VCB = 120 Vdc, IE = 0, TA = 100°C)
ICBO
50
50
Emitter Cutoff Current
(VEB = 3.0 Vdc, IC = 0) IEBO 50 nAdc
ON CHARACTERISTICS(1)
DC Current Gain
(IC = 1.0 mAdc, VCE = 5.0 Vdc)
(IC = 10 mAdc, VCE = 5.0 Vdc)
(IC = 50 mAdc, VCE = 5.0 Vdc)
hFE 50
60
50
240
CollectorEmitter Saturation Voltage
(IC = 10 mAdc, IB = 1.0 mAdc)
(IC = 50 mAdc, IB = 5.0 mAdc)
VCE(sat)
0.2
0.5
Vdc
Base–Emitter Saturation Voltage
(IC = 10 mAdc, IB = 1.0 mAdc)
(IC = 50 mAdc, IB = 5.0 mAdc)
VBE(sat)
1.0
1.0
Vdc
SMALL–SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS
Current–Gain — Bandwidth Product
(IC = 10 mAdc, VCE = 10 Vdc, f = 100 MHz) fT100 300 MHz
Output Capacitance
(VCB = 10 Vdc, IE = 0, f = 1.0 MHz) Cobo 6.0 pF
Small–Signal Current Gain
(IC = 1.0 mAdc, VCE = 10 Vdc, f = 1.0 kHz) hfe 40 200
Noise Figure
(IC = 250 µAdc, VCE = 5.0 Vdc, RS = 1.0 k, f = 1.0 kHz) NF 8.0 dB
1. Pulse Test: Pulse Width = 300 ms, Duty Cycle = 2.0%.
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Figure 1. DC Current Gain
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)
30
100
150
200
0.1
h , CURRENT GAIN
0.5 2.0 3.0 100.2 0.3
20
1.0 5.0
FE
TJ = 125°C
25°C
-ā55°C
70
50
20 30 50 100
VCE = -1.0 V
VCE = -5.0 V
Figure 2. Collector Saturation Region
IB, BASE CURRENT (mA)
1.0
0.1 0.5 2.0 100.2 1.0 5.0 20 50
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
0.005 0.01 0.02 0.05
Figure 3. Collector Cut–Off Region
VBE, BASE-EMITTER VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
VCE, COLLECTOR-EMITTER VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
, COLLECTOR CURRENT (ăĂA)µIC
103
0.10.3 0.2
102
101
100
10-1
10-2
10-3
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7
IC = 1.0 mA 10 mA 30 mA 100 mA
VCE = 30 V
IC = ICES
TJ = 125°C
75°C
25°C
REVERSE FORWARD
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Figure 4. “On” Voltages
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)
0.4
0.6
0.7
1.0
0.2
Figure 5. Temperature Coefficients
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)
V, VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
0
TJ = 25°C
VCE(sat) @ IC/IB = 10
2.5
0.1 0.2 0.5 1.0 2.0 5.0 10 20 50 100
C, CAPACITANCE (pF)
100
TJ = 25°C
Cibo
Figure 6. Switching Time Test Circuit
VR, REVERSE VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
0.9
0.8
0.5
0.3
0.1
VBE(sat) @ IC/IB = 10
0.3 3.0 30
V, TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT (mV/ C)°θ
Figure 7. Capacitances
10.2 V
Vin
10 µs
INPUT PULSE
VBB
+ā8.8 V
100
RB
5.1 k
0.25 µF
Vin 100 1N914
Vout
RC
VCC
-30 V
3.0 k
tr, tf 10 ns
DUTY CYCLE = 1.0%
Values Shown are for IC @ 10 mA
0.1 0.2 0.5 1.0 2.0 5.0 10 20 50 1000.3 3.0 30
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0
-0.5
-1.0
-1.5
-2.0
-2.5
TJ = -55°C to 135°C
θVC for VCE(sat)
θVB for VBE(sat)
Cobo
1.0
2.0
3.0
5.0
7.0
10
20
30
50
70
0.2 0.5 1.0 2.0 5.0 10 200.3 3.0
0.7 7.0
t, TIME (ns)
1000
100
200
300
500
700
10
20
30
50
70
0.2 0.5 1.0 2.0 5.0 10 200.3 3.0 30 50 100 200
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)
Figure 8. Turn–On Time
IC/IB = 10
TJ = 25°C
td @ VBE(off) = 1.0 V
VCC = 120 V
tr @ VCC = 30 V
tr @ VCC = 120 V
t, TIME (ns)
2000
100
200
300
500
700
20
30
50
70
0.2 0.5 1.0 2.0 5.0 10 200.3 3.0 30 50 100 200
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)
Figure 9. Turn–Off Time
1000 tf @ VCC = 120 V
tf @ VCC = 30 V
ts @ VCC = 120 V
IC/IB = 10
TJ = 25°C
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