RCA TRANSISTOR MANUAL 8 ON 3 8 8 Germanium n-p-n types used in medium-speed switching applications an, 2 N 3 8 8 A in data-processing equipment. JEDEC No, TO-5 package; outline 6, Outlines Section. MAXIMUM RATINGS 2N888 2N3888A COLLECTOR-TO-BASEH VOLTAGE (with emitter open)...... . 25 max 40 max volts COLLECTOR-TO-EMITTER VOLTAGE: With external base-to-emitter resistance = 10000 ohms 20 max 20 max volts With base-to-emitter volig = 0.5......0 00.00.00 see o 40 max valts EMITTER-TO-BASE VOLTAGE (with collector open)....... . 15 max 15 max volts COLLECTOR CURRENT... 0.0. c cece ete eet e ee eetee 200 max 200 max ma TRANSISTOR DISSIPATION: At ambient temperatures up tO 2B eee eee eee 150 max 150 max mw At ambient temperatures above 25 eG ITI . See curve page 68 AMBIENT-TEMPERATURE, RANGE: (Operating and storage). 22... cee cee . --65 to 100 C LEAD TEMPERATURE (for 10 seconds maximum) . seaee 235 max 235 max c GHARACTERISTICS 2N88s 2N888A Base-to-Emitter Voltage: With collector ma = 200 and basema = 10......... . 1.5 max 1.5 max volts With collector ma = 100 and base ma = 4........... 0.8 max 0.8 max volt Collector-Cutoff Current: With collector-to-base volts == 40 and emitter current = 0 _ 40 max Ha With collector-to-base volts = 25 and emitter current = 0 10 maz 10 max Ha With ecllector-to-base volts = land emitter current = 0 5 max & max Ha In Common-Emifter Circuit Forward Current-Transfer Ratio: With collector-to-emittier volts = 0.75 and collector ma = 200... 0020... eee c eee ween . 380 min 380 min With collector-to-emitter volts = 0.5 and collector ma = 30... 0... 0. eee cece e eee eee . 60 to 180 60 to 180 In Common-Base Circuit Forward-Current-Transfer-Ratio Cuteff Frequency (with colleetor-to-base volts = 6 and collector ma = 1)..... 5 min 5 min Me Colleetor-to-Base Capacitance (with collector-to-base volts = 6 and collector ma = Do... . eee eee ec eee . 20 max 20 max pt TRANSISTOR Germanium p-n-p type used in 2 N 39 5 medium-speed switching applications in data-processing equipment. JEDEC No. TO-5 package; outline 6, Outlines Section. MAXIMUM RATINGS COLLECTOR-TO-BASE VOLTAGE! (with emitter open). .... 2.0.2.2. 50eeee oe 30 max volts COLLECTOR-TO-EMITTER VOLTAGE (with external base-to-emitter resistance = 10000 ohms)... 2.2... 00k eee eet tenet 15 max volts EMITTER-TO-BASH VOLTAGE (with collector open). bee 20 max volta COLLECTOR CURRENT. 0.0... 06 cece cece eee erent eee e en ee renters 200 max ma TRANSISTOR DISSIPATION: At ambient temperatures up to aoe: see ee eee tent tet eee 150 max mw At ambient temperatures above 25C ce cee eee eene See curve page 68 AMBIENT-TEMPERATURE RANGE: Operating Le ee ee eee ee ne ee nena eee eee teen ree ~65 to 85 C . ~65 to 100 C 280 max c 148