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2N2920
Silicon NPN Transisto
Data Sheet
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
characteristics specified at TA = 25°C
Off Characteristics
Parameter Symbol Test Conditions Min Typ Max Units
Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage V(BR)CEO I
C = 10 mA 60 Volts
Collector-Base Cutoff Current
ICBO1
ICBO2
ICBO3
VCB = 70 Volts
VCB = 45 Volts
VCB = 45 Volts, TA = 150°C
10
2
2.5
µA
nA
µA
Collector-Emitter Cutoff Current ICEO V
CE = 5 Volts 2 nA
Emitter-Base Cutoff Current IEBO1
IEBO2
VEB = 6 Volts
VEB = 5 Volts
10
2
µA
nA
On Characteristics Pulse Test: Pulse Width = 300 µs, Duty Cycle ≤ 2.0%
Parameter Symbol Test Conditions Min Typ Max Units
DC Current Gain
hFE1
hFE2
hFE3
hFE4
hFE2-1/hFE2-2
IC = 10 µA, VCE = 5 Volts
IC = 100 µA, VCE = 5 Volts
IC = 1 mA, VCE = 5 Volts
IC = 10 µA, VCE = 5 Volts
TA = -55°C
IC = 100 µA, VCE = 5 Volts
175
235
300
50
0.9
600
800
1,000
1.0
Base-Emitter Voltage differential
|VBE1-VBE2|1
|VBE1-VBE2|2
|VBE1-VBE2|3
VCE = 5 Volts, IC = 10 µA
VCE = 5 Volts, IC = 100 µA
VCE = 5 Volts, IC = 1 mA
5
3
5
mVolts
Base-Emitter Voltage differential
at temperature
|VBE1-VBE2|1
|VBE1-VBE2|2
VCE = 5 Volts, IC = 100 µA
TA = 25 °C and -55°C
TA = 25 °C and +125°C
0.8
1
mVolts
Base-Emitter Saturation Voltage VBEsat1 IC = 1 mA, IB = 100 µA 0.5 1.0 Volts
Collector-Emitter Saturation
Voltage VCEsat1 IC = 1 mA, IB = 100 µA 0.3 Volts
Dynamic Characteristics
Parameter Symbol Test Conditions Min Typ Max Units
Magnitude – Common Emitter, Short
Circuit Forward Current Transfer Ratio |hFE1| VCE = 5 Volts, IC = 500 µA,
f = 20 MHz 3 20
Small Signal Short Circuit Forward
Current Transfer Ratio hFE VCE = 10 Volts, IC = 1 mA,
f = 1 kHz 150 600
Open Circuit Output Capacitance COBO VCB = 5 Volts, IE = 0 mA,
100 kHZ < f < 1 MHz 5 pF
Noise Figure
NF1
NF2
NF3
VCE = 5 Volts, IC = 10 µA,
Rg = 10 kΩ
f = 100 Hz
f = 1 kHz
f = 10 kHz
5
3
3
dB
Short Circuit Input Impedance hie VCB =5V, IC =1mA, f =1kHz 3 30 kΩ
Open Circuit Output Admittance hoe VCB =5V, IC =1mA, f =1kHz 60 µmhos
Open Circuit reverse Voltage Transfer
Ratio
hre VCB =5V, IC=100µA, f=1kHz 1x10-3