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PNP POWER SILICON TRANSISTOR
Qualified per MIL-PRF-19500/441
T4-LDS-0021 Rev. 1 (072070) Page 2 of 2
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TA = +25°C, unless otherwise noted) (CONT.)
Parameters / Test Conditions Symbol Min. Max. Unit
ON CHARACTERISTICS (2)
Forward-Current Transfer Ratio
IC = 100mAdc, VCE = 1.0Vdc
IC = 250mAdc, VCE = 1.0Vdc
IC = 500mAdc, VCE = 1.0Vdc
IC = 1.0Adc, VCE = 1.0Vdc
IC = 4.0Adc, VCE = 5.0Vdc
hFE
40
30
20
10
3.0
120
Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage
IC = 250mAdc, IB = 25mAdc
IC = 1.0Adc, IB = 125mAdc
VCE(sat)
0.4
0.6
Vdc
Base-Emitter Voltage
IC = 250mAdc, VCE = 1.0Vdc VBE(on) 1.0 Vdc
DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
Parameters / Test Conditions Symbol Min. Max. Unit
Magnitude of Common Emitter Small-Signal Short-Circuit
Forward Current Transfer Ratio
IC = 100mAdc, VCE = 10Vdc, f = 5.0MHz
|hfe| 1.0 12
Small-Signal Short-Circuit Forward Current Transfer Ratio
IC = 50mAdc, VCE = 10Vdc, f = 1.0kHz hfe 25 250
Output Capacitance
VCB = 10Vdc, IE = 0, 100kHz ≤ f ≤ 1.0MHz Cobo 100 pF
SWITCHING CHARACTERISTICS
Parameters / Test Conditions Symbol Min. Max. Unit
Turn-On Time
VCC = 30Vdc; IC = 1.0Adc; IB = 0.1Adc ton 400 µs
Turn-Off Time
VCC = 30Vdc; IC = 1.0Adc; IB = IB = 0.1Adc toff 1.0 µs
SAFE OPERATING AREA
DC Tests
TC = +25°C, 1 Cycle, t = 1.0s
Test 1
VCE = 6.25Vdc, IC = 4.0Adc
Test 2
VCE = 20Vdc, IC = 1.25Adc
Test 3
VCE = 50Vdc, IC = 150mAdc
VCE = 65Vdc, IC = 150mAdc
2N3740
2N3741
(2) Pulse Test: Pulse Width = 300µs, Duty Cycle ≤ 2.0%.