MAXIMUM RATINGS(T
a
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a
T =25
unless otherwise specified
Parameter Symbol Test conditions M T M U
Collector-base breakdown voltage
V
(BR)CBO
I
C
= -10A, I
E
=0 -40 V
Collector-emitter breakdown vo
ltage
V
(BR)CEO
I
C
=-1mA , I
B
=0 -40 V
Emitter-base breakdown volt
age
V
(BR)EBO
I
E
= -10A, I
C
=0 -5 V
Collector cut-o
ff
current
I
CBO
V
CB
= -40 V,I
E
=0 -0.1 A
Collector cut-off current
I
CEX
V
CE
= -30 V,V
EB(off)
=-3V -50 nA
Emitter cut-off current
I
EBO
V
EB
= -5 V , I
C
=0 -0.1 A
h
FE1
V
CE
=-1 V, I
C
= -10mA 100 400
h
FE2
V
CE
=-1 V, I
C
= -50mA 60
DC current gain
h
FE3
V
CE
=-2 V, I
C
= -100mA
Collector-emitter saturation voltage
V
CE(sat)
I
C
= -50mA, I
B
= -5mA -0.4 V
Base-emitter saturation
v
o
lt
age
V
BE(sat)
I
C
= -50mA, I
B
= -5mA -0.95 V
T
r
ansition frequency
f
T
V
CE
=-20V
, I
C
= -10mA
f = 100MHz
250
MHz
Delay Time
td 35 ns
Rise T
i
me
tr
V
CC
=-3V
,V
BE
=-0.5V
,
I
C
=-10mA,I
B1
=-1mA
35 ns
Storage Time
ts 225 ns
Fall Time
tf
V
CC
=-3V
,Ic=-10mA
I
B1
=I
B2
=-1mA
75 ns
30
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Amplifier applications
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10
100
1000
-1 -10 -100
-40
0
-600
-800
-1000
-1200
-0 -2 -4 -6 -8 -10
-0
-20
-40
-60
-80
-100
-1 -10 -100
-10
-
100
-1000
I
C
h
FE
S
t
at
i
c Characteristic
-200
T
a
=100
ć
T
a
=25
ć
COMMON EMITTER
V
CE
=-1V
300
30
-30
-3
DC CURRENT GAIN h
FE
COLLECTOR CURRENT I
C
(mA)
T
a
=100
ć
T
a
=25
ć
=10
-200-30
-3
BASE-EMMITTER SATURATION
VOLTAGE V
BEs
at
(mV)
COLLECTOR CURRENT I
C
(mA)
COMMON
EM
ITTER
T
a
=25
ć
-500uA
-350uA
-450uA
-300uA
-250uA
-400uA
-200uA
-150uA
-100uA
I
B
=-50uA
COLLECTOR CURRENT I
C
(mA)
COLLECTOR-EMITTER VOLTAGE V
CE
(V)
T
a
=25
ć
T
a
=100
ć
=10
V
BEsat
——V
CEsat
—— I
C
I
C
-200
-300
-30
-30-3
COLLECTOR-EMMITTER SATURATION
VOLTAGE V
CE
sat
(mV)
COLLECTOR CURRENT I
C
(mA)
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