
Continental Device India Limited
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NPN SILICON PLANAR TRANSISTOR 2N657
TO-39
Metal Can Package
General Purpose Transistor.
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS (Ta=25ºC unless specified otherwise)
DESCRIPTION SYMBOL VALUE UNITS
Collector Emitter Voltage
Collector Base Voltage
Emitter Base Voltage
Collector Current
Power Dissipation @ Ta=25ºC
V
CEO
V
CBO
V
EBO
I
C
P
D
Derate Above 25ºC 5.7 mW/ºC
Power Dissipation@ Tc=25ºC
P
D
Derate Above 25ºC 22.8 mW/ºC
T
Operating And Storage Junction
, T
j
stg
Temperature Range
100 V
100 V
8.0 V
0.5 A
1.0 W
4.0 W
-65 to +200 ºC
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Ta=25ºC unless specified otherwise)
DESCRIPTION SYMBOL TEST CONDITION MIN MAX UNITS
Collector Emitter Voltage
Collector Base Voltage
Emitter Base Voltage
Collector Cut off Current
DC Current Gain
Collector Emitter Saturation Voltage
*V
V
CEO
V
CBO
V
EBO
I
CBO
h
FE
CE(Sat)
IC=250µA,IB=0
IC=100µA,IE=0
IC=250µA,Ic=0
VCB=30V, IE=0
IC=200mA,VCE=10V
IC=200mA,IB=40mA
100 V
100 V
8.0 V
10
µA
30 90
4.0 V
SMALL SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS
Input Impedance *
|I
fe
=8mA, VCE=10V
B
0.5
KΩ
| h
*Pulse Test: Pulse Length= 300µs, Duty Cycle <2%
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Data Sheet Page 1 of 3

TO-39 Metal Can Package
2N657
TO-39
Metal Can Package
A
B
DIM MIN MAX
A 8.50 9.39
B 7.74 8.50
C 6.09 6.60
C
E
D 0.40 0.53
E—0.88
F 2.41 2.66
G 4.82 5.33
K
H 0.71 0.86
J 0.73 1.02
K12.70 —
L 42 DEG 48 DEG
All dimensions are in mm
D
G
2
1
3
L
H
J
F
2
3
PIN CONFIGURATION
1. EMITTER
2. BASE
3. COLLECTOR
1
eta
PACKAGE
TO-39 500 pcs/polybag 540 gm/500 pcs 3" x 7.5" x 7.5" 20K 17" x 15" x 13.5" 32K 40 kgs
Continental Device India Limited
STANDARD PACK INNER CARTON BOX
Net Weight/QtyDetails
Data Sheet Page 2 of 3
Qty
OUTER CARTON BOX
Qty Gr WtSize Size

Notes 2N657
TO-39
Metal Can Package
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