
HIGH POWER NPN SILICON TRANSISTORS
■ SGS-THOMS O N PREF ERRE D SA LES TYP E S
■ NPN TRANSISTOR
■ HIGH CURRENT CAPABILITY
■ FAST SWITCHING SPEED
■ VERY LOW SATURATION VOLTAGE AND
HIGH GAIN
APPLICATION
■ SWITCHING REGULATOR S
■ MOTOR CONTROL
■ HIGH FREQU E NCY AND EF FICE N CY
CONVERTERS
DESCRIPTION
The BUW48 and BUW49 are Multiepitaxial planar
NPN transistor in TO-218 pl astic package.
It’s intented for use in high frequency and
efficiency converters such us motor controllers
and industrial equipment.
BUW48
BUW49
3
2
1
TO-218
INTERNAL SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM
ABSOLUT E MAXIMUM RATI NG S
Symbol Parameter Value Unit
BUW48 BUW49 Unit
V
V
V
I
I
P
T
July 1997
Collector-emitter Voltage (VBE = -1.5V) 120 160 V
CEV
Collector-emitter Voltage (IB = 0) 60 80 V
CEO
Emitter-Base Voltage (IC = 0) 7 V
EBO
I
Collector Current 30 A
C
Collector Peak Current 45 40 A
CM
I
Base Current 8 6 A
B
Base Peak Current 12 10 A
BM
Total Power Dissipation at T
tot
Storage Temperature -65 to 175
stg
T
Max Operating Junction Temperature 175
j
< 25 oC 150 W
case
o
C
o
C
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BUW48 / BUW49
THERMAL DATA
R
thj-case
Thermal Resistance Junction-case Max 1
o
C/W
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (T
= 25 oC unless otherwise specified)
case
Symbol Parameter Test Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Unit
I
CEX
I
EBO
V
CEO(sus)
V
V
CE(sat)
V
BE(sat)
EB0
f
Collector Cut-off
Current
Emitter Cut-off
Current (I
= 0)
C
∗ Collector-Emitter
Sustaining Voltage
Emitter-base
Voltage (I
= 0)
c
∗ Collector-Emitter
Saturation Voltage
∗ Base-Emitter
Saturation Voltage
Transition Frequency IC = 1A V
T
VCE = V
V
V
CEX VBE
= V
CE
CEX VBE
= 5 V 1 mA
EB
= -1.5V
= -1.5V Tc =125oC
1
3
IC = 0.2A L = 25 mH for BUW48
for BUW496080
= 50 mA 7 V
I
E
IC = 20A IB = 2A for BUW48
I
= 40A IB = 4A for BUW49
C
I
= 15A IB = 1.5A for BUW48
C
I
= 30A IB = 3A for BUW49
C
IC = 40A IB = 4A for BUW48
I
= 30A IB = 3A for BUW49
C
= 15V f = 15 MHz 8 MHz
CE
0.6
1.4
0.5
1.2
2.1
2
RESISTIVE LOAD
Symbol Parameter Test Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Unit
t
t
t
t
t
t
∗ Pulsed: Pulse duration = 300 µs, duty cycle < 1.5 %
on
s
t
f
s
t
f
on
s
t
f
s
t
f
Turn-on Time
Storage Time
Fall Time
Storage Time
Fall Time
Turn-on Time
Storage Time
Fall Time
Storage Time
Fall Time
for BUW48
V
CC
I
B1
for BUW48
V
CC
I
B1
for BUW49
V
CC
I
B1
for BUW49
V
CC
I
B1
= 60V IC = 40A
= -I
= 4A
B2
= 60V IC = 40A
= -I
= 4A
B2
= 80V IC = 30A
= -I
= 4A
B2
= 80V IC = 30A
= -I
= 4A
B2
1.2
0.6
0.17
0.8
0.6
0.15
1.5
1.1
0.25
1.65
0.5
1.2
1.1
0.25
1.65
0.5
mA
mA
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
µs
µs
µs
µs
µs
µs
µs
µs
µs
µs
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TO-218 (SOT-93) MECHANICAL DATA
BUW48 / BUW49
DIM.
MIN. TYP. MAX. MIN. TYP. MAX.
A 4.7 4.9 0.185 0.193
C 1.17 1.37 0.046 0.054
D2.5 0.098
E 0.5 0.78 0.019 0.030
F 1.1 1.3 0.043 0.051
G 10.8 11.1 0.425 0.437
H 14.7 15.2 0.578 0.598
L2 – 16.2 – 0.637
L3 18 0.708
L5 3.95 4.15 0.155 0.163
L6 31 1.220
R – 12.2 – 0.480
Ø 4 4.1 0.157 0.161
mm inch
H
A
C
L5
E
D
L6
L3
L2
G
¯
F
R
1
2 3
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BUW48 / BUW49
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