
Darlington Transistor
• Collector-Emitter Voltage: V
• Collector Power Dissipation: P
CES
=20V
(max)=625mW
C
KSP12
KSP12
1
1. Emitter 2. Base 3. Collector
TO-92
NPN Epitaxial Silicon Darlington Transistor
Absolute Maximum Ratings
Symbol Parameter Value Units
V
V
P
T
T
CES
EBO
C
J
STG
Collector-Emitter Voltage 20 V
Emitter-Base Voltage 10 V
Collector Power Dissipation 625 mW
Junction Temperature 150 °C
Storage Temperature -55 ~ 150 °C
Electrical Characteristics
Symbol Parameter Tes t Condition Min. Typ.... Max. Units
BV
CES
I
CBO
I
CES
I
EBO
h
FE
(sat) Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage IC=10mA, IB=0.01mA 1 V
V
CE
(on) Base-Emitter On Voltage VCE=5V, IC=10mA 1.4 V
V
BE
Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage IC=100µA, IB=0 20 V
Collector Cut-off Current VCB=15V, IE=0 100 nA
Collector Cut-off Current VCE=15V, IB=0 100 nA
Emitter Cut-off Current VEC=10V, IC=0 100 nA
DC Current Gain VCE=5V, IC=10mA 20K
Ta=25°C unless otherwise noted
Ta=25°C unless otherwise noted
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Typical Characteristics
KSP12
1M
100k
10k
, DC CURRENT GAIN
FE
h
1k
1 10 100 1000
IC [mA], COLLECTOR CURRENT
Figure 1. DC current Gain Figure 2. Base-Emitter Saturation Voltage
100
10
VCE = 5V
VCE = 5V
VBE(sat)
VCE(sat)
IC = 1000 I
B
10
1
(sat)[V], SATURATION VOLTAGE
CE
(sat), V
BE
V
0.1
10 100
IC[mA], COLLECTOR CURRENT
Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage
1000
100
VCE = 5V
[mA], COLLECTOR CURRENT
C
I
1
0.0 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.4
VBE [V], BASE-EMITTER VOLTAGE
Figure 3. Base-Emitter On Voltage Figure 4. Current Gain Bandwidth Product
©2002 Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation
10
110100
[MHz], CURRENT GAIN-BANDWIDTH PRODUCT
T
f
IC[mA], COLLECTOR CURRENT
Rev. A2, September 2002

Package Dimensions
0.46
±0.10
4.58
+0.25
–0.15
KSP12
TO-92
±0.20
4.58
±0.40
1.27TYP
[1.27
±0.20
3.86MAX
±0.10
1.02
+0.10
–0.05
0.38
14.47
1.27TYP
]
3.60
±0.20
[1.27
±0.20
]
0.38
+0.10
–0.05
(0.25)
(R2.29)
Dimensions in Millimeters
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