
SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNICAL DATA
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by MUR1620CTR/D
. . . designed for use in negative switching power supplies, inverters and as free
wheeling diodes. Also, used in conjunction with common cathode dual Ultrafast
Rectifiers, makes a single phase full–wave bridge. These state–of–the–art
devices have the following features:
• Common Anode Dual Rectifier (8.0 A per Leg or 16 A per Package)
• Ultrafast 35 Nanosecond Reverse Recovery Times
• Exhibits Soft Recovery Characteristics
• High Temperature Glass Passivated Junction
• Low Leakage Specified @ 150°C Case Temperature
• Current Derating @ Both Case and Ambient Temperatures
• Epoxy Meets UL94, VO @ 1/8″
• Complement to MUR1605CT Series of Common Cathode Devices
Mechanical Characteristics:
• Case: Epoxy, Molded
• Weight: 1.9 grams (approximately)
• Finish: All External Surfaces Corrosion Resistant and Terminal Leads
are Readily Solderable
• Lead Temperature for Soldering Purposes: 260°C Max. for 10 Seconds
• Shipped 50 units per plastic tube
• Marking: U1620R
MAXIMUM RATINGS (Per Leg)
Rating Symbol Value Unit
Peak Repetitive Reverse Voltage
Working Peak Reverse Voltage
DC Blocking Voltage
Average Rectified Forward Voltage, (Rated VR), TC = 160°C
Per Leg
Per Total Device
Peak Repetitive Surge Current, Per Diode
(Rated VR, Square Wave, 20 kHz), TC = 140°C
Nonrepetitive Peak Surge Current
(Surge applied at rated load conditions halfwave, single phase, 60 Hz)
Operating Junction Temperature and Storage T emperature TJ, T
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS (Per Leg)
Thermal Resistance — Junction to Case R
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Per Leg)
Maximum Instantaneous Forward Voltage (1)
(iF = 8.0 Amps, TC = 25°C)
(iF = 8.0 Amps, TC = 150°C)
Maximum Instantaneous Reverse Current (1)
(Rated dc Voltage, TC = 25°C)
(Rated dc Voltage, TC = 150°C)
Maximum Reverse Recovery Time
(IF = 1.0 Amp, di/dt = 50 Amps/µs)
(IF = 0.5 Amp, di/dt = 100 Amps/µs)
(1) Pulse Test: Pulse Width = 5.0 ms, Duty Cycle ≤ 10%.
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CASE 221A–06
TO–220AB
STYLE 7
200 Volts
8.0
16
16 Amps
100 Amps
*
65 to +175 °C
2.0 °C/W
1.2
1.1
5.0
500
85
35
Amps
Volts
µA
ns
Rev 1
Rectifier Device Data
Motorola, Inc. 1996
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MUR1620CTR
100
70
50
30
20
10
7.0
5.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
, INSTANTANEOUS FORWARD CURRENT (AMPS)
F
i
0.7
0.5
0.3
TJ = 175°C
100°C
25°C
150°C
1000
500
TJ = 175°C
200
100
m
50
20
10
5
2
1
0.5
, REVERSE CURRENT ( A)
R
0.2
I
0.1
0.05
0.02
0.01
06040 100 120
150°C
100°C
* The curves shown are typical for the highest voltage device in
the voltage grouping. Typical reverse current for lower voltage
selections can be estimated from these same curves if V
sufficiently below rated VR.
25°C
20 80 200
VR, REVERSE VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
Figure 2. T ypical Reverse Current* (Per Leg)
16
14
12
10
8.0
6.0
SQUARE WAVE
is
R
140
160 180
RATED VR APPLIED
R
= 2°C/W
q
JC
dc
0.2
0.1
0 0.60.4 0.8
0.2
vF, INSTANTANEOUS VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
Figure 1. T ypical Forward Voltage (Per Leg)
16
14
12
10
8.0
6.0
4.0
, AVERAGE FORW ARD CURRENT (AMPS)
2.0
F(AV)
I
0
025
dc
SQUARE
WAVE
50 75 100 125 150 175 200
TA, AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (°C)
Figure 4. Current Derating, Ambient (Per Leg)
1.0 1.41.2
R
= 16°C/W
q
JA
4.0
, AVERAGE FORW ARD CURRENT (AMPS)
2.0
F(AV)
I
0
140 150
Figure 3. Current Derating, Case (Per Leg)
16
TJ = 175°C
14
12
10
8.0
6.0
4.0
, AVERAGE POWER DISSIPATION (WA TTS)
2.0
0
F(AV)
P
0 4.0
160 170
°
TC, CASE TEMPERATURE (
SQUARE
WAVE
2.0 6.0 10 14
I
, AVERAGE FORW ARD CURRENT (AMPS)
F(AV)
8.0 12 16
C)
dc
Figure 5. Power Dissipation (Per Leg)
180
2
Rectifier Device Data

1.0
0.5
MUR1620CTR
D = 0.5
0.2
0.1
0.05
0.02
0.01
0.01 0.02 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.5 1.0 2.0 5.0 10 20 50 100 200 500 1000
r(t), TRANSIENT THERMAL RESIST ANCE (NORMALIZED)
0.1
0.05
0.01
SINGLE PULSE
P
(pk)
DUTY CYCLE, D = t1/t
t, TIME (ms)
= r(t) R
Z
θ
JC(t)
t
1
t
2
2
D CURVES APPLY FOR POWER
PULSE TRAIN SHOWN
READ TIME AT T
T
J(pk)
– TC = P
θ
JC
1
(pk)
Z
θ
JC(t)
Figure 6. Thermal Response
1000
900
800
700
600
500
400
C, CAPACITANCE (pF)
300
200
100
0
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 20 30 50 70
1.0 10 100
VR, REVERSE VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
Figure 7. T ypical Capacitance (Per Leg)
Rectifier Device Data
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MUR1620CTR
P ACKAGE DIMENSIONS
SEATING
–T–
PLANE
B
4
Q
123
F
T
A
U
C
S
H
K
Z
L
V
R
J
G
D
N
CASE 221A–06
(TO–220AB)
ISSUE Y
NOTES:
1. DIMENSIONING AND TOLERANCING PER ANSI
Y14.5M, 1982.
2. CONTROLLING DIMENSION: INCH.
3. DIMENSION Z DEFINES A ZONE WHERE ALL
BODY AND LEAD IRREGULARITIES ARE
ALLOWED.
DIM MIN MAX MIN MAX
A 0.570 0.620 14.48 15.75
B 0.380 0.405 9.66 10.28
C 0.160 0.190 4.07 4.82
D 0.025 0.035 0.64 0.88
F 0.142 0.147 3.61 3.73
G 0.095 0.105 2.42 2.66
H 0.110 0.155 2.80 3.93
J 0.018 0.025 0.46 0.64
K 0.500 0.562 12.70 14.27
L 0.045 0.060 1.15 1.52
N 0.190 0.210 4.83 5.33
Q 0.100 0.120 2.54 3.04
R 0.080 0.110 2.04 2.79
S 0.045 0.055 1.15 1.39
T 0.235 0.255 5.97 6.47
U 0.000 0.050 0.00 1.27
V 0.045 ––– 1.15 –––
Z ––– 0.080 ––– 2.04
STYLE 7:
PIN 1. CATHODE
2. ANODE
3. CATHODE
4. ANODE
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