
Silicon NPN Transistor
High Speed Switch
Features:
D High Collector–Base Voltage (V 
D Wide Area of Safety Operation (ASO) 
D Good Linearity of DC Current Gain (h
CBO
)
NTE2337
)
FE
Absolute Maximum Ratings
Collector–Base Voltage, V 
Collector Emitter Voltage, V 
Collector–Emitter Voltage, V 
Emitter Base Voltage, V
EBO
Peak Collector Current, I 
Collector Current, I 
Base Current, I
  7A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
C
  4A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
B
Collector Power Dissipation, P
: (TC = +25°C unless otherwise specified)
 900V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
CBO
 900V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
CES
 500V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
CEO
 8V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 15A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
CP
C
TC = +25°C 45W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
T
 = +25°C 2W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
A
Operating Junction Temperature, T 
Storage Temperature Range, T
Electrical Characteristics
Parameter Symbol Test Conditions Min Typ Max Unit
Collector Cutoff Current I 
Emitter Cutoff Current I 
Collector Emitter Voltage V 
DC Current Gain
Collector–Emitter Saturation Voltage V 
Base–Emitter Saturation Voltage V 
Transition Frequency f 
Turn–On Time t 
Storage Time t 
Collector Current Fall Time t
: (TC = +25°C unless otherwise specified)
 –55° to +150°C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
stg
 +150°C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
J
CBO 
EBO
CEO
h
FE1
h
FE2 
CE(sat)IC 
BE(sat)IC
T
on
stg
f
VCB = 900V, IE = 0 – – 100 µA 
VEB = 5V, IC = 0 – 100 µA 
IC = 10mA, IB = 0 500 – – V 
VCE = 5V, IC = 0.1A 15 – – 
VCE = 5V, IC = 4A 8 – –
 = 4A, IB = 0.8A – – 1.0 V
 = 4A, IB = 0.8A – – 1.5 V 
VCE = 10V, IC = 0.5A, f = 1MHz – 20 – MHz 
IC = 4A,
IB1 = 0.8A, IB2 = –1.6A, 
VCC = 200V
V  = 200V
– – 1.0 µs 
– – 3.0 µs 
– – 0.3 µs
 

.402 (10.2) Max
.173 (4.4) Max
.224 (5.7) Max
.669
(17.0)
Max
.531
(13.5)
Min
.295 
(7.5)
BCE
.122 (3.1)
Dia
.165
(4.2)
.114 (2.9) Max
.100 (2.54) .059 (1.5) Max
NOTE: Tab is isolated