
TIP131/TIP132
COMPLEMENTARY SILICON POWER
■ TIP131,TIP132,TIP135 AND TIP137 ARE
SGS-THOMSONPREFERREDSALESTYPES
APPLICATION
■ LINEARANDSWITCHINGINDUSTRIAL
EQUIPMENT
DESCRIPTION
The TIP131 and TIP132 are siliconepitaxial-base
NPN power transistors in monolithic Darlington
configuration, mounted in Jedec TO-220 plastic
package. They are intented for use in power
linear and switchingapplications.
The complementary PNP type for TIP132 is
TIP137 .
TIP135/TIP137
DARLINGTON TRANSISTORS
3
2
1
TO-220
INTERNAL SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM
Typ. = 5 KΩ R2Typ. =150 Ω
R
1
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Symbol Parameter Value Unit
NPN TI P 131 TIP132
PNP TIP135 TIP137
V
V
V
I
P
T
* For PNP types voltage and current valuesare negative.
June 1998
Collect or- B as e Voltage (IE=0) 60 80 100 V
CBO
Collector-Emitter Voltage (IB=0) 60 80 100 V
CEO
Emitter-Base Voltage (IC=0) 5 V
EBO
Collect or Current 8 A
I
C
Collect or Peak Cur rent 12 A
CM
Base Current 0.3 A
I
B
Tot al Di ss ipa t ion at T
tot
Storage Tem perature -65 to 150
stg
Max. Operating Junc t i on Temperatu re 150
T
j
T
case
amb
≤ 25 oC
≤ 25 oC
70
2
W
W
o
C
o
C
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TIP131/TIP132/TIP135/TIP137
THERMAL DATA
R
thj-case
R
thj-amb
Ther mal Resistan ce Junctio n-c ase Max
Ther mal Resistan ce Junctio n-am bien t Max
1.78
63.5
o
C/W
o
C/W
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (T
=25oC unlessotherwise specified)
case
Symbol Parameter Test C ondition s Min. Typ. Max. Unit
I
CEO
I
CBO
I
EBO
V
CEO(sus)
V
CE(sat)
V
BE
h
FE
* For PNP types voltage and current values are negative.
Collector Cut-off
Current (I
B
=0)
Collector Cut-off
Current (I
E
=0)
Emit ter Cut-o f f Curr ent
=0)
(I
C
* Collector-Emitter
Sust aining Voltage
=0)
(I
B
* Collector-Emitter
Saturation Volta ge
= Half Rated V
V
CE
V
= Half Rated V
CB
V
=5V 5 mA
EB
I
=30mA
C
for TIP135
for TIP131
for TIP1 32/ 13 7
CEO
CBO
60
80
100
IC=4A IB=16mA
=6A IB=30mA
I
C
0.5 mA
0.2 mA
2
4
* Bas e-E mitt er V olt age IC=4A VCE=4V 2.5 V
* DC Curr ent Gain IC=1A VCE=4V
=4A VCE=4V
I
C
500
1000 15000
V
V
V
V
V
2/4
PowerDeratingCurveSafe Operating Areas

TO-220 MECHANICAL DATA
TIP131/TIP132/TIP135/TIP137
DIM.
MIN. TYP. MAX. MIN. TYP. MAX.
A 4.40 4.60 0.173 0.181
C 1.23 1.32 0.048 0.051
D 2.40 2.72 0.094 0.107
D1 1.27 0.050
E 0.49 0.70 0.019 0.027
F 0.61 0.88 0.024 0.034
F1 1.14 1.70 0.044 0.067
F2 1.14 1.70 0.044 0.067
G 4.95 5.15 0.194 0.203
G1 2.4 2.7 0.094 0.106
H2 10.0 10.40 0.393 0.409
L2 16.4 0.645
L4 13.0 14.0 0.511 0.551
L5 2.65 2.95 0.104 0.116
L6 15.25 15.75 0.600 0.620
L7 6.2 6.6 0.244 0.260
L9 3.5 3.93 0.137 0.154
DIA. 3.75 3.85 0.147 0.151
mm inch
P011C
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TIP131/TIP132/TIP135/TIP137
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