
Darlington, Motor/Relay Driver
Features:
D High DC Current Gain
D High Current Capacity
D Wide ASO Range
Applications:
D Motor Drivers
D Printer Hammer Drivers
D Relay Drivers
D Voltage Regulator Control
NTE2556
Silicon NPN Transistor
Absolute Maximum Ratings:
Collector Base Voltage, V
Collector Emitter Voltage, V
Emitter Base Voltage, V
Collector Current, I
EBO
C
(TA = +25°C unless otherwise specified)
CBO
CEO
Continuous 8A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Peak 12A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Collector Power Dissipation, P
C
TA = +25°C 1.65W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
= +25°C 40W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
T
C
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
DC Current Gain h
Gain–Bandwidth Product f
Collector Emitter Saturation Volt-
age
(TA = +25°C unless otherwise specified)
J
stg
CBO
EBO
FE
T
V
CE(sat)IC
110V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
+150°C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
–55° to +150°C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
VCB = 80V, IE = 0 – – 0.1 mA
VEB = 5V, IC = 0 – – 3.0 mA
VCE = 3V, IC = 4A 1500 4000 –
VCE = 5V, IC = 4A – 20 – MHz
= 4A, IB = 8mA – 0.9 1.5 V
Base Emitter Saturation Voltage V
BE(sat)IC
= 4A, IB = 8mA – – 2.0 V

Electrical Characteristics (Cont’d): (TA = +25°C unless otherwise specified)
Parameter Symbol Test Conditions Min Typ Max Unit
Collector Base Breakdown Voltage V
Collector Emitter Breakdown Voltage V
(BR)CBOIC
(BR)CEOIC
Turn–On Time t
Storage Time t
Fall Time t
.402 (10.2)
on
stg
= 5mA, IE = 0 110 – – V
= 50mA, RBE = ∞ 100 – – V
VCC = 50V, VBE = –5V,
500IB1 = –500IB2 = IC = 4A,
Pulse Width = 50
Pulse Width = 50µs,
Duty Cycle ≤ 1%
f
.035
(0.9)
s,
– 0.6 – µs
– 4.8 – µs
– 1.6 – µs
.177 (4.5)
.051 (1.3)
BC E
.100 (2.54)
.346
(8.8)
.433
(11.0)
.019 (0.5)
NPN
B
C
E