NPN low V
Surface Mounted Device (SMD) plastic package.
PNP complement: PBSS5160U.
1.2 Features
Low collector-emitter saturation voltage V
High collector current capability: IC and I
High collector current gain (hFE) at high I
High efficiency due to less heat generation
Smaller required Printed-Circuit Board (PCB) area than for conventional transistors
(BISS) transistor
CEsat
Breakthrough In Small Signal (BISS) transistor in a SOT323 (SC-70)
CEsat
CEsat
CM
C
1.3 Applications
High voltage DC-to-DC conversion
High voltage MOSFET gate driving
High voltage motor control
High voltage power switches (e.g. motors, fans)
Automotive applications
1.4 Quick reference data
Table 1.Quick reference data
SymbolParameterConditionsMinTypMaxUnit
V
CEO
I
C
I
CM
R
CEsat
[1] Device mounted on a ceramic PCB, Al2O3, standard footprint.
[2] Pulse test: t
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5.Limiting values
Table 5.Limiting values
In accordance with the Absolute Maximum Rating System (IEC 60134).
SymbolParameterConditionsMinMaxUnit
V
CBO
V
CEO
V
EBO
I
C
I
CM
I
B
I
BM
P
tot
T
j
T
amb
T
stg
[1] Device mounted on an FR4 PCB, single-sided copper, tin-plated and standard footprint.
[2] Device mounted on an FR4 PCB, single-sided copper, tin-plated, mounting pad for collector 1 cm
[3] Device mounted on a ceramic PCB, Al
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6.Thermal characteristics
Table 6.Thermal characteristics
SymbolParameterConditionsMinTypMaxUnit
thermal resistance from
junction to ambient
thermal resistance from
junction to solder point
Z
th(j-a)
(K/W)
R
th(j-a)
R
th(j-sp)
[1] Device mounted on an FR4 PCB, single-sided copper, tin-plated and standard footprint.
[2] Device mounted on an FR4 PCB, single-sided copper, tin-plated, mounting pad for collector 1 cm
[3] Device mounted on a ceramic PCB, Al
3
10
δ = 1
0.75
0.50
0.33
0.20
2
10
0.10
0.05
60 V, 1 A NPN low V
in free air
, standard footprint.
2O3
(BISS) transistor
CEsat
[1]
--500K/W
[2]
--357K/W
[3]
--301K/W
--150K/W
2
.
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0.02
10
0.01
0
1
−5
10
−4
10
−3
10
−2
−1
10
1
1010
2
10
tp (s)
10
FR4 PCB, standard footprint
Fig 2.Transi en t the rmal impe da n ce from junc tio n to ambient as a function of pulse time; typical values