DISCRETE SEMICONDUCTORS
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M3D125
BSX20
NPN switching transistor
Product specification
Supersedes data of September 1994
1997 May 14
File under Discrete Semiconductors, SC04
Philips Semiconductors Product specification
NPN switching transistor BSX20
FEATURES
• Low current (max. 200 mA)
• Low voltage (max. 15 V).
PINNING
PIN DESCRIPTION
1 emitter
2 base
APPLICATIONS
3 collector, connected to case
• High-speed saturated switching (and HF amplifier
applications).
3
1
DESCRIPTION
NPN switching transistor in a TO-18 metal package.
handbook, halfpage
1
3
2
2
MAM264
Fig.1 Simplified outline (TO-18) and symbol.
QUICK REFERENCE DATA
SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN. MAX. UNIT
V
V
I
P
h
f
t
CBO
CEO
C
tot
FE
T
off
collector-base voltage open emitter − 40 V
collector-emitter voltage open base − 15 V
collector current (DC) − 200 mA
total power dissipation T
≤ 25 °C − 360 mW
amb
DC current gain IC= 10 mA; VCE= 1 V 40 120
I
= 100 mA; VCE=2V 20 −
C
transition frequency IC= 10 mA; VCE= 10 V; f = 100 MHz 500 − MHz
turn-off time I
= 10 mA; I
Con
Bon
= 3 mA; I
= −1.5 mA − 30 ns
Boff
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Philips Semiconductors Product specification
NPN switching transistor BSX20
LIMITING VALUES
In accordance with the Absolute Maximum Rating System (IEC 134).
SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN. MAX. UNIT
V
V
V
I
I
I
P
T
T
T
CBO
CEO
EBO
C
CM
BM
tot
stg
j
amb
collector-base voltage open emitter − 40 V
collector-emitter voltage open base − 15 V
emitter-base voltage open collector − 4.5 V
collector current (DC) − 200 mA
peak collector current t ≤ 10 µs − 300 mA
peak base current − 100 mA
total power dissipation − 360 mW
storage temperature −65 +150 °C
junction temperature − 200 °C
operating ambient temperature −65 +150 °C
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS VALUE UNIT
R
R
th j-a
th j-c
thermal resistance from junction to ambient in free air 480 K/W
thermal resistance from junction to case 150 K/W
CHARACTERISTICS
T
=25°C unless otherwise specified.
j
SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN. TYP. MAX. UNIT
I
CBO
I
EBO
h
FE
V
CEsat
V
BEsat
C
c
C
e
f
T
collector cut-off current IE= 0; VCB=20V −−400 nA
I
= 0; VCB= 20 V; Tj= 150 °C −−30 µA
E
emitter cut-off current IC= 0; VEB=4V −−100 nA
DC current gain IC= 10 mA; VCE=1V 40 − 120
I
= 10 mA; VCE=1V; Tj=−55 °C20 −−
C
I
= 100 mA; VCE=2V 20 −−
C
collector-emitter saturation voltage IC= 10 mA; IB= 0.3 mA −−300 mV
= 10 mA; IB=1mA −−250 mV
I
C
I
= 100 mA; IB=10mA −−600 mV
C
base-emitter saturation voltage IC= 10 mA; IB=1mA 700 − 850 mV
I
= 100 mA; IB=10mA −−1.5 V
C
collector capacitance IE=ie= 0; VCB=5V; f=1MHz −−4pF
emitter capacitance IC=ic= 0; VEB= 1 V; f = 1 MHz −−4.5 pF
transition frequency IC= 10 mA; VCE= 10 V; f = 100 MHz 500 600 − MHz
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