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DISCRETE SEMICONDUCTORS
DATA SH EET
ook, halfpage
M3D088
PMMT491A
NPN BISS transistor
Preliminary specification
Supersedes data of 1998 Aug 06
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Philips Semiconductors Preliminary specification
NPN BISS transistor PMMT491A
FEATURES
• High current (max. 1 A)
• Low collector-emitter saturation voltage ensures
reduced power consumption.
APPLICATIONS
• Battery powered units where high current and low power
consumption are important.
DESCRIPTION
NPN BISS (Breakthrough In Small Signal) transistor in a
SOT23 plastic package. PNP complement: PMMT591A.
MARKING
TYPE NUMBER MARKING CODE
(1)
PMMT491A 9A∗
Note
1. ∗ = p : Made in Hong Kong.
∗ = t : Made in Malaysia.
PINNING
PIN DESCRIPTION
1 base
2 emitter
3 collector
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Top view
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LIMITING VALUES
In accordance with the Absolute Maximum Rating System (IEC 134).
SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN. MAX. UNIT
V
CBO
V
CEO
V
EBO
I
C
I
CM
I
BM
P
tot
T
stg
T
j
T
amb
collector-base voltage open emitter − 40 V
collector-emitter voltage open base − 40 V
emitter-base voltage open collector − 5V
collector current (DC) − 1A
peak collector current − 2A
peak base current − 1A
total power dissipation T
≤ 25 °C; note 1 − 250 mW
amb
storage temperature −65 +150 °C
junction temperature − 150 °C
operating ambient temperature −65 +150 °C
Note
1. Transistor mounted on an FR4 printed-circuit board.
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Philips Semiconductors Preliminary specification
NPN BISS transistor PMMT491A
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS VALUE UNIT
R
th j-a
Note
1. Transistor mounted on an FR4 printed-circuit board.
CHARACTERISTICS
=25°C unless otherwise specified.
T
amb
SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN. MAX. UNIT
I
CBO
I
CEO
I
EBO
h
FE
V
CEsat
V
BEsat
V
BE
C
c
f
T
thermal resistance from junction to ambient note 1 500 K/W
collector cut-off current IE= 0; VCB=30V − 100 nA
collector cut-off current IB= 0; VCE=30V − 100 nA
emitter cut-off current IC= 0; VEB=5V − 100 nA
DC current gain VCE= 5 V; note 1
I
= 1 mA 300 −
C
= 500 mA 300 900
I
C
I
= 1 A 200 −
C
collector-emitter saturation voltage note 1
I
= 100 mA; IB=1mA − 200 mV
C
I
= 500 mA; IB=50mA − 300 mV
C
I
= 1 A; IB= 100 mA − 500 mV
C
base-emitter saturation voltage IC= 1 A; IB= 100 mA; note 1 − 1.2 V
base-emitter voltage VCE=5V;IC= 1 A; note 1 − 1.1 V
collector capacitance IE=ie= 0; VCB=10V; f=1MHz − 10 pF
transition frequency IC= 50 mA; VCE= 10 V; f = 100 MHz 150 − MHz
Note
1. Pulse test: t
≤ 300 µs; δ≤0.02.
p
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