®
STSA851
LOW VOLTAGE FAST-SWITCHING
NPN POWER TRANSISTOR
PRELIMINARY DATA
Ordering
Code
Marking Package
/ Shipment
STSA851 SA851 TO-92 / Bulk
STSA851-AP SA851 TO-92 / Ammopack
■ VERY LOW CO LLECT O R TO EMITTER
SATURATION VOLTAGE
■ HIGH CURRENT GAIN CHARACTE RIS TIC
■ FAST-SWITCHIN G SPE ED
APPLICATIONS:
■ EMERGENCY LIGHTING
■ VOLTAG E REG UL A TO RS
■ RELAY DRIVERS
■ HIGH EFFICIE NCY LO W VO LT AGE
SWITCHING APPLICATIONS
DESCRIPTION
The device is manufactured in NPN Planar
Technology by using a "Base Island" layout.
The resulting Transistor shows exceptional high
gain performance coupled with very low
saturation voltage.
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INTERNAL SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM
ABSOL UT E MAXIMU M RATINGS
Symbol Parameter Value Unit
V
V
V
I
P
T
September 2003
Collector-Base Voltage (IE = 0) 150 V
CBO
Collector-Emitter Voltage (IB = 0) 60 V
CEO
Emitter-Base Voltage (IC = 0) 7 V
EBO
I
Collector Current 5 A
C
Collector Peak Current (tp < 5 ms) 15 A
CM
I
Base Current 1 A
B
Total Dissipation at T
tot
Storage Temperature -65 to 150
stg
T
Max. Operating Junction Temperature 150
j
= 25 oC 1.1 W
amb
o
C
o
C
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THERMAL DATA
R
thj-amb
R
thj-case
Thermal Resistance Junction-ambient Max
Thermal Resistance Junction-case Max
114
83.3
o
C/W
o
C/W
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (T
= 25 oC unless otherwise specified)
case
Symbol Parameter Test Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Unit
I
I
V
(BR)CBO
CBO
EBO
Collector Cut-off
Current (I
= 0)
E
Emitter Cut-off Current
(I
= 0)
C
∗ Collector-Base
= 120 V
V
CB
V
= 120 V Tj = 100 oC
CB
= 7 V 10 nA
V
EB
= 100 µ A
I
C
150 V
50
1
Breakdown Voltage
(I
= 0)
E
V
(BR)CEO
∗ Collector-Emitter
I
= 10 mA 60 V
C
Breakdown Voltage
(I
= 0)
B
V
∗ Emitter-Base
(BR)EBO
= 100 µ A
I
E
7V
Breakdown Voltage
(I
= 0)
C
V
∗ Collector-Emitter
CE(sat)
Saturation Voltage
V
∗ Base-Emitter
BE(sat)
IC = 100 mA IB = 5 mA
I
= 1 A IB = 50 mA
C
I
= 2 A IB = 50 mA
C
I
= 5 A IB = 200 mA
C
10
70
140
320
IC = 4 A IB = 200 mA 1 1.15 V
50
120
200
450
Saturation Voltage
∗ Base-Emitter On
V
BE(on)
IC = 4 A VCE = 1 V 0.89 1 V
Voltage
∗ DC Current Gain I C = 10 mA VCE = 1 V
h
C
FE
f
T
CBO
Transition frequency V
Collector-Base
I
= 2 A VCE = 1 V
C
I
= 5 A VCE = 1 V
C
I
= 10 A VCE = 1 V
C
= 10 V IC = 100 mA 130 MHz
CE
VCB = 10 V f = 1 MHz 47 pF
150
150
90
30
300
270
140
50
350
Capacitance
RESISTIVE LOAD
s
t
f
Turn- on Time
Storage Time
Fall Time
t
ON
t
∗ Pulsed: Pulse duration = 300µ s, duty cycle = 1.5 %
I
= 1 A VCC = 10 V
C
I
= - IB2 = 0.1 A
B1
50
1.35
120
nA
µ A
mV
mV
mV
mV
ns
µ s
ns
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Derating Curve
DC Current Gain
Collector-Em itter Sat uration Volt ag e Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage
Base-Emitter Saturation Voltage Base-Emitter On Voltage
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Switching Times Resistive Load
Switching Times Resistive Load
Switching Times Resistive Load
Switching Times Inductive Load
Switching Times Inductive Load
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Figure 1: Resistive Load Switching Test Circuit.
1) Fast electronic switch
2) Non-inductive Resistor
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TO-92 MECHANICA L DAT A
DIM.
MIN. TYP. MAX. MIN. TYP. MAX.
A 4.32 4.95 0.170 0.195
b 0.36 0.51 0.014 0.020
D 4.45 4.95 0.175 0.194
E 3.30 3.94 0.130 0.155
e 2.41 2.67 0.095 0.105
e1 1.14 1.40 0.045 0.055
L 12.70 15.49 0.500 0.609
R 2.16 2.41 0.085 0.094
S1 1.14 1.52 0.045 0.059
W 0.41 0.56 0.016 0.022
V 4 degree 6 degree 4 degree 6 degree
mm inch
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TO-92 AMMOPACK SHIPMENT (Suffix"-AP") MECHANICAL DATA
DIM.
A1 4.80 0.189
T 3.80 0.150
T1 1.60 0.063
T2 2.30 0.091
d 0.48 0.019
P0 12.50 12.70 12.90 0.492 0.500 0.508
P2 5.65 6.35 7.05 0.222 0.250 0.278
F1,F2 2.44 2.54 2.94 0.096 0.100 0.116
delta H -2.00 2.00 -0.079 0.079
W 17.50 18.00 19.00 0.689 0.709 0.748
W0 5.70 6.00 6.30 0.224 0.236 0.248
W1 8.50 9.00 9.25 0.335 0.354 0.364
W2 0.50 0.020
H 18.50 20.50 0.728 0.807
H0 15.50 16.00 16.50 0.610 0.630 0.650
H1 25.00 0.984
D0 3.80 4.00 4.20 0.150 0.157 0.165
t 0.90 0.035
L 11.00 0.433
I1 3.00 0.118
delta P -1.00 1.00 -0.039 0.039
MIN. TYP. MAX. MIN. TYP. MAX.
mm inch
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