
TIP29A/29C
®
COMPLEMENTARY SILICON POWER
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■ COMPLEMENTARY PNP - NPN DEVICES
DESCRIPTION
The TIP29A and TIP29C are silicon
Epitaxial-Base NPN power transistors mounted in
Jedec TO-220 plastic package. They are intented
for use in medium power linear and switching
applications.
The complementary PNP types are TIP30A and
TIP30C respectively.
TIP30A/30C
TRANSISTORS
3
2
1
TO-220
INTERNAL SCHEMAT I C DI AGRAM
ABSOLUTE MA XIMU M RAT INGS
Symbol Parameter Value Unit
NPN TIP29A TIP29C
PNP TIP30A TIP30C
V
V
V
I
P
T
For PNP types voltage and current values are negative.
Collector-Base Voltage (IE = 0) 60 100 V
CBO
Collector-Emitter Voltage (IB = 0) 60 100 V
CEO
Emitter-Base Voltage (IC = 0) 5 V
EBO
I
Collector Current 1 A
C
Collector Peak Current 3 A
CM
Base Current 0.4 A
I
B
Total Dissipation at T
tot
T
Storage Temperature -65 to 150
stg
Max. Operating Junction Temperature 150
T
j
case
amb
≤ 25 oC
≤ 25 oC
30
2
W
W
o
C
o
C
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TIP29A / TIP29C / TIP30A / TIP30C
THERMAL DATA
R
thj-case
R
thj-amb
Thermal Resistance Junction-case Max
Thermal Resistance Junction-ambient Max
4.17
62.5
o
C/W
o
C/W
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (T
= 25 oC unless otherwise specif ied)
case
Symbol Parameter Test Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Unit
I
CEO
I
CES
I
EBO
V
CEO(sus)
V
CE(sat)
Collector Cut-off
Current (I
= 0)
B
Collector Cut-off
Current (V
BE
= 0)
Emitter Cut-off Current
(I
= 0)
C
* Collector-Emitter
Sustaining Voltage
(I
= 0)
B
* Collector-Emitter
for TIP29A/30A V
for TIP29C/30C V
for TIP29A/30A V
for TIP29C/30C V
= 5 V 1 mA
V
EB
= 30 mA
I
C
for TIP29A/30A
for TIP29C/30C
= 30 V
CE
= 60 V
CE
= 60
CE
= 100 V
CE
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
60
100
IC = 1 A IB = 125 mA 0.7 V
Saturation Voltage
V
* Base-Emitter Voltage IC = 1 A VCE = 4 V 1.3 V
BE(on)
hFE* DC Current Gain IC = 0.2 A VCE = 4 V
I
= 1 A VCE = 4 V
C
h
∗ Pulsed: Pulse duration = 300 µs, duty cycle ≤ 2 %
For PNP types voltage and current values are negative.
Small Signal Current
fe
Gain
IC = 0.2 A VCE = 10 V f = 1 KHz
I
= 0.2 A VCE = 10 V f = 1 MHz203
C
40
15 75
mA
mA
mA
mA
V
V
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TIP29A / TIP29C / TIP30A TIP30C
TO-220 MECHANICAL DATA
DIM.
MIN. TYP. MAX. MIN. TYP. MAX.
A 4.40 4.60 0.173 0.181
C 1.23 1.32 0.048 0.051
D 2.40 2.72 0.094 0.107
D1 1.27 0.050
E 0.49 0.70 0.019 0.027
F 0.61 0.88 0.024 0.034
F1 1.14 1.70 0.044 0.067
F2 1.14 1.70 0.044 0.067
G 4.95 5.15 0.194 0.203
G1 2.4 2.7 0.094 0.106
H2 10.0 10.40 0.393 0.409
L2 16.4 0.645
L4 13.0 14.0 0.511 0.551
L5 2.65 2.95 0.104 0.116
L6 15.25 15.75 0.600 0.620
L7 6.2 6.6 0.244 0.260
L9 3.5 3.93 0.137 0.154
DIA. 3.75 3.85 0.147 0.151
mm inch
P011C
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TIP29A / TIP29C / TIP30A / TIP30C
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