2N4401
Vishay Semiconductors
formerly General Semiconductor
www.vishay.com Document Number 88117
2 08-May-02
Electrical Characteristics(T
J
= 25°C unless otherwise noted)
Parameter Symbol Test Condition Min Typ Max Unit
Collector-Base Breakdown Voltage V
(BR)CBO
IC= 0.1 mA, IE= 0 60 ——V
Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage
(1)
V
(BR)CEO
IC= 1 mA, IB= 0 40 ——V
Emitter-Base Breakdown Voltage V
(BR)EBO
IE= 0.1 mA, IC= 0 6.0 ——V
Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage V
CEsat
IC= 150 mA, IB= 15 mA ——0.40
V
IC= 500 mA, IB= 50 mA ——0.75
Base-Emitter Saturation Voltage V
BEsat
IC= 150 mA, IB= 15 mA 0.75 — 0.95
V
IC= 500 mA, IB= 50 mA ——1.20
Collector Cutoff Current I
CEV
VEB= 0.4 V , V
CE
= 35 V ——100 nA
Base Cutoff Current I
BEV
VEB= 0.4 V , V
CE
= 35 V ——100 nA
V
CE =
1 V, IC= 0.1 mA 20 ——
V
CE =
1 V, IC= 1 mA 40 ——
DC Current Gain h
FE
V
CE =
1 V, IC= 10 mA 80 ———
V
CE =
1 V, IC= 150 mA 100 — 300
V
CE =
2 V, IC= 500 mA 40 ——
Input Impedance h
ie
V
CE =
10 V, IC= 1 mA
1.0 — 15 kΩ
f = 1 kHz
Voltage Feedback Ratio h
re
V
CE =
10 V, IC= 1 mA
0.1 • 10
-4
— 8 • 10
-4
—
f = 1 kHz
Current Gain-Bandwidth Product f
T
VCE= 5 V, IC= 20 mA
250 ——MHz
f = 100 MHz
Collector-Base Capacitance C
CBO
VCB= 5 V, IE= 0,
——6.5 pF
f = 1.0 MHz
Emitter-Base Capacitance C
EBO
VCB= 0.5 V, IC= 0,
——30 pF
f = 1.0 MHz
Small Signal Current Gain h
fe
VCE= 10 V, IC= 1 mA,
40 — 500 —
f = 1 kHz
Output Admittance h
oe
VCE= 10 V, IC= 1 mA,
1.0 — 30
µS
f = 1 kHz