BDX87C
BDX88C
COMPLEMENTARY SILICON POWER
DARLINGTON TRANSISTORS
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SGS-THOMSON PREFERRED SALESTYPES
DESCRIPTION
The BDX87C is a silicon epitaxial-base NPN
power transistors in monolithic Darlington
configuration and are mounted in Jedec TO-3
metal case. They are intented for use in power
linear and switching applications.
The complementary PNP types is the BDX88C.
1
2
TO-3
INTERNAL SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM
R
1
Typ. = 6 K
Ω
R
2
Typ. = 55
Ω
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Symbol
Parameter
NPN
PNP
Value
BDX87C
BDX88C
100
100
5
12
18
0.2
o
Unit
V
CBO
V
CEO
V
EBO
I
C
I
CM
I
B
P
tot
T
stg
T
j
June 1997
Collector-base Voltage (I
E
= 0)
Collector-emitter Voltage (I
B
= 0)
Emitter-base Voltage (I
C
= 0)
Collector Current
Collector Peak Current (repetitive)
Base Current
Total Dissipation at T
c
≤ 25
C
Storage Temperature
Max. Operating Junction Temperature
V
V
V
A
A
A
W
o
o
120
-65 to 200
200
C
C
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BDX87C-BDX88C
THERMAL DATA
R
thj-case
Thermal Resistance Junction-case
Max
1.45
o
C/W
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(T
case
= 25
o
C unless otherwise specified)
Symbol
I
CBO
I
CEO
I
EBO
Parameter
Collector Cut-off
Current (I
E
= 0)
Collector Cut-off
Current (I
B
= 0)
Emitter Cut-off Current
(I
C
= 0)
Test Conditions
V
CB
= 100 V
V
CB
= 100 V
V
CB
= 50 V
V
EB
= 5 V
I
C
= 100 mA
T
case
Min.
= 150
o
C
Typ.
Max.
0.5
5
1
1
Unit
mA
mA
mA
mA
V
V
CEO(sus)
∗
Collector-Emitter
Sustaining Voltage
(I
B
= 0)
V
CE(sat)
∗
V
BE(sat)
∗
V
BE
∗
h
FE
∗
Collector-emitter
Saturation Voltage
Base-emitter
Saturation Voltage
Base-emitter Voltage
DC Current Gain
100
I
C
= 6 A
I
C
= 12 A
I
C
= 12 A
I
C
= 6 A
I
C
= 5 A
I
C
= 6 A
I
C
= 12 A
I
F
= 3 A
I
F
= 8 A
I
C
= 5 A
f = 1MHz
I
B
= 24 mA
I
B
= 120 mA
I
B
=120 mA
V
CE
= 3 V
V
CE
= 3 V
V
CE
= 3 V
V
CE
= 3 V
1000
750
100
2.5
V
CE
= 3 V
25
2
3
4
2.8
18000
1.8
V
V
V
V
V
F
∗
h
fe
∗
Parallel-diode Forward
Voltage
Small SignalCurrent
Gain
V
V
∗
Pulsed: Pulse duration = 300
µs,
duty cycle 1.5 %
For PNP types voltage and current values are negative.
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BDX87C-BDX88C
TO-3 MECHANICAL DATA
mm
MIN.
A
B
C
D
E
G
N
P
R
U
V
11.00
0.97
1.50
8.32
19.00
10.70
16.50
25.00
4.00
38.50
30.00
TYP.
MAX.
13.10
1.15
1.65
8.92
20.00
11.10
17.20
26.00
4.09
39.30
30.30
MIN.
0.433
0.038
0.059
0.327
0.748
0.421
0.649
0.984
0.157
1.515
1.187
inch
TYP.
MAX.
0.516
0.045
0.065
0.351
0.787
0.437
0.677
1.023
0.161
1.547
1.193
DIM.
P
G
A
D
C
U
V
O
N
R
B
P003F
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BDX87C-BDX88C
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