NPN SILICON PLANAR MEDIUM POWER
HIGH GAIN TRANSISTOR
ISSUE 2 JULY 1995
FEATURES
* 10A Peak pulse current
* Excellent h
FE
characteristics up to10A (pulsed)
* Extremely low saturation voltage e.g. 7mV typ.
* I
C
cont 3.5A
APPLICATIONS
* Power MOSFET gate driver in conjunction with
complementary ZTX718
ZTX618
C
B
E
E-Line
TO92 Compatible
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS.
PARAMETER
Collector-Base Voltage
Collector-Emitter Voltage
Emitter-Base Voltage
Peak Pulse Current
Continuous Collector Current
Base Current
Practical Power Dissipation*
Power Dissipation
Operating and Storage Temperature Range
SYMBOL
V
CBO
V
CEO
V
EBO
I
CM
I
C
I
B
P
totp
P
tot
T
j
:T
stg
VALUE
20
20
5
10
3.5
500
1.5
1
-55 to +200
UNIT
V
V
V
A
A
mA
W
W
°C
* Device mounted on P.C.B. with copper equal to 1 sq. Inch minimum.
ZTX618
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (at T
amb
= 25°C unless otherwise stated).
PARAMETER
Collector-Base
Breakdown Voltage
Collector-Emitter
Breakdown Voltage
Emitter-Base
Breakdown Voltage
Collector Cut-Off
Current
Emitter Cut-Off
Current
Collector Emitter
Cut-Off Current
Collector-Emitter
Saturation Voltage
Base-Emitter
Saturation Voltage
Base-Emitter
Turn-On Voltage
Static Forward
Current Transfer
Ratio
Transition
Frequency
Output Capacitance
Turn-On Time
Turn-Off Time
SYMBOL
V
(BR)CBO
V
(BR)CEO
V
(BR)EBO
I
CBO
I
EBO
I
CES
V
CE(sat)
7
80
210
0.93
0.86
200
300
170
40
100
400
450
300
85
140
23
170
400
30
MHz
pF
ns
ns
MIN.
20
20
5
TYP.
100
27
8.3
100
100
100
15
150
255
1.05
1.0
MAX. UNIT
V
V
V
nA
nA
nA
mV
mV
mV
V
V
CONDITIONS.
I
C
=100
µ
A
I
C
=10mA*
I
E
=100
µ
A
V
CB
=16V
V
EB
=4V
V
CES
=16V
I
C
=0.1A, I
B
=10mA*
I
C
=1A, I
B
=10mA*
I
C
=3.5A, I
B
=50mA*
I
C
=3.5A, I
B
=50mA*
I
C
=3.5A, V
CE
=2V*
I
C
=10mA, V
CE
=2V*
I
C
=200mA, V
CE
=2V*
I
C
=3A, V
CE
=2V*
I
C
=10A, V
CE
=2V*
I
C
=50mA, V
CE
=10V
f=100MHz
V
CB
=10V, f=1MHz
V
CC
=10V, I
C
=1A
I
B1
=-I
B2
=10mA
V
BE(sat)
V
BE(on)
h
FE
f
T
C
obo
t
(on)
t
(off)
*Measured under pulsed conditions. Pulse width=300
µ
s. Duty cycle
≤
2%
ZTX618
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS
PARAMETER
Thermal Resistance:
Junction to Ambient
1
Junction to Ambient
2
SYMBOL
R
th(j-amb)1
R
th(j-amb)2
MAX.
175
116
UNIT
°C/W
°C/W
Device mounted on P.C.B. with copper equal to 1 sq. Inch minimum.
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
D=1(D.C.)
t1
D=t1
tP
Max Power Dissipation - (Watts)
180
1.0
0.75
pe
em
tt
en
bi
Am
tP
D=0.5
0.50
r
tu
ra
D=0.2
D=0.1
D=0.05
Single Pulse
e
0.25
0.1ms
1ms
10ms
100ms
1s
10s
100s
-40
0
40
80
120
160
200
Pulse Width
T -Temperature
(° C)
Transient Thermal Resistance
Derating curve
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