TIP120/121/122
TIP120/121/122
Medium Power Linear Switching Applications
• Complementary to TIP125/126/127
1
TO-220
2.Collector
3.Emitter
1.Base
NPN Epitaxial Darlington Transistor
Absolute Maximum Ratings
T
C
=25°C unless otherwise noted
Symbol
V
CBO
Parameter
Collector-Base Voltage
: TIP120
: TIP121
: TIP122
Value
60
80
100
60
80
100
5
5
8
120
2
65
150
- 65 ~ 150
Units
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
A
A
mA
W
W
°C
°C
R1
R2
E
Equivalent Circuit
C
B
V
CEO
Collector-Emitter Voltage : TIP120
: TIP121
: TIP122
Emitter-Base Voltage
Collector Current (DC)
Collector Current (Pulse)
Base Current (DC)
Collector Dissipation (T
a
=25°C)
Collector Dissipation (T
C
=25°C)
Junction Temperature
Storage Temperature
V
EBO
I
C
I
CP
I
B
P
C
T
J
T
STG
R1
≅
8k
Ω
R
2
≅
0.12
k
Ω
Electrical Characteristics
T
C
=25°C unless otherwise noted
Symbol
V
CEO
(sus)
Parameter
Collector-Emitter Sustaining Voltage
: TIP120
: TIP121
: TIP122
Collector Cut-off Current
: TIP120
: TIP121
: TIP122
I
CBO
Collector Cut-off Current
: TIP120
: TIP121
: TIP122
I
EBO
h
FE
V
CE
(sat)
V
BE
(on)
C
ob
Emitter Cut-off Current
* DC Current Gain
* Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage
* Base-Emitter ON Voltage
Output Capacitance
V
CB
= 60V, I
E
= 0
V
CB
= 80V, I
E
= 0
V
CB
= 100V, I
E
= 0
V
BE
= 5V, I
C
= 0
V
CE
= 3V,I
C
= 0.5A
V
CE
= 3V, I
C
= 3A
I
C
= 3A, I
B
= 12mA
I
C
= 5A, I
B
= 20mA
V
CE
= 3V, I
C
= 3A
V
CB
= 10V, I
E
= 0, f = 0.1MHz
1000
1000
2.0
4.0
2.5
200
V
V
V
pF
0.2
0.2
0.2
2
mA
mA
mA
mA
V
CE
= 30V, I
B
= 0
V
CE
= 40V, I
B
= 0
V
CE
= 50V, I
B
= 0
0.5
0.5
0.5
mA
mA
mA
Test Condition
I
C
= 100mA, I
B
= 0
Min.
60
80
100
Max.
Units
V
V
V
I
CEO
* Pulse Test : PW≤300µs, Duty cycle
≤2%
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Rev. A1, June 2001
TIP120/121/122
Typical characteristics
10000
V
BE
(sat), V
CE
(sat)[V], SATURATION VOLTAGE
V
CE
= 4V
3.5
I
C
= 250I
B
3.0
h
FE
, DC CURRENT GAIN
2.5
1000
2.0
1.5
V
BE
(sat)
1.0
V
CE
(sat)
0.5
0.1
100
0.1
1
10
1
10
I
C
[A], COLLECTOR CURRENT
I
C
[A], COLLECTOR CURRENT
Figure 1. DC current Gain
Figure 2. Base-Emitter Saturation Voltage
Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage
1000
10
f=0.1MHz
s
0u
10 us
0
50
C
ob
[pF] C
ib
[pF], CAPACITANCE
s
1m
I
C
[A], COLLECTOR CURRENT
s
5m
C
D
1
100
C
ob
C
ib
0.1
TIP120
TIP121
TIP122
10
0.1
1
10
100
0.01
1
10
100
V
CB
[V], COLLECTOR-BASE VOLTAGE
V
EB
[V], EMITTER-BASE VOLTAGE
V
CE
[V], COLLECTOR-EMITTER VOLTAGE
Figure 3. Output and Input Capacitance
vs. Reverse Voltage
Figure 4. Safe Operating Area
80
70
P
C
[W], POWER DISSIPATION
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0
25
50
o
75
100
125
150
175
T
C
[ C], CASE TEMPERATURE
Figure 5. Power Derating
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