Diodes ZTX849 User Manual
Ztx849
NPN SILICON PLANAR MEDIUM POWER
HIGH CURRENT TRANSISTOR
ISSUE 2 MARCH 94
FEATURES
* 5 Amps continuous current
* Up to 20 Amps peak current
* Very low saturation voltages
APPLICATIONS
* LCD backlight converter
* Flash gun converters
* Battery powered circuits
* Motor drivers
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS.
PARAMETER
SYMBOL
VALUE
UNIT
Collector-Base Voltage
V
CBO
80
V
Collector-Emitter Voltage
V
CEO
30
V
Emitter-Base Voltage
V
EBO
6
V
Peak Pulse Current
I
CM
20
A
Continuous Collector Current
I
C
5
A
Practical Power Dissipation*
P
totp
1.58
W
Power Dissipation at T
amb
=25°C
P
tot
1.2
W
Operating and Storage Temperature Range
T
j
:T
stg
-55 to +200
°C
*The power which can be dissipated assuming the device is mounted in a typical manner on a
P.C.B. with copper equal to 1 inch square minimum
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (at T
amb
= 25°C unless otherwise stated)
PARAMETER
SYMBOL
MIN.
TYP.
MAX. UNIT CONDITIONS.
Collector-Base Breakdown
Voltage
V
(BR)CBO
80
120
V
I
C
=100
µ
A
Collector-Emitter Breakdown
Voltag
V
(BR)CER
80
120
V
IC=1
µ
A, RB
≤
1K
Ω
Collector-Emitter Breakdown
Voltage
V
(BR)CEO
30
40
V
I
C
=10mA*
Emitter-Base Breakdown
Voltage
V
(BR)EBO
6
8
V
I
E
=100
µ
A
Collector Cut-Off Current
I
CBO
50
1
nA
µ
A
V
CB
=70V
V
CB
=70V, T
amb
=100°C
Collector Cut-Off Current
I
CER
R
≤
1K
Ω
50
1
nA
µ
A
V
CB
=70V
V
CB
=70V, T
amb
=100°C
Emitter Cut-Off Current
I
EBO
10
nA
V
EB
=6V
Collector-Emitter Saturation
Voltage
V
CE(sat)
25
50
110
180
50
100
200
220
mV
mV
mV
mV
I
C
=0.5A, I
B
=20mA*
I
C
=1A, I
B
=20mA*
I
C
=2A, I
B
=20mA*
I
C
=5A, I
B
=200mA*
Base-Emitter
Saturation Voltage
V
BE(sat)
930
1050
mV
I
C
=5A, I
B
=200mA*
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (at T
amb
= 25°C)
PARAMETER
SYMBOL
MIN.
TYP.
MAX. UNIT CONDITIONS.
Base-Emitter
Turn-On Voltage
V
BE(on)
850
950
mV
IC=5A, V
CE
=1V*
Static Forward
Current Transfer
Ratio
h
FE
100
100
100
30
200
200
170
65
300
I
C
=10mA, V
CE
=1V
I
C
=1A, V
CE
=1V*
I
C
=5A, V
CE
=1V*
I
C
=20A, V
CE
=1V*
Transition Frequency
f
T
100
MHz
I
C
=100mA, V
CE
=10V
f=50MHz
Output Capacitance
C
obo
75
pF
V
CB
=10V, f=1MHz*
Switching Times
t
on
t
off
45
630
ns
ns
I
C
=1A, I
B!
=100mA
I
B2
=100mA, V
CC
=10V
*Measured under pulsed conditions. Pulse width=300
µ
s. Duty cycle
≤
2%
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS
PARAMETER
SYMBOL
MAX.
UNIT
Thermal Resistance: Junction to Ambient
Junction to Case
R
th(j-amb)
R
th(j-case)
150
50
°C/W
°C/W
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2.0
1.0
0.0001
50
150
100
Derating curve
T
-Temperature
(°C)
M
a
x
P
ower
D
iss
ipa
tion
-
(W
a
tt
s
)
Maximum transient thermal impedance
Pulse Width (seconds)
T
h
ermal R
e
si
s
ta
n
ce (
°C
/W
)
10
100
1
0.1
0.01
4.0
3.0
-20
0
20 40
60 80 100 120
200
180
160
140
t
1
t
P
D=t
1
/t
P
Case te
m
peratu
re
Ambien
t tem
peratur
e
D.C.
D=0.6
D=0.2
D=0.1
Single Pulse
0.001
0
D=0.05
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