2002 Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation
FFA20U60DN
Rev. A, March 2002
ULTRA FAST RECOVERY POWER RECTIFIER
Absolute Maximum Ratings
(per diode) T
C
=25
C unless otherwise noted
Thermal Characteristics
Electrical Characteristics
(per diode) T
C
=25
C unless otherwise noted
* Pulse Test: Pulse Width=300
s, Duty Cycle
=
2%
Symbol
Parameter
Value
Units
V
RRM
Peak Repetitive Reverse Voltage
600
V
I
F(AV)
Average Rectified Forward Current @ T
C
= 100
C
20
A
I
FSM
Non-repetitive Peak Surge Current
60Hz Single Half-Sine Wave
120
A
T
J,
T
STG
Operating Junction and Storage Temperature
- 65 to +150
C
Symbol
Parameter
Value
Units
R
JC
Maximum Thermal Resistance, Junction to Case
1.25
C/W
Symbol
Parameter
Min.
Typ.
Max
Units
V
FM
*
Maximum Instantaneous Forward Voltage
I
F
= 20A
I
F
= 20A
T
C
= 25
C
T
C
= 100
C
-
-
-
-
2.2
2.0
V
I
RM
*
Maximum Instantaneous Reverse Current
@ rated V
R
T
C
= 25
C
T
C
= 100
C
-
-
-
-
10
100
A
t
rr
I
rr
Q
rr
Maximum Reverse Recovery Time
Maximum Reverse Recovery Current
Maximum Reverse Recovery Charge
(I
F
=20A, di/dt = 200A/
s)
-
-
-
-
-
-
90
8
360
ns
A
nC
W
AVL
Avalanche Energy
1.0
-
-
mJ
FFA20U60DN
Features
High voltage and high reliability
High speed switching
Low forward voltage
Applications
General purpose
Switching mode power supply
Free-wheeling diode for motor application
Power switching circuits
TO-3P
1 2 3
1. Anode 2.Cathode 3. Anode
2002 Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation
Rev. A, March 2002
FFA20U60DN
Typical Characteristics
Typical Characteristics
Figure 1. Typical Forward Voltage Drop
vs. Forward Current
Figure 3. Typical Junction Capacitance
Figure 5. Typical Reverse Recovery Current
vs. di/dt
Figure 2. Typical Reverse Current
vs. Reverse Voltage
Figure 4. Typical Reverse Recovery Time
vs. di/dt
Figure 6. Forward Current Derating Curve
0.1
1
10
40
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
T
C
= 25
o
C
T
C
= 100
o
C
Forward Voltage , V
F
[V]
F
o
r
w
ar
d C
u
r
r
ent ,
I
F
[A
]
0.1
1
10
100
1
50
100
150
200
Typical Capacitance
at 0V = 178 pF
Capac
i
t
anc
e ,
Cj
[
p
F
]
Reverse Voltage , V
R
[V]
100
500
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
I
F
= 20A
T
C
= 25
o
C
R
e
v
e
rs
e R
e
c
o
v
e
ry
C
u
rrent
, I
rr
[A
]
di/dt [A/
s]
100
200
300
400
500
600
1E-3
0.01
0.1
1
10
100
1000
T
C
= 100
o
C
T
C
= 25
o
C
R
e
v
e
r
s
e
C
u
r
r
e
n
t , I
R
[
A]
Reverse Voltage , V
R
[V]
100
500
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
I
F
= 20A
T
C
= 25
o
C
R
e
ve
rse
R
e
co
v
e
ry Ti
m
e
,
t
rr
[n
s
]
di/dt [A/
s]
60
80
100
120
140
160
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
DC
A
v
er
age F
o
r
w
ar
d Cur
r
ent
,
I
F(
AV)
[A
]
Case Temperature , T
C
[
o
C]
2002 Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation
Rev. H5
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