TECHNICAL DATA
NPN HIGH POWER SILICON TRANSISTOR
Qualified per MIL-PRF-19500/408
Devices
Qualified Level
2N3715
2N3716
JAN
JANTX
JANTXV
MAXIMUM RATINGS
Ratings
Symbol 2N3715 2N3716 Units
Collector-Emitter Voltage
V
CEO
60
80
Vdc
Collector-Base Voltage
V
CBO
80
100
Vdc
Emitter-Base Voltage
V
EBO
7.0
Vdc
Base Current
I
B
4.0
Adc
Collector Current
I
C
10
Adc
Total Power Dissipation @ T
A
= 25
0
C
@ T
C
=100
0
C
P
T
5.0
85.7
W
W
Operating & Storage Junction Temperature Range
T
J,
T
stg
-65 to +200
0
C
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristics
Symbol
Max.
Unit
Thermal Resistance, Junction-to-Case
R
JC
1.17
0
C/W
1) Derate linearly 28.57 mW/
0
C for T
A
>25
0
C
2) Derate linearly 0.857 W/
0
C for T
C
>100
0
C
TO-3* (TO-204AA)
*See Appendix A for
Package Outline
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (T
C
= 25
0
C unless otherwise noted)
Characteristics
Symbol
Min.
Max.
Unit
OFF CHARACTERISTICS
Collector-Emitter Breakdown Current
I
C
= 10 mAdc 2N3715
2N3716
V
(BR)CEO
60
80
Vdc
Collector-Base Cutoff Current
V
CB
= 80 Vdc 2N3715
V
CB
= 100 Vdc 2N3716
I
CBO
10
10
Adc
Emitter-Base Breakdown Voltage
V
EB
= 7.0 Vdc
I
EBO
1.0
mAdc
Collector-Emitter Cutoff Current
V
BE
= 1.5 Vdc, V
CE
= 60 Vdc 2N3715
V
BE
= 1.5 Vdc, V
CE
= 80 Vdc 2N3716
I
CEX
1.0
1.0
mAdc
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2N3715, 2N3716 JAN SERIES
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (con't)
Characteristics
Symbol
Min.
Max.
Unit
Collector-Emitter Cutoff Current
V
CE
= 60 Vdc 2N3715
V
CE
= 80 Vdc 2N3716
I
CES
1.0
1.0
mAdc
ON CHARACTERISTICS
(3)
Forward-Current Transfer Ratio
I
C
= 1.0 Adc, V
CE
= 2.0 Vdc
I
C
= 3.0 Adc, V
CE
= 2.0 Vdc
I
C
= 5.0 Adc, V
CE
= 2.0 Vdc
I
C
= 10 Adc, V
CE
= 4.0 Vdc
h
FE
50
30
10
5.0
150
120
Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage
I
C
= 5.0 Adc, I
B
= 0.5 Adc
I
C
= 10 Adc, I
B
= 2.0 Adc
V
CE(sat)
1.0
2.5
Vdc
Base-Emitter Saturation Voltage
I
C
= 5.0 Adc, I
B
= 0.5 Adc
I
C
= 10 Adc, I
B
= 2.0 Adc
V
BE(sat)
1.5
3.0
Vdc
DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
Magnitude of Common Emitter Small-Signal Short Circuit
Forward Current Transfer Ratio
I
C
= 0.5 Adc, V
CE
= 10 Vdc, f = 100 kHz 1.0 MHz
h
fe
4.0
20
Forward Current Transfer Ratio
I
C
= 0.5 Adc, V
CE
= 10 Vdc, f = 1.0 kHz
h
fe
30
300
Output Capacitance
V
CB
= 10 Vdc, I
E
= 0, f = 1.0 MHz
C
obo
500
pF
SAFE OPERATING AREA
DC Tests
T
C
= +25
0
C, 1 Cycle, t
1.0 s
Test 1
V
CE
= 15 Vdc, I
C
= 10 Adc
Test 2
V
CE
= 40 Vdc, I
C
= 3.75 Adc
Test 3
V
CE
= 55 Vdc, I
C
= 0.9 Adc 2N3715
V
CE
= 65 Vdc, I
C
= 0.9 Adc 2N3716
(3) Pulse Test: Pulse Width = 300
s, Duty Cycle
2.0%.
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