TIP29A/29C
TIP30A/30C
COMPLEMENTARY SILICON POWER
TRANSISTORS
s
STMicroelectronics PREFERRED
SALESTYPES
s
COMPLEMENTARY PNP - NPN DEVICES
DESCRIPTION
The TIP29A and TIP29C are silicon
Epitaxial-Base NPN power transistors mounted in
Jedec TO-220 plastic package. They are intented
for use in medium power linear and switching
applications.
The complementary PNP types are TIP30A and
TIP30C respectively.
INTERNAL SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM
January 2000
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2
3
TO-220
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Symbol
Parameter
Value
Unit
NPN
TIP29A
TIP29C
PNP
TIP30A
TIP30C
V
CBO
Collector-Base Voltage (I
E
= 0)
60
100
V
V
CEO
Collector-Emitter Voltage (I
B
= 0)
60
100
V
V
EBO
Emitter-Base Voltage (I
C
= 0)
5
V
I
C
Collector Current
1
A
I
CM
Collector Peak Current
3
A
I
B
Base Current
0.4
A
P
tot
Total Dissipation at T
case
25
o
C
T
amb
25
o
C
30
2
W
W
T
stg
Storage Temperature
-65 to 150
o
C
T
j
Max. Operating Junction Temperature
150
o
C
For PNP types voltage and current values are negative.
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THERMAL DATA
R
thj-case
R
thj-amb
Thermal Resistance Junction-case Max
Thermal Resistance Junction-ambient Max
4.17
62.5
o
C/W
o
C/W
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (T
case
= 25
o
C unless otherwise specified)
Symbol
Parameter
Test Conditions
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Unit
I
CEO
Collector Cut-off
Current (I
B
= 0)
for TIP29A/30A V
CE
= 30 V
for TIP29C/30C V
CE
= 60 V
0.3
0.3
mA
mA
I
CES
Collector Cut-off
Current (V
BE
= 0)
for TIP29A/30A V
CE
= 60
for TIP29C/30C V
CE
= 100 V
0.2
0.2
mA
mA
I
EBO
Emitter Cut-off Current
(I
C
= 0)
V
EB
= 5 V
1
mA
V
CEO(sus)
* Collector-Emitter
Sustaining Voltage
(I
B
= 0)
I
C
= 30 mA
for TIP29A/30A
for TIP29C/30C
60
100
V
V
V
CE(sat)
*
Collector-Emitter
Saturation Voltage
I
C
= 1 A I
B
= 125 mA
0.7
V
V
BE(on)
*
Base-Emitter Voltage
I
C
= 1 A V
CE
= 4 V
1.3
V
h
FE
*
DC Current Gain
I
C
= 0.2 A V
CE
= 4 V
I
C
= 1 A V
CE
= 4 V
40
15
75
h
fe
Small Signal Current
Gain
I
C
= 0.2 A V
CE
= 10 V f = 1 KHz
I
C
= 0.2 A V
CE
= 10 V f = 1 MHz
20
3
Pulsed: Pulse duration = 300
s, duty cycle
2 %
For PNP types voltage and current values are negative.
TIP29A / TIP29C / TIP30A / TIP30C
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DIM.
mm
inch
MIN.
TYP.
MAX.
MIN.
TYP.
MAX.
A
4.40
4.60
0.173
0.181
C
1.23
1.32
0.048
0.051
D
2.40
2.72
0.094
0.107
D1
1.27
0.050
E
0.49
0.70
0.019
0.027
F
0.61
0.88
0.024
0.034
F1
1.14
1.70
0.044
0.067
F2
1.14
1.70
0.044
0.067
G
4.95
5.15
0.194
0.203
G1
2.4
2.7
0.094
0.106
H2
10.0
10.40
0.393
0.409
L2
16.4
0.645
L4
13.0
14.0
0.511
0.551
L5
2.65
2.95
0.104
0.116
L6
15.25
15.75
0.600
0.620
L7
6.2
6.6
0.244
0.260
L9
3.5
3.93
0.137
0.154
DIA.
3.75
3.85
0.147
0.151
P011C
TO-220 MECHANICAL DATA
TIP29A / TIP29C / TIP30A TIP30C
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