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2N3638 - 2N3638A
PNP High Current Switches
Diffused Silicon Planar* Epitaxial Transistors
PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS
• FAST SWITCHING • • ton = 75 ns (max.) @ 300 mA
• • ts(f = 170 ns (max.) @ 300 mA
• HIGH BETA • • hFE 100 (min.) @ lc = 50 mA
• HIGH CURRENT--Up to 500 mA
• LOW VCE(ut) • • 1.0 Volt (max.) @ 300 mA
• LOW COST IN ALL QUANTITIES
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS (Note 1)
Maximum Temperatures
Storage Temperature
Operating Junction Temperature
Lead Temperature (Soldering, 10 sec time limit)
Maximum Power Dissipation
Total Dissipation at 25*C Case Temperature
(Notes 2 and 3)
at 25'C Free Air Temperature (Notes 2 and 3)
Maximum Voltages and Current
Collector to Base Voltage
cio
Collector to Emitter Voltage
Collector to Emitter Voltage (Note 4)
CEO
Emitter to Base Voltage
Collector Current
(Note 2)
JU
_/ n
3 LEADS
.400 MIN
n n
°" 01*
"'*
-55'Cto-l-125'C
+125'C Maximum
+260*C Maximum
J
,-. 200
BASE
-i
-100
,V
EMITTER
COLLECTOR
0,7 Watt
0.3 Watt
-25 Volts
-25 Volts
-25 Volts
-4.0 Volts
500mA
090
FLAT
NOUS
V
-
»•' i"*H
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (25'C Free Air Temperature unless otherwise noted)
2N3638A
2N3638
SYMBOL
CHARACTERISTIC
hFE
hFE
hfB
hFE'
VCE(sat)
Vce(sat)
vCEO(sust)
DC Pulse Current Gain (Note 5)
DC Pulse Current Gain (Note 5)
DC Pulse Current Gain (Note 5)
DC Pulse Current Gain (Note 5)
Pulsed Collector Saturation Voltage (Note 5)
Pulsed Collector Saturation Voltage (Note 5)
Collector to Emitter Sustaining Voltage (Notes 4 &5)
BVCBO
BVCES
tw
t0((
Collector to Base Breakdown Voltage
Collector to Emitter Breakdown Voltage
Turn On Time (Note 6)
Turn Off Time (Note 6)
hf.
Cobo
C;bo
High Frequency Current Gain (f = 100 MHz)
Common-Base, Open-Circuit Output Capacitance
Common-Base, Open-Circuit Input Capacitance
MAX.
MIN,
TYP.
MIN.
TYP.
80
70
100
30
67
100
20
40
20
160
130
50
lc = 1.0 mA V C E = - 1 0 V
V r f = -10V
lc =s 10 mA
-0.08
-0.25
-0,08
-0.25
-0,38
-1.0
-0.38
-M)
Volt
Volt
-25
Volts
-25
-25
-25
-25
Volts
Volts
-25
lc = 50 mA
lc = 300 mA
lc = 50 mA
lc =r 300 mA
lc a 10mA
(pulsed)
IC = 100/