April 2009 Doc ID 9406 Rev 4 1/10
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STX790A
Medium current, high performance, low voltage PNP transistor
Features
■ Very low collector to emitter saturation voltage
■ DC current gain, h
FE
> 100
■ 3 A continuous collector current
■ 40 V breakdown voltage V
(BR)CER
Applications
■ Power management in portable equipment
■ Voltage regulation in bias supply circuits
■ Switching regulator in battery charger
applications
■ Heavy load driver
Description
The devices are manufactured in low voltage PNP
planar technology by using a “Base Island” layout.
The resulting transistor shows exceptional high
gain performance coupled with very low
saturation voltage. The STX790AG-AP is supplied
using halogen-free molding compound.
Figure 1. Internal schematic diagram
TO-92
TO-92AP
Table 1. Device summary
Order codes Marking Packages Packaging
STX790A X790A TO-92 Bulk
STX790A-AP X790A TO-92 AP Ammopack
STX790AG-AP X790AG TO-92 AP Ammopack
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