TECHNICAL DATA
NPN MEDIUM POWER SILICON TRANSISTOR
Qualified per MIL-PRF-19500/581
Devices Qualified Level
2N4237 2N4238 2N4239
JANTX
JANTXV
MAXIMUM RATINGS (T
A
= 25
0
C Unless Otherwise noted)
Ratings Symbol
2N4237
2N4238
2N4239
Units
Collector-Emitter Voltage
V
CEO
40 60 80 Vdc
Collector-Base Voltage
V
CBO
50 80 100 Vdc
Emitter-Base Voltage
V
EBO
6.0 Vdc
Collector Current
I
C
1.0 Adc
Base Current
I
B
0.5 Adc
Total Power Dissipation @ T
A
= +25
0
C
(1)
@ T
C
= +25
0
C
(2)
P
T
1.0
6.0
W
W
Operating & Storage Temperature Range
T
op
,
T
stg
-65 to +200
°C
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristics Symbol
Max. Unit
Thermal Resistance, Junction-to-Case
R
θJC
29
0
C/W
1) Derate linearly 5.7 mW/
0
C for T
A
> +25
0
C
2) Derate linearly 34 mW/
0
C for T
C
> +25
0
C
*See appendix A for
package outline
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (T
A
= 25
0
C unless otherwise noted)
Characteristics Symbol Min. Max. Unit
OFF CHARACTERISTICS
Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage
I
C
= 100 mAdc 2N4237
2N4238
2N4239
V
(BR)CEO
50
80
100
Vdc
Emitter-Base Cutoff Current
V
EB
= 6.0 Vdc
I
EBO
0.5 mAdc
Collector-Emitter Cutoff Current
V
CE
= 90 Vdc, V
BE
= 1.5 Vdc
V
CE
= 50 Vdc 2N4237
V
CE
= 80 Vdc 2N4238
V
CE
= 10 Vdc 2N4239
I
CEX
100
100
100
nAdc
Collector-Base Cutoff Current
V
CE
= 50 Vdc 2N4237
V
CE
= 80 Vdc 2N4238
V
CE
= 10 Vdc 2N4239
I
CBO
100
100
100
nAdc
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