TECHNICAL DATA
NPN POWER SILICON TRANSISTOR
Qualified per MIL-PRF-19500/526
Devices Qualified Level
2N3879
JANTX
JANTXV
MAXIMUM RATINGS
Ratings Symbol Value Unit
Collector-Emitter Voltage
V
CEO
75 Vdc
Collector-Base Voltage
V
CBO
120 Vdc
Emitter-Base Voltage
V
EBO
7.0 Vdc
Base Current I
B
5.0 Adc
Collector Current
I
C
7.0
Adc
Total Power Dissipation @ T
C
= 25
0
C
(1)
P
T
35 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
θJC
5.0
0
C/W
1) Derate linearly 200 mW/
0
C for T
C
> 25
0
C
*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 Voltage
I
C
= 200 mAdc
V
(BR)
CEO
75 Vdc
Collector-Emitter Cutoff Current
V
CE
= 50 Vdc
I
CEO
5.0 Vdc
Collector-Emitter Cutoff Current
V
CE
= 100 Vdc, V
BE
= 1.5 Vdc
I
CEX
4.0 mAdc
Collector-Base Cutoff Current
V
CB
= 120 Vdc
I
CBO
25 mAdc
Emitter-Base Cutoff Current
V
EB
= 7.0 Vdc
I
EBO
10 mAdc
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