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MAXIMUM RATINGS
Ratings Symbol 2N3715 2N3716 Units
Collector-Emitter Voltage VCEO 60 80 Vdc
Collector-Base Voltage VCBO 80 100 Vdc
Emitter-Base Voltage VEBO 7.0 Vdc
Base Current IB4.0 Adc
Collector Current IC10 Adc
Total Power Dissipation @ TA = 250C
@ TC =1000CPT5.0
85.7 W
W
Operating & Storage Junction
Temperature Range TJ, Tstg -65 to +200 0C
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristics Symbol Max. Unit
Thermal Resistance, Junction-to-Case RθJC 1.17 0C/W
1) Derate linearly 28.57 mW/0C for TA >250C
2) Derate linearly 0.857 W/0C for TC >1000C
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TC = 250C unless otherwise noted)
Characteristics Symbol Min. Max. Unit
OFF CHARACTERISTICS
Collector-Emitter Breakdown Current
IC = 10 mAdc 2N3715
2N3716 V(BR)CEO 60
80 Vdc
Collector-Base Cutoff Current
VCB = 80 Vdc 2N3715
VCB = 100 Vdc 2N3716 ICBO 10
10 µAdc
Emitter-Base Breakdown Voltage
VEB = 7.0 Vdc IEBO 1.0 mAdc
Collector-Emitter Cutoff Current
VBE = 1.5 Vdc, VCE = 60 Vdc 2N3715
VBE = 1.5 Vdc, VCE = 80 Vdc 2N3716 ICEX 1.0
1.0 mAdc
TECHNICAL DATA
TO-3 (TO-204AA)
2N3715 JAN, JTX, JTXV
2N3716 JAN, JTX, JTXV
Processed per MIL-PRF-19500/408
NPN SILICON HIGH POWER TRANSISTOR
MIL-PRF
QPL
DEVICES
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2N3715, 2N3716 JAN SERIES
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (con’t)
Characteristics Symbol Min. Max. Unit
Collector-Emitter Cutoff Current
VCE = 60 Vdc 2N3715
VCE = 80 Vdc 2N3716 ICES 1.0
1.0 mAdc
ON CHARACTERISTICS (3)
Forward-Current Transfer Ratio
IC = 1.0 Adc, VCE = 2.0 Vdc
IC = 3.0 Adc, VCE = 2.0 Vdc
IC = 5.0 Adc, VCE = 2.0 Vdc
IC = 10 Adc, VCE = 4.0 Vdc
hFE
50
30
10
5.0
150
120
Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage
IC = 5.0 Adc, IB = 0.5 Adc
IC = 10 Adc, IB = 2.0 Adc VCE(sat) 1.0
2.5 Vdc
Base-Emitter Saturation Voltage
IC = 5.0 Adc, IB = 0.5 Adc
IC = 10 Adc, IB = 2.0 Adc VBE(sat) 1.5
3.0 Vdc
DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
Magnitude of Common Emitter Small-Signal Short Circuit
Forward Current Transfer Ratio
IC = 0.5 Adc, VCE = 10 Vdc, f = 100 kHz – 1.0 MHz hfe4.0 20
Forward Current Transfer Ratio
IC = 0.5 Adc, VCE = 10 Vdc, f = 1.0 kHz hfe 30 300
Output Capacitance
VCB = 10 Vdc, IE = 0, f = 1.0 MHz Cobo 500 pF
SAFE OPERATING AREA
DC Tests
TC = +250C, 1 Cycle, t ≥ 1.0 s
Test 1
VCE = 15 Vdc, IC = 10 Adc
Test 2
VCE = 40 Vdc, IC = 3.75 Adc
Test 3
VCE = 55 Vdc, IC = 0.9 Adc 2N3715
VCE = 65 Vdc, IC = 0.9 Adc 2N3716
(3) Pulse Test: Pulse Width = 300µs, Duty Cycle ≤ 2.0%.
