BD243/A/B/C NPN EPITAXIAL SILICON TRANSISTOR MEDIUM POWER LINEAR AND SWITCHING APPLICATIONS TO-220 * Complement to BD244, BD244A, BD244B and BD244C respectively ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS Characteristic Collector-Emitter Voltage : BD243 : BD243A : BD243B : BD243C Collector Emitter Voltage : BD243 : BD243A : BD243B : BD243C Emitter Base Voltage Collector Current (DC) Collector Current (Pulse) Base Current Collector Dissipation (TC=25C) Junction Temperature Storage Temperature Symbol VCBO VCEO VEBO IC IC IB PC TJ T STG Rating Unit 45 60 80 100 45 60 80 100 5 6 10 2 65 150 -65 ~ 150 V V V V V V V V V A A A W 1.Base 2.Collector 3.Emitter C C ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TC=25C) Characteristic * Collector Emitter Sustaining Voltage : BD243 : BD243A : BD243B : BD243C Collector Cutoff Current : BD243/243A : BD243B/243C Collector Cutoff Current : BD243 : BD243A : BD243B : BD243C Emitter Cutoff Current *DC Current Gain *Collector Emitter Saturation Voltage *Base Emitter On Voltage * Pulse Test :PW=300s, duty Cycle<20% Pulsed Symbol Test Conditions VCEO(sus) IC=30mA, IB=0 ICEO VCE = 30V, IB = 0 VCE = 60V, IB = 0 VCE = 45V, VBE = 0 VCE = 60V, VBE = 0 VCE = 80V, VBE = 0 VCE = 100V, VBE = 0 VEB = 5V, IC = 0 VCE = 4V, IC = 0.3A VCE = 4V, IC = 3A IC = 6A, IB = 1A VCE = 4V, IC = 6A ICES IEBO hFE VCE(sat) VBE(on) Min Typ Max Unit 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 1 V V V V mA mA mA mA mA mA mA 1.5 2 V V 45 60 80 100 30 15 Rev. B 1999 Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation BD243/A/B/C NPN EPITAXIAL SILICON TRANSISTOR TRADEMARKS The following are registered and unregistered trademarks Fairchild Semiconductor owns or is authorized to use and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all such trademarks. ACExTM CoolFETTM CROSSVOLTTM E2CMOSTM FACTTM FACT Quiet SeriesTM FAST(R) FASTrTM GTOTM HiSeCTM ISOPLANARTM MICROWIRETM POPTM PowerTrenchTM QSTM Quiet SeriesTM SuperSOTTM-3 SuperSOTTM-6 SuperSOTTM-8 TinyLogicTM DISCLAIMER FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE TO ANY PRODUCTS HEREIN TO IMPROVE RELIABILITY, FUNCTION OR DESIGN. FAIRCHILD DOES NOT ASSUME ANY LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF THE APPLICATION OR USE OF ANY PRODUCT OR CIRCUIT DESCRIBED HEREIN; NEITHER DOES IT CONVEY ANY LICENSE UNDER ITS PATENT RIGHTS, NOR THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS. LIFE SUPPORT POLICY FAIRCHILD'S PRODUCTS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED FOR USE AS CRITICAL COMPONENTS IN LIFE SUPPORT DEVICES OR SYSTEMS WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN APPROVAL OF FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION. As used herein: 1. Life support devices or systems are devices or 2. A critical component is any component of a life support device or system whose failure to perform can systems which, (a) are intended for surgical implant into be reasonably expected to cause the failure of the life the body, or (b) support or sustain life, or (c) whose support device or system, or to affect its safety or failure to perform when properly used in accordance with instructions for use provided in the labeling, can be effectiveness. reasonably expected to result in significant injury to the user. PRODUCT STATUS DEFINITIONS Definition of Terms Datasheet Identification Product Status Definition Advance Information Formative or In Design This datasheet contains the design specifications for product development. Specifications may change in any manner without notice. Preliminary First Production This datasheet contains preliminary data, and supplementary data will be published at a later date. Fairchild Semiconductor reserves the right to make changes at any time without notice in order to improve design. No Identification Needed Full Production This datasheet contains final specifications. Fairchild Semiconductor reserves the right to make changes at any time without notice in order to improve design. Obsolete Not In Production This datasheet contains specifications on a product that has been discontinued by Fairchild semiconductor. The datasheet is printed for reference information only.