Ratings Symbol 2N4150 2N5237 2N5238 Units
Collector - Emitter Voltage VCEO 70 120 170 Vdc
Collector - Base Voltage VCBO 100 150 200 Vdc
Emitter - Base Voltage VEBO 10.0 Vdc
Collector Current IC4.0 Adc
Total Power Dissipation @ TA= +25 °C (1) PT10 W
@ TA= +25 °C (2) 175 W
Operating & Storage Temperature Range Top, Tstg -65 to +200 °C
Thermal Resistance, Junction-to-Case RθJC 10.0 °C/W
Junction_to-Ambient RθJA 175.0
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New Product
NPN Power Silicon Transistor
2N4150, 2N5237 & 2N5238
Maximum Ratings
Features
• Available in JAN, JANTX, and JANTXV
per MIL-PRF-19500/384
• TO-5 Package
Electrical Characteristics (TC = 25°C unless otherwise noted)
OFF Characteristics Symbol Mimimum Maximum Units
Collector - Emitter Breakdown Voltage
IC= 0.1 mAdc 2N4150 V(BR)CEO 70 - - - Vdc
2N5237 120
2N5238 170
Collector - Emitter Cutoff Current
VBE = 0.5 Vdc, VCE = 60 Vdc 2N4150 ICEX - - - 10 μAdc
VBE = 0.5 Vdc, VCE = 110 Vdc 2N5237 10
VBE = 0.5 Vdc, VCE = 160 Vdc 2N5238 10
Collector - Emitter Cutoff Current
VCE = 60 Vdc 2N4150 ICEO - - - 10 μAdc
VCE = 110 Vdc 2N5237 10
VCE = 160 Vdc 2N5238 10
Emitter - Base Cutoff Current
VEB = 7.0 Vdc IEBO - - - 10 μAdc
VEB = 5.0 Vdc 0.1
Collector-Base Cutoff Current
VCB = 100 Vdc 2N4150 ICBO - - - 10 μAdc
VCB = 150 Vdc 2N5237 10
VCB = 200 Vdc 2N5238 10
VCB = 80 Vdc All Types 0.1
1) Derate linearly @ 5.7 mW/°C for TA > +25°C
2) Derate linearly @ 100 mW/°C for TC> +25°C
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Electrical Characteristics -con’t
(1) Pulse Test: Pulse Width = 300 μs, Duty Cycle ≤2.0%.
2N4150, 2N5237 & 2N5238
ON Characteristics Symbol Mimimum Maximum Units
Collector-Base Cutoff Current
IC= 1.0 Adc, VCE = 5.0 Vdc 2N4150 50 20 μAdc
2N5237 50 225
2N5238 HFE 50 225
IC= 5.0 Adc, VCE = 5.0 Vdc All Types 40 120
IC= 10.0 Adc, VCE = 5.0 Vdc All Types 10 - - -
Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage
IC= 5.0 Adc, IB= 0.5 Adc VCE(sat) - - - 0.6 Vdc
IC = 10.0 Adc, IB= 1.0 Adc 2.5
Base-Emitter Saturation Voltage
IC= 5.0 Adc, IB= 0.5 Adc VBE(sat) - - - 1.5 Vdc
IC = 10.0 Adc, IB= 1.0 Adc 25
DYNAMIC Characteristics
Magnitude of Common Emitter Small-Signal Short-Circuit
Forward Current Transfer Ratio
IC = 0.2 Adc, VCE= 10.0 Vdc, f = 10 MHz | hfe | 1.5 7.5
Output Capacitance
IC = 50 mVdc, VCB = 5.0 V, f = 1.0 kHz 2N4150 Cobo - - - 160 pF
2N5237 160
2N5238 250
Output Capacitance
VBE = 10 Vdc, IE= 0, 100 kHz ≤f ≤1.0 MHz Cibo - - - 350 pF
SWITCHING Characteristics
Delay Time VCC = 20 Vdc, VBB = 5.0 Vdc, td- - - 50 ηs
Rise Time IC = 5.0 Adc, IB1= 0.5 Adc tr- - - 500 ηs
Storage Time VCC = 20 Vdc, VBB = 5.0 Adc, ts- - - 1.5 ηs
Fall Time IC = 5.0 Adc, IB1 = -IB2 = -0.5 Adc tf- - - 500 ηs
SAFE OPERATING AREA
DC Tests: TC= +25 °C, 1 Cycle, t = 1.0 s
Test 1: VCE = 40.0 Vdc, IC= 0.22 Adc
Test 2: VCE = 70 Vdc, IC= 90 mAdc
TEST 3: VCE = 120 Vdc, IC= 15 mAdc 2N5237
VCE = 170 Vdc, IC= 3.5 mAdc 2N5238
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2N4150, 2N5237 & 2N5238
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