TECHNICAL DATA
PNP HIGH POWER SILICON TRANSISTOR
Qualified per MIL-PRF-19500/379
Devices Qualified Level
2N3791 2N3792
JAN
JANTX
JANTXV
MAXIMUM RATINGS
Ratings
Symbol
2N3791
2N3792
Unit
Collector-Emitter Voltage VCEO 60 80 Vdc
Collector-Base Voltage VCBO 60 80 Vdc
Emitter-Base Voltage VEBO 7.0 Vdc
Base Current IB 4.0 Adc
Collector Current IC 10 Adc
Total Power Dissipation @ TA = +250C (1)
@ TC = +1000C (2)
PT 5.0
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 mW/0C for TC > +1000C
TO-3*
(TO-204AA)
*See Appendix A for
Package Outline
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TC = 250C unless otherwise noted)
Characteristics Symbol Min. Max. Unit
OFF CHARACTERISTICS
Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage
IC = 10 mAdc 2N3791
2N3792
V(BR)CEO
60
80
Vdc
Collector-Emitter Cutoff Current
VCE = 50 Vdc 2N3791
VCE = 70 Vdc 2N3792
ICES
5.0
5.0
mAdc
Collector-Emitter Cutoff Current
VCE = 60 Vdc, VBE = 1.5 Vdc 2N3791
VCE = 80 Vdc, VBE = 1.5 Vdc 2N3792
ICEX
5.0
5.0
mAdc
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2N3791, 2N3792 JAN SERIES
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (con’t)
Characteristics Symbol Min. Max. Unit
Collector-Base Cutoff Current
VCB = 60 Vdc 2N3791
VCB = 80 Vdc 2N3792
ICBO
5.0
5.0
mAdc
Emitter-Base Cutoff Current
VEB = 7.0 Vdc
IEBO
5.0
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 = 1.0 MHz
hfe
4.0
20
Small-Signal Short-Circuit 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 2N3791
VCE = 65 Vdc, IC = 0.9 Adc 2N3792
(3) Pulse Test: Pulse Width = 300µs, Duty Cycle ≤ 2.0%.
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