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Symbol Test Conditions Maximum Ratings
VCES TC = 25°C to 150°C 3000 V
VCGR TJ = 25°C to 150°C, RGE = 1MΩ 3000 V
VGES Continuous ± 20 V
VGEM Transient ± 30 V
IC25 TC = 25°C 22 A
IC90 TC = 90°C 12 A
ICM TC = 25°C, 1ms 100 A
SSOA VGE = 15V, TVJ = 125°C, RG = 30Ω ICM = 30 A
(RBSOA) Clamped Inductive Load VCES ≤ 2400 V
PCTC = 25°C 100 W
TJ -55 ... +150 °C
TJM 150 °C
Tstg -55 ... +150 °C
TL1.6mm (0.062 in.) from Case for 10s 300 °C
TSOLD Plastic Body for 10 seconds 260 °C
FCMounting Force 20..120 / 4.5..27 Nm/lb.in.
VISOL 50/60Hz, 1 Minute 3000 V
Weight 5 g
DS100121(03/09)
IXBF12N300
Symbol Test Conditions Characteristic Values
(TJ = 25°C Unless Otherwise Specified) Min. Typ. Max.
BVCES IC = 250μA, VGE = 0V 3000 V
VGE(th) IC = 250μA, VCE = VGE 3.0 5.0 V
ICES VCE = 0.8 • VCES, VGE = 0V 25 μA
TJ = 125°C 1 mA
IGES VCE = 0V, VGE = ± 20V ±100 nA
VCE(sat) IC = 12A, VGE = 15V, Note 1 2.8 3.2 V
TJ = 125°C 3.5 V
VCES = 3000V
IC90 = 12A
VCE(sat) ≤≤
≤≤
≤ 3.2V
High Voltage, High Gain
BIMOSFETTM Monolithic
Bipolar MOS Transistor
Features
zSilicon Chip on Direct-Copper Bond
(DCB) Substrate
zIsolated Mounting Surface
z3000V Electrical Isolation
zHigh Blocking Voltage
zAnti-Parallel Diode
zInternational Standard Package
zLow Conduction Losses
Advantages
zLow Gate Drive Requirement
zHigh Power Density
Applications:
zSwitched-Mode and Resonant-Mode
Power Supplies
zUninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)
zLaser Generators
zCapacitor Discharge Circuits
zAC Switches
(Electrically Isolated Tab)
Preliminary Technical Information
1 = Gate 5 = Collector
2 = Emitter
ISOPLUS i4-PakTM
1
5
2
ISOLATED TAB
IXYS Reserves the Right to Change Limits, Test Conditions and Dimensions.
IXBF12N300
Note 1: Pulse Test, t ≤ 300μs, Duty Cycle, d ≤ 2%.
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ISOPLUS i4-PakTM (HV) (IXBF) Outline
PRELIMINARY TECHNICAL INFORMATION
The product presented herein is under development. The Technical Specifications offered are derived
from data gathered during objective characterizations of preliminary engineering lots; but also may yet
contain some information supplied during a pre-production design evaluation. IXYS reserves the right
to change limits, test conditions, and dimensions without notice.
Symbol Test Conditions Characteristic Values
(TJ = 25°C Unless Otherwise Specified) Min. Typ. Max.
gfS IC = 12A, VCE = 10V, Note 1 6.5 10.8 S
Cies 1290 pF
Coes VCE = 25V, VGE = 0V, f = 1MHz 56 pF
Cres 19 pF
Qg 62 nC
Qge IC = 12A, VGE = 15V, VCE = 1000V 13 nC
Qgc 8.5 nC
td(on) 64 ns
tr 140 ns
td(off) 180 ns
tf 540 ns
td(on) 65 ns
tr 395 ns
td(off) 175 ns
tf 530 ns
RthJC 1.25 °C/W
RthCS (TO-247) 0.15 °C/W
Resistive Switching Times, TJ = 125°C
IC = 12A, VGE = 15V
VCE = 1250V, RG = 10Ω
Resistive Switching Times, TJ = 25°C
IC = 12A, VGE = 15V
VCE = 1250V, RG = 10Ω
Reverse Diode
Symbol Test Conditions Characteristic Values
(TJ = 25°C Unless Otherwise Specified) Min. Typ. Max.
VF IF = 12A, VGE = 0V 2.1 V
trr 1.4 μs
IRM 21 A
IF = 6A, VGE = 0V, -diF/dt = 100A/μs
VR = 100V, VGE = 0V
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Fig. 1. Output Characteristics
@ 25º C
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
V
CE
- Volts
I
C
- Amperes
V
GE
= 25V
20V
15V
10V
5V
Fig. 2. Extended Output Characteristics
@ 25º C
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
220
240
0246810121416182022242628
V
CE
- Volts
I
C
-
Amperes
V
GE
= 25V
10V
15V
20V
5V
Fig. 3. Output Characteristics
@ 125ºC
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5
V
CE
- Volts
I
C
- Amperes
V
GE
= 25V
20V
15V
10V
5V
Fig. 4. Dependence of V
CE(sat)
on
Jun cti o n Te mp er atu r e
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
-50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150
T
J
- Degrees Centigrade
V
CE(sat)
- Normalized
V
GE
= 15V
I
C
= 24A
I
C
= 12A
I
C
= 6A
Fig. 5. Collector-to-Em itter Voltage
vs. Gate-to -Emi tter Vo l tag e
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
5 7 9 1113151719212325
V
GE
- Volts
V
CE
- Volts
I
C
= 24A
T
J
= 25ºC
6A
12A
Fig. 6. Input Admittance
0
4
8
12
16
20
24
28
32
36
40
3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 8.0 8.5 9.0
V
GE
- Volts
I
C
-
Amperes
T
J
= 125ºC
25ºC
- 40ºC
IXYS Reserves the Right to Change Limits, Test Conditions and Dimensions.
IXBF12N300
Fig. 7. T ransconductance
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
I
C
- Amperes
g f s -
Siemens
T
J
= - 40ºC
25ºC
125ºC
Fig. 9. Gate Charge
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65
Q
G
- NanoCoulombs
V
GE
- Volts
V
CE
= 1kV
I
C
= 12A
I
G
= 10mA
Fi g . 11. R ever se-Bi as Safe Op er ati n g Area
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000
V
CE
- Volts
I
C
- Amperes
T
J
= 125ºC
R
G
= 30Ω
dV / dt < 10V / ns
Fig. 10. Capacitance
10
100
1,000
10,000
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
V
CE
- Volts
Capacitance - PicoFarads
f
= 1 MHz
Cies
Coes
Cres
Fig. 8. Forward Voltage Drop of
Intr i n si c Di o d e
0
4
8
12
16
20
24
28
32
36
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0
V
F
- Volts
I
F
- Amperes
T
J
= 125ºC
T
J
= 25ºC
Fi g . 12. Maximu m Tr an si en t The r mal
Impedance
0.01
0.10
1.00
10.00
0.00001 0.0001 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10
Pulse Width - Seconds
Z
(th)JC
- ºC / W
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Fi g . 1 4. R esi sti v e Tur n -o n
Ri se Time vs. C o l l e cto r C u r r en t
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24
I
C
- Amperes
t
r
- Nanoseconds
R
G
= 10Ω
V
GE
= 15V
V
CE
= 1250V
T
J
= 125ºC
T
J
= 25ºC
Fi g. 15. R esi stive Tu r n -on
Switc h i n g Times vs . Gate R esi s tan ce
250
300
350
400
450
500
550
600
650
700
750
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
R
G
- Ohms
t
r
- Nanoseconds
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
t
d(on)
- Nanoseconds
t
r
t
d(on)
- - - -
T
J
= 125ºC, V
GE
= 15V
V
CE
= 1250V
I
C
= 24A, 12A
Fig. 16. Resistive Turn-off
Switching Times vs. Junction Temperature
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
25 35 45 55 65 75 85 95 105 115 125
T
J
- Degrees Centigrade
t
f
- Nanoseconds
140
150
160
170
180
190
200
t
d(off)
- Nanoseconds
t
f
t
d(off)
- - - -
R
G
= 10Ω , V
GE
= 15V
V
CE
= 1250V
I
C
= 24A
I
C
= 12A
Fi g . 17 . R esi sti v e Tur n -o f f
Switchi n g Ti mes vs. C o l lector C u r r en t
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24
I
C
- Amperes
t
f
- Nanoseconds
60
100
140
180
220
260
300
340
t
d(off)
- Nanoseconds
t
f
t
d(off)
- - - -
R
G
= 10Ω , V
GE
= 15V
V
CE
= 1250V
T
J
= 125ºC, 25ºC
Fi g. 13. R esi stive Tu r n -on
Ri se Ti me vs. Jun cti o n Temp er atur e
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
25 35 45 55 65 75 85 95 105 115 125
T
J
- Degrees Centigrade
t
r
- Nanoseconds
R
G
= 10Ω
V
GE
= 15V
V
CE
= 1250V
I
C
= 12A
I
C
= 24A
Fi g . 18. R esi sti ve Tu r n -o ff
Swit ch i n g Times vs . Gate R esistan ce
250
300
350
400
450
500
550
600
650
700
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
R
G
- Ohms
t
f
- Nanoseconds
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
t
d(off)
- Nanoseconds
t
f
t
d(off
)
- - - -
T
J
= 125ºC, V
GE
= 15V
V
CE
= 1250V
I
C
= 24A
I
C
= 12A
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