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MAXIMUM RATINGS
Ratings Symbol 2N3439 2N3440 Units
Collector-Emitter Voltage VCEO 350 250 Vdc
Collector-Base Voltage VCBO 450 300 Vdc
Emitter-Base Voltage VEBO 7.0 Vdc
Collector Current IC1.0 Adc
Total Power Dissipation @TA = 250C(1)
@TC = 250C(2) PT0.8
5.0 W
W/0C
Operating & Storage Junction
Temperature Range TJ, Tstg -55 to +200 0C
1) Derate linearly 4.57 mW/0C for TA > +250C
2) Derate linearly 28.5 mW/0C for TC > +250C
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TA = 250C unless otherwise noted)
Characteristics Symbol Min. Max. Unit
OFF CHARACTERISTICS
Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage
IC = 50 mAdc 2N3439
2N3440 V(BR)CEO 350
250 Vdc
Collector-Emitter Cutoff Current
VCE = 300 Vdc 2N3439
VCE = 200 Vdc 2N3440 ICEO 2.0
2.0 µAdc
µAdc
Emitter-Base Cutoff Current
VEB = 7.0 Vdc IEBO 10 µAdc
TECHNICAL DATA
2N3439 JTX, JTXV
2N3439L JTX, JTXV
2N3440 JTX, JTXV
2N3440L JTX, JTXV
Processed per MIL-PRF-19500/368
NPN SILICON LOW-POWER TRANSISTOR
2N3439L, 2N3440L,
TO- 5
2N3439, 2N3440,
TO-39 (TO205-AD)
MIL-PRF
QPL
DEVICES
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2N3439, L, 2N3440, L, JAN SERIES
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (con’t)
Characteristics Symbol Min. Max. Unit
OFF CHARACTERISTICS (con’t)
Collector-Emitter Cutoff Current
VCE = 450 Vdc, VBE = -1.5 Vdc 2N3439
VCE = 300 Vdc, VBE = -1.5 Vdc 2N3440 ICEX 5.0
5.0 µAdc
µAdc
Collector-Base Cutoff Current
VCB = 360 Vdc 2N3439
VCB = 250 Vdc 2N3440
VCB = 450 Vdc 2N3439
VCB = 300 Vdc 2N3440
ICBO 2.0
2.0
5.0
5.0
µAdc
ON CHARACTERISTICS (3)
Forward-Current Transfer Ratio
IC = 20 mAdc, VCE = 10 Vdc
IC = 2.0 mAdc, VCE = 10 Vdc
IC = 0.2 mAdc, VCE = 10 Vdc hFE
40
30
10
160
Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage
IC = 50 mAdc, IB = 4.0 mAdc VCE(sat) 0.5 Vdc
Base-Emitter Saturation Voltage
IC = 50 mAdc, IB = 4.0 mAdc VBE(sat) 1.3 Vdc
DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
Magnitude of Common Emitter Small-Signal Short-Circuit
Forward Current Transfer Ratio
IC = 10 mAdc, VCE = 10 Vdc, f = 5.0 MHz hfe3.0 15
Forward Current Transfer Ratio
IC = 5.0 mAdc, VCE = 10 Vdc, f = 1.0 kHz hfe 25
Output Capacitance
VCB = 10 Vdc, IE = 0, 100 kHz ≤ f ≤ 1.0 MHz Cobo 10 pF
Input Capacitance
VEB = 5.0 Vdc, IC = 0, 100 kHz ≤ f ≤ 1.0 MHz Cibo 75 pF
SWITCHING CHARACTERISTICS
Turn-On Time
VCC = 200 Vdc; IC = 20 mAdc, IB1= 2.0 mAdc ton 1.0 µs
Turn-Off Time
VCC = 200 Vdc; IC = 20 mAdc, IB1 = -IB2 = 2.0 mAdc toff 10 µs
SAFE OPERATING AREA
DC Tests
TC = 250C, 1 cycle, t = 1.0 s
Test 1
VCE = 5.0 Vdc, IC = 1.0 Adc Both Types
Test 2
VCE = 350 Vdc, IC = 14 mAdc 2N3439
Test 3
VCE = 250 Vdc, IC = 20 mAdc 2N3440
(3) Pulse Test: Pulse Width = 300µs, Duty Cycle ≤ 2.0%.
