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Revision Date: 3/1/2012
New Product
NPN Power Silicon Transistor
2N3715 & 2N3716
Maximum Ratings
Features
• Available in JAN, JANTX, and JANTXV
per MIL-PRF-19500/408
• TO-3 (TO-204AA) Package
Ratings Symbol 2N3715 2N3716 Units
Collector - Emitter Voltage VCEO 60 80 Vdc
Collector - Base Voltage VCBO 80 100 Vdc
Emitter - Base Voltage VEBO 7.0 Vdc
Base Current IB4.0 Adc
Collector Current IC10 Adc
Total Power Dissipation @ TA= 25 °C (1) PT5.0 W
@ TC= 25 °C 117.0 W
Operating & Storage Junction Temperature Range TJ, Tstg -65 to +200 °C
Electrical Characteristics
1) Derate linearly @ 28.57 mW / °C for TA> 25 °C
OFF Characteristics Symbol Mimimum Maximum Units
Collector - Emitter Breakdown Voltage
IC= 10 mAdc 2N3715 V(BR)CEO 60 - - - Vdc
2N3716 80
Collector - Base Cutoff Current
VCB = 80 Vdc 2N3715 ICBO - - - 10 μAdc
VCB = 100 Vdc 2N3716 10
Emitter - Base Cutoff Current IEBO - - - 1.0 mAdc
VEB = 7.0 Vdc
Collector - Emitter Cutoff Current
VBE = -1.5 Vdc, VCE = 60 Vdc 2N3715 ICEX - - - 10 μAdc
VBE = -1.5 Vdc, VCE = 80 Vdc 2N3716 10
Collector - Emitter Cutoff Current
VCB = 60 Vdc 2N3715 ICES - - - 10 μAdc
VCB = 80 Vdc 2N3716
Thermal Characteristics
Characteristics Symbol Maximum Units
Thermal Resistance, Junction-to-Case RθJC 1.5 °C/W
Revision Date: 1/3/2012
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Electrical Characteristics -con’t
ON Characteristics (3) Symbol Mimimum Maximum Units
Forward Current Transfer Ratio HFE
IC= 1.0 Adc, VCE = 2.0 Vdc 50 150
IC= 3.0 Adc, VCE = 2.0 Vdc 30 120
IC= 5.0 Adc, VCE = 2.0 Vdc 10 - - -
IC= 10.0 Adc, VCE = 2.0 Vdc 5 - - -
Collector - Emitter Saturation Voltage VCE(sat)
IC= 5.0 Adc, IB= 0.5 Adc - - - 1.0 Vdc
IC= 10.0 Adc, IB= 2.0Adc - - - 2.5
Base - Emitter Saturation Voltage VBE(sat)
IC= 5.0 Adc, IB= 0.5 Adc - - - 1.5 Vdc
IC= 10.0 Adc, IB= 2.0 Adc - - - 3.0
DYNAMIC Characteristics
Magnitude of Common Emitter Small-Signal Short-Circuit |hfe | 4.0 20.0
Forward Current Transfer Ratio
IC = 0.5 Adc, VCE = 10.0 Vdc, f = 1.0 kHz
Forward Current Transfer Ratio hfe 30 300
IC = 0.5 Adc, VCE = 10.0 Vdc, f = 1.0 MHz
Output Capacitance Cobo - - - 500 pF
VCB = 10 Vdc, IE= 0, f = 1.0 MHz
SAFE OPERATING AREA
DC Tests: TC= +25 °C, I Cycle, t = 1.0 s
Test 1: VCE = 15.0 Vdc, IC= 10 Adc
Test 2: VCE = 40.0 Vdc, IC= 3.75 Adc
Test 3: VCE = 55.0 Vdc, IC= 0.9 Adc 2N3715
VCE = 65.0 Vdc, IC= 0.9 Adc 2N3716
(3) Pulse Test: Pulse Width = 300 μs, Duty Cycle ~ 2.0 %.
Outline Drawing
2N3715 & 2N3716
Revision Date: 3/1/2012
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