NPN EPITAXIAL
TIP140/141/142 SILICON DARLINGTON TRANSISTOR
HIGH DC CURRENT GAIN
MIN hFE = 1000 @ VCE = 4V, IC = 5A
MONOLITHIC CONSTRUCTION WITH BUILT
IN BASE-EMITTER SHUNT RESISTORS
INDUSTRIAL USE
• Complement to TIP145/146/147
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TC =25°C)
Characteristic Symbol Rating Unit
Collector Base Voltage
Collector Emitter Voltage
Emitter-Base Voltage
Collector Current (DC)
Collector Current (Pulse)
Base Current (DC)
Collector Dissipation (TC=25°C)
Junction Temperature
Storage Temperature
VCBO
VCEO
VEBO
IC
IC
IB
PC
TJ
TSTG
60
80
100
60
80
100
5
10
15
0.5
125
150
- 65 ~ 150
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
A
A
A
W
°C
°C
Characteristic Symbol Test Conditions Min Typ Max Unit
Collector Emitter Sustaining Voltage
Collector Cutoff Current
Collector Cutoff Current
Emitter Cutoff Current
DC Current Gain
Collector Emitter Saturation Voltage
Base Emitter Saturation Voltage
Base Emitter On Voltage
Delay Time
Rise Time
Storage Time
Fall Time
VCEO(sus)
ICEO
ICBO
IEBO
hFE
VCE(sat)
VBE(sat)
VBE(on)
tD
tR
tSTG
tF
IC = 30mA, IB = 0
VCE = 30V, IB = 0
VCE = 40V, IB = 0
VCE = 50V, IB = 0
VCB = 60V, IE = 0
VCB = 80V, IE = 0
VCB = 100V, IE = 0
VBE = 5V, IC = 0
VCE = 4V, IC = 5A
VCE = 4V, IC = 10A
IC = 5A, IB = 10mA
IC = 10A, IB = 40mA
IC = 10A, IB = 40mA
VCE = 4V, IC = 10A
VCC = 30V, IC = 5A
IB = 20mA, IB1 = -IB2
60
80
100
1000
500
0.15
0.55
2.5
2.5
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3.5
3
V
V
V
mA
mA
mA
mA
mA
mA
mA
V
V
V
V
µs
µs
µs
µs
: TIP140
: TIP141
: TIP142
: TIP140
: TIP141
: TIP142
: TIP140F
: TIP141F
: TIP142F
: TIP140F
: TIP141F
: TIP142F
: TIP140F
: TIP141F
: TIP142F
TO-3P
1. Base 2. Collector 3. Emitter
1999 Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation
Rev. B.1
NPN EPITAXIAL
TIP140/141/142 SILICON DARLINGTON TRANSISTOR
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