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SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNICAL DATA

   


 

 
. . . designed for low power audio amplifier and low–current, high–speed switching
applications.


• High Collector–Emitter Sustaining Voltage —
*Motorola Preferred Device
VCEO(sus) = 100 Vdc (Min) — MJE243, MJE253
• High DC Current Gain @ IC = 200 mAdc
hFE = 40 – 200 4 AMPERE
hFE = 40 – 120 — MJE243, MJE253 POWER TRANSISTORS
• Low Collector–Emitter Saturation Voltage — COMPLEMENTARY
VCE(sat) = 0.3 Vdc (Max) @ IC = 500 mAdc SILICON

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
• High Current Gain Bandwidth Product — 100 VOLTS
15 WATTS

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
fT = 40 MHz (Min) @ IC = 100 mAdc
• Annular Construction for Low Leakages

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
ICBO = 100 nAdc (Max) @ Rated VCB

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
MAXIMUM RATINGS

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
Rating Symbol Value Unit

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
Collector–Emitter Voltage VCEO 100 Vdc

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
Collector–Base Voltage VCB 100 Vdc

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
Emitter–Base Voltage VEB 7.0 Vdc

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
Collector Current — Continuous IC 4.0 Adc

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
Peak 8.0 CASE 77–08
TO–225AA
Base Current IB 10 Adc

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
Total Power Dissipation @ TC = 25_C PD 15 Watts

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
Derate above 25_C 0.12 W/ac

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
Total Power Dissipation @ TA = 25_C PD 1.5 Watts
Derate @ 25_C W/_C

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
0.012
Operating and Storage Junction TJ, Tstg – 65 to + 150 _C

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
Temperature Range

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
Characteristic Symbol Max Unit

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
Thermal Resistance, Junction to Case θJC 8.34 _C/W
Thermal Resistance, Junction to Ambient θJA 83.4 _C/W

16 1.6
PD, POWER DISSIPATION (WATTS)
PD, POWER DISSIPATION (WATTS)

12 1.2
TA
TC

8.0 0.8

4.0 0.4

0 0
20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
T, TEMPERATURE (°C)

Figure 1. Power Derating


Preferred devices are Motorola recommended choices for future use and best overall value.
REV 7

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Motorola Bipolar Power Transistor Device Data
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ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ ÎÎÎ
 

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TC = 25_C unless otherwise noted)

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ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
Characteristic Symbol Min Max Unit

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
OFF CHARACTERISTICS

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
Collector–Emitter Sustaining Voltage VCEO(sus) 100 — Vdc
(IC = 10 mAdc, IB = 0)

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
Collector Cutoff Current ICBO µAdc

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
(VCB = 100 Vdc, IE = 0) — 0.1
(VCE = 100 Vdc, IE = 0, TC = 125_C)

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
— 0.1

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
Emitter Cutoff Current (VBE = 7.0 Vdc, IC = 0) IEBO — 0.1 µAdc

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
ON CHARACTERISTICS

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
DC Current Gain hFE —
(IC = 200 mAdc, VCE = 1.0 Vdc) 40 180

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
(IC = 1.0 Adc, VCE = 1.0 Vdc) 15 —

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
Collector–Emitter Saturation Voltage VCE(sat) Vdc

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
(IC = 500 mAdc, IB = 50 mAdc) — 0.3
(IC = 1.0 Adc, IB = 100 mAdc) — 0.6

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
Base–Emitter Saturation Voltage VBE(sat) — 1.8 Vdc

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
(IC = 2.0 Adc, IB = 200 mAdc)

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
Base–Emitter On Voltage
ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ VBE(on) — 1.5 Vdc

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
(IC = 500 mAdc, VCE = 1.0 Vdc)

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
Current–Gain — Bandwidth Product fT 40 — MHz

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
(IC = 100 mAdc, VCE = 10 Vdc, ftest = 10 MHz)

ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ
Output Capacitance Cob — 50 pF
(VCB = 10 Vdc, IE = 0, f = 0.1 MHz)

VCC
+ 30 V
1K
500
RC 300 tr
25 µs 200
+11 V SCOPE
RB
100
0
t, TIME (ns)

50
– 9.0 V 51 D1
30
20
tr, tf ≤ 10 ns td VCC = 30 V
–4 V 10
DUTY CYCLE = 1.0% IC/IB = 10
5 TJ = 25°C
RB and RC VARIED TO OBTAIN DESIRED CURRENT LEVELS NPN MJE243
3
D1 MUST BE FAST RECOVERY TYPE, e.g.: 2 PNP MJE253
1N5825 USED ABOVE IB ≈ 100 mA
MSD6100 USED BELOW IB ≈ 100 mA 1
0.01 0.02 0.03 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 1 2 3 5 10
FOR PNP TEST CIRCUIT, REVERSE ALL POLARITIES
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (AMPS)

Figure 2. Switching Time Test Circuit Figure 3. Turn–On Time

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1.0

r(t), TRANSIENT THERMAL RESISTANCE


0.7 D = 0.5
0.5

0.3 0.2
(NORMALIZED)

0.2 0.1
P(pk)
0.05 θJC(t) = r(t) θJC
0.1
θJC = 8.34°C/W MAX
0.07 D CURVES APPLY FOR POWER
0.02
0.05 PULSE TRAIN SHOWN
0.01 t1
READ TIME AT t1 t2
0.03
0 (SINGLE PULSE) TJ(pk) – TC = P(pk) θJC(t)
0.02 DUTY CYCLE, D = t1/t2

0.01
0.02 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.5 1.0 2.0 5.0 10 20 50 100 200
t, TIME (ms)

Figure 4. Thermal Response

10
100 µs There are two limitations on the power handling ability of a
5.0 500 µs
transistor: average junction temperature and second break-
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (AMP)

2.0 1.0 ms down. Safe operating area curves indicate IC – VCE limits of
1.0
the transistor that must be observed for reliable operation;
dc
TJ = 150°C i.e., the transistor must not be subjected to greater dissipa-
0.5 tion than the curves indicate.
BONDING WIRE LIMITED
THERMALLY LIMITED @ 5.0 ms The data of Figure 5 is based on T J(pk) = 150_C; TC is
0.2
TC = 25°C (SINGLE PULSE) variable depending on conditions. Second breakdown pulse
0.1 SECOND BREAKDOWN LIMITED limits are valid for duty cycles to 10% provided T J(pk)
0.05 CURVES APPLY BELOW
RATED VCEO
v 150 _ C. T J(pk) may be calculated from the data in
Figure 4. At high case temperatures, thermal limitations will
0.02 reduce the power that can be handled to values less than the
MJE243/MJE253 limitations imposed by second breakdown.
0.01
1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 10 20 30 50 70 100
VCE, COLLECTOR–EMITTER VOLTAGE (VOLTS)

Figure 5. Active Region Safe Operating Area

10K 200
5K VCC = 30 V TJ = 25°C
3K ts IC/IB = 10
2K IB1 = IB2 100
C, CAPACITANCE (pF)

TJ = 25°C Cib
1K 70
t, TIME (ns)

500
50
300
200
30
100
50 Cob
20
30 tf MJE243 (NPN)
20 NPN MJE243
PNP MJE253 MJE253 (PNP)
10 10
0.01 0.02 0.03 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 1 2 3 5 10 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 10 20 30 50 70 100
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (AMPS) VR, REVERSE VOLTAGE (VOLTS)

Figure 6. Turn–Off Time Figure 7. Capacitance

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NPN PNP
MJE243 MJE253

500 200
TJ = 150°C VCE = 1.0 V TJ = 150°C VCE = 1.0 V
300 VCE = 2.0 V
VCE = 2.0 V 100
200
70 25°C
hFE , DC CURRENT GAIN

hFE , DC CURRENT GAIN


25°C 50
100
– 55°C – 55°C
70 30
50 20

30
10
20
7.0
5.0
10
7.0 3.0
5.0 2.0
0.04 0.06 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.0 2.0 4.0 0.04 0.06 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.0 2.0 4.0
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (AMP) IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (AMP)
Figure 8. DC Current Gain

1.4 1.4
TJ = 25°C TJ = 25°C
1.2 1.2

1.0 1.0
V, VOLTAGE (VOLTS)

V, VOLTAGE (VOLTS)

VBE(sat) @ IC/IB = 10
0.8 VBE(sat) @ IC/IB = 10 0.8

0.6 VBE @ VCE = 1.0 V 0.6 VBE @ VCE = 1.0 V

0.4 IC/IB = 10 0.4 IC/IB = 10


5.0 5.0
0.2 0.2
VCE(sat) VCE(sat)
0 0
0.04 0.06 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.0 2.0 4.0 0.04 0.06 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.0 2.0 4.0
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (AMP) IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (AMP)
Figure 9. “On” Voltages

+ 2.5 + 2.5
θV, TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENTS (mV/ °C)

θV, TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENTS (mV/ °C)

+ 2.0 *APPLIES FOR IC/IB ≤ hFE/3 + 2.0 *APPLIES FOR IC/IB ≤ hFE/3
+ 1.5 + 1.5
+ 1.0 + 1.0 25°C to 150°C
+ 0.5 25°C to 150°C + 0.5 *θVC FOR VCE(sat)
*θVC FOR VCE(sat)
0 0
– 55°C to 25°C – 55°C to 25°C
– 0.5 – 0.5
– 1.0 25°C to 150°C – 1.0 25°C to 150°C
– 1.5 – 1.5
θVB FOR VBE
θVB FOR VBE – 55°C to 25°C – 55°C to 25°C
– 2.0 – 2.0
– 2.5 – 2.5
0.04 0.06 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.0 2.0 4.0 0.04 0.06 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.0 2.0 4.0
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (AMP) IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (AMP)
Figure 10. Temperature Coefficients

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PACKAGE DIMENSIONS

–B–
NOTES:
U F C 1. DIMENSIONING AND TOLERANCING PER ANSI
Y14.5M, 1982.
Q 2. CONTROLLING DIMENSION: INCH.
M
–A– INCHES MILLIMETERS
DIM MIN MAX MIN MAX
1 2 3 A 0.425 0.435 10.80 11.04
B 0.295 0.305 7.50 7.74
C 0.095 0.105 2.42 2.66
H D 0.020 0.026 0.51 0.66
K F 0.115 0.130 2.93 3.30
G 0.094 BSC 2.39 BSC
H 0.050 0.095 1.27 2.41
J 0.015 0.025 0.39 0.63
K 0.575 0.655 14.61 16.63
V J M 5 _ TYP 5 _ TYP
Q 0.148 0.158 3.76 4.01
G R R 0.045 0.055 1.15 1.39
S 0.025 0.035 0.64 0.88
S 0.25 (0.010) M A M B M
U 0.145 0.155 3.69 3.93
V 0.040 ––– 1.02 –––
D 2 PL
0.25 (0.010) M A M B M STYLE 1:
PIN 1. EMITTER
2. COLLECTOR
3. BASE

CASE 77–08
TO–225AA
ISSUE V

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