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Motorola SmallSignal Transistors, FETs and Diodes Device Data
High Voltage Transistors
NPN Silicon
MAXIMUM RATINGS
Rating
Symbol
PBF259,S
Unit
Collector Emitter Voltage
VCEO
300
Vdc
Collector Base Voltage
VCBO
300
Vdc
Emitter Base Voltage
VEBO
5.0
Vdc
Collector Current -- Continuous
IC
500
mAdc
Total Device Dissipation @ TA = 25
C
Derate above 25
C
PD
625
5.0
Watts
mW/
C
Total Device Dissipation @ TC = 25
C
Derate above 25
C
PD
1.5
12
Watts
mW/
C
Operating and Storage Junction
Temperature Range
TJ, Tstg
55 to +150
C
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristic
Symbol
Max
Unit
Thermal Resistance, Junction to Ambient
R
q
JA
200
C/W
Thermal Resistance, Junction to Case
R
q
JC
83.3
C/W
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(TA = 25
C unless otherwise noted)
Characteristic
Symbol
Min
Max
Unit
OFF CHARACTERISTICS
Collector Emitter Breakdown Voltage(1)
(IC = 1.0 mAdc, IB = 0)
V(BR)CEO
300
--
Vdc
Collector Base Breakdown Voltage
(IC = 10
m
Adc, IE = 0)
V(BR)CBO
300
--
Vdc
Emitter Base Breakdown Voltage
(IE = 100
m
Adc, IC = 0)
V(BR)EBO
5.0
--
Vdc
Collector Cutoff Current
(VCB = 250 Vdc, IE = 0)
ICBO
--
50
nAdc
Emitter Cutoff Current
(VEB = 3.0 Vdc)
IEBO
--
20
nAdc
Collector Cutoff Current
(VCE = 10 Vdc)
ICEO
--
50
nAdc
1. Pulse Test: Pulse Width
v
300
m
s; Duty Cycle
v
2.0%.
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SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNICAL DATA
PBF259
PBF259S
CASE 2904, STYLE 1
TO92 (TO226AA)
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2
3
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COLLECTOR
3
2
BASE
1
EMITTER
PBF259 PBF259S
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Motorola SmallSignal Transistors, FETs and Diodes Device Data
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(TA = 25
C unless otherwise noted) (Continued)
Characteristic
Symbol
Min
Max
Unit
ON CHARACTERISTICS
DC Current Gain(1)
(IC = 20 mAdc, VCE = 10 Vdc)
PBF259S
(IC = 1.0 mAdc, VCE = 10 Vdc)
All Types
(IC = 30 mAdc, VCE = 10 Vdc)
All Types
hFE
60
25
25
--
--
--
--
Collector Emitter Saturation Voltage
(IC = 30 mAdc, IB = 1.5 mAdc)
(IC = 30 mAdc, IB = 60 mAdc
VCE(sat)
--
--
0.5
1.0
Vdc
SMALL SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS
Current Gain -- Bandwidth Product
(IC = 10 mAdc, VCE = 10 Vdc, f = 20 MHz)
fT
40
--
MHz
Output Capacitance
(VCB = 20 Vdc, IE = 0, f = 1.0 MHz)
Cobo
--
3.0
pF
PBF259 PBF259S
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Motorola SmallSignal Transistors, FETs and Diodes Device Data
Figure 1. DC Current Gain
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)
200
1.0
2.0
3.0
5.0
7.0
10
20
30
50
70
100
50
30
20
h
FE
, DC CURRENT
GAIN
TJ = +125
C
25
C
55
C
VCE = 10 Vdc
100
C, CAP
ACIT
ANCE (pF)
Figure 2. Capacitances
VR, REVERSE VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
0.2
100
50
20
1.0
Ccb
10
2.0
5.0
0.5
1.0
2.0
5.0
10
20
50
100
200
Ceb
Figure 3. CurrentGain -- Bandwidth Product
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)
100
70
50
30
20
10
7.0
5.0
3.0
2.0
100
70
50
30
20
10
TJ = 25
C
VCE = 20 V
f = 20 MHz
f
, CURRENTGAIN -- BANDWIDTH PRODUCT
(MHz)
T
1.0
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)
Figure 4. "On" Voltages
V
, VOL
T
AGE (VOL
TS)
1.4
0
TJ = 25
C
VBE(on) @ VCE = 10 V
VCE(sat) @ IC/IB = 10
VBE(sat) @ IC/IB = 10
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
100
70
50
30
20
10
7.0
5.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
VCE, COLLECTOREMITTER VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
I C
, COLLECT
OR CURRENT
(mA)
PBF259S
Figure 5. Maximum Forward Bias
Safe Operating Area
CURRENT LIMIT
THERMAL LIMIT
(PULSE CURVES @ TC = 25
C)
SECOND BREAKDOWN LIMIT
PBF259
100
s
1.0 ms
TC = 25
C
TA = 25
C
CURVES APPLY
BELOW RATED VCEO
500
0.5
1.0
2.0
5.0
10
20
50
100
200
100
50
20
10
5.0
2.0
1.0
0.5
200
500
10
s
100 ms
PBF259 PBF259S
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Motorola SmallSignal Transistors, FETs and Diodes Device Data
PACKAGE DIMENSIONS
NOTES:
1. DIMENSIONING AND TOLERANCING PER ANSI
Y14.5M, 1982.
2. CONTROLLING DIMENSION: INCH.
3. CONTOUR OF PACKAGE BEYOND DIMENSION R
IS UNCONTROLLED.
4. DIMENSION F APPLIES BETWEEN P AND L.
DIMENSION D AND J APPLY BETWEEN L AND K
MINIMUM. LEAD DIMENSION IS UNCONTROLLED
IN P AND BEYOND DIMENSION K MINIMUM.
R
A
P
J
L
F
B
K
G
H
SECTION XX
C
V
D
N
N
X X
SEATING
PLANE
DIM
MIN
MAX
MIN
MAX
MILLIMETERS
INCHES
A
0.175
0.205
4.45
5.20
B
0.170
0.210
4.32
5.33
C
0.125
0.165
3.18
4.19
D
0.016
0.022
0.41
0.55
F
0.016
0.019
0.41
0.48
G
0.045
0.055
1.15
1.39
H
0.095
0.105
2.42
2.66
J
0.015
0.020
0.39
0.50
K
0.500
12.70
L
0.250
6.35
N
0.080
0.105
2.04
2.66
P
0.100
2.54
R
0.115
2.93
V
0.135
3.43
1
STYLE 1:
PIN 1. EMITTER
2. BASE
3. COLLECTOR
CASE 02904
(TO226AA)
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