2N5038 NPN Silicon Transistors Fast switching speeds and high current capacity ideally suit these parts for use in switching regulators, inverters, wide-band amplifiers and power oscillators in industrial and commercial applications. Features 2N5038 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (T = 25 C unless otherwise noted) (Note 3) C Characteristic Symbol Min Max Unit OFF CHARACTERISTICS Collector-Emitter Sustaining Voltage (Note 4) V Vdc CEO(sus) (I = 200 mAdc, I = 0) - C B 90 Collector Cutoff Current I mAdc CEX (V = 140 Vdc, V = 1.5 V) 50 CE BE(off) - (V = 100 Vdc, V = 1.5 Vdc, T = 150 C) 10 CE BE(off) C - Emitter Cutoff Current I mAdc EBO (V = 5 Vdc, I = 0) 5 EB C - (V = 7 Vdc, I = 0) 50 EB C - ON CHARACTERISTICS (Note 4) DC Current Gain h - FE (I = 12 Adc, V = 5 Vdc) 100 C CE 20 Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage V Vdc CE(sat) (I = 20 Adc, I = 5 Adc) - 2.5 C B Base-Emitter Saturation Voltage V Vdc BE(sat) (I = 20 Adc, I = 5 Adc) - 3.3 C B DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS Magnitude of Common-Emitter Small-Signal Short-Circuit Forward Current Transfer h - fe Ratio (I = 2 Adc, V = 10 Vdc, f = 5 MHz) 12 - C CE SWITCHING CHARACTERISTICS RESISTIVE LOAD Rise Time (V = 30 Vdc) t - 0.5 s CC r Storage Time (I = 12 Adc, I = I = 1.2 Adc) t - 1.5 s C B1 B2 s 3. Indicates JEDEC Registered Data. 4. Pulse Test: Pulse Width 300, s, Duty Cycle 2%. ORDERING INFORMATION Device Package Shipping 2N5038 TO-204 100 Units / Tray 2N5038G TO-204 (Pb-Free) 100 There are two limitations on the power handling ability of a transistor: average junction temperature and second 50 breakdown. Safe operating area curves indicate I - V C CE 20 limits of the transistor that must be observed for reliable dc 10 operation i.e., the transistor must not be subjected to greater dissipation than the curves indicate. 5 Second breakdown pulse limits are valid for duty cycles 2 to 10%. At high case temperatures, thermal limitations may BONDING WIRE LIMIT 1 reduce the power that can be handled to values less than the THERMAL LIMIT 0.5 limitations imposed by second breakdown. SECOND BREAKDOWN LIMIT T = 25C C 0.2 0.1 1 2 3 5 7 10 20 30 50 70 100 V , COLLECTOR-EMITTER VOLTAGE (VOLTS) CE Figure 2. Forward Bias Safe Operating Area