PNP SILICON PLANAR MEDIUM POWER ZTX718 HIGH GAIN TRANSISTOR ISSUE 4 MAY 1998 FEATURES * 6A Peak pulse current * Excellent h characteristics up to 6A (pulsed) FE * low saturation voltage *I Cont 2.5A C C APPLICATIONS B E * Power MOSFET gate driver in conjunction with E-Line complementary ZTX618 TO92 Compatible ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS. PARAMETER SYMBOL VALUE UNIT Collector-Base Voltage V -20 V CBO Collector-Emitter Voltage V -20 V CEO Emitter-Base Voltage V -5 V EBO Peak Pulse Current I -6 A CM Continuous Collector Current I -2.5 A C Base Current I -500 mA B Practical Power Dissipation* P 1.5 W totp Power Dissipation at T =25C P 1W amb tot Operating and Storage Temperature Range T :T -55 to +200 C j stg * Device mounted on P.C.B. with copper equal to 1 sq. Inch minimum.ZTX718 ELECTRIAL CHARACTERISTICS (at T = 25C unless otherwise stated). amb PARAMETER SYMBOL MIN. TYP. MAX. UNIT CONDITIONS. Collector-Base V -20 -65 V I =-100A (BR)CBO C Breakdown Voltage Collector-Emitter V -20 -55 V I =-10mA* (BR)CEO C Breakdown Voltage Emitter-Base V -5 -8.8 V I =-100A (BR)EBO E Breakdown Voltage Collector Cut-Off I -100 nA V =-15V CBO CB Current Emitter Cut-Off I -100 nA V =-4V EBO EB Current Collector Emitter I -100 nA V =-15V CES CES Cut-Off Current Collector-Emitter V -16 -40 mV I =-0.1A, I =-10mA* CE(sat) C B Saturation Voltage -130 -200 mV I =-1A, I =-20mA* C B -145 -220 mV I =-1.5A, I =-50mA* C B -190 -260 mV I =-2.5A, I =-200mA* C B Base-Emitter V -0.98 -1.1 V I =-2.5A, I =-200mA* BE(sat) C B Saturation Voltage Base-Emitter Turn-On V -0.85 -0.95 V I =-2.5A, V =-2V* BE(on) C CE Voltage Static Forward h 300 475 I =-10mA, V =-2V* FE C CE Current Transfer 300 450 I =-100mA, V =-2V* C CE Ratio 150 230 I =-2A, V =-2V* C CE 35 70 I =-4A, V =-2V* C CE 15 30 I =-6A, V =-2V* C CE Transition f 150 180 MHz I =-50mA, V =-10V T C CE Frequency f=100MHz Output Capacitance C 21 30 pF V =-10V, f=1MHz obo CB Turn-On Time t 40 ns V =-10V, I =-1A (on) CC C I =I =20mA B1 B2 Turn-Off Time t 670 ns (off) *Measured under pulsed conditions. Pulse width=300s. Duty cycle 2%