MJ15023 (PNP),
MJ15025 (PNP)
Silicon Power Transistors
The MJ15023 and MJ15025 are power transistors designed for high
power audio, disk head positioners and other linear applications.
MJ15023 (PNP), MJ15025 (PNP)
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (T = 25C unless otherwise noted)
C
Characteristic Symbol Min Max Unit
OFF CHARACTERISTICS
CollectorEmitter Sustaining Voltage (Note 2) V
CEO(sus)
(I = 100 mAdc, I = 0)
C B
MJ15023 200
MJ15025 250
Collector Cutoff Current I Adc
CEX
(V = 200 Vdc, V = 1.5 Vdc)
CE BE(off)
MJ15023 250
(V = 250 Vdc, V = 1.5 Vdc)
CE BE(off)
MJ15025 250
Collector Cutoff Current I
Adc
CEO
(V = 150 Vdc, I = 0)
CE B
MJ15023 500
(V = 200 Vdc, I = 0)
CE B
MJ15025 500
Emitter Cutoff Current I Adc
EBO
(V = 5 Vdc, I = 0)
CE B
Both 500
SECOND BREAKDOWN
Second Breakdown Collector Current with Base Forward Biased I Adc
S/b
(V = 50 Vdc, t = 0.5 s (nonrepetitive)) 5
CE
(V = 80 Vdc, t = 0.5 s (nonrepetitive)) 2
CE
ON CHARACTERISTICS
DC Current Gain h
FE
(I = 8 Adc, V = 4 Vdc) 15 60
C CE
(I = 16 Adc, V = 4 Vdc) 5
C CE
CollectorEmitter Saturation Voltage V Vdc
CE(sat)
(I = 8 Adc, I = 0.8 Adc) 1.4
C B
(I = 16 Adc, I = 3.2 Adc) 4.0
C B
BaseEmitter On Voltage V Vdc
BE(on)
(I = 8 Adc, V = 4 Vdc) 2.2
C CE
DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
CurrentGain Bandwidth Product f MHz
T
(I = 1 Adc, V = 10 Vdc, f = 1 MHz) 4
C CE test
Output Capacitance C pF
ob
(V = 10 Vdc, I = 0, f = 1 MHz) 600
CB E test
2. Pulse Test: Pulse Width = 300 s, Duty Cycle 2%.
100
There are two limitations on the powerhandling ability of
50 a transistor: average junction temperature and second
T = 25C
C
breakdown. Safe operating area curves indicate I V
C CE
20
limits of the transistor that must be observed for reliable
10
operation; i.e., the transistor must not be subjected to greater
5.0 dissipation than the curves indicate.
The data of Figure 1 is based on T = 200C; T is
J(pk) C
variable depending on conditions. At high case
1.0
BONDING WIRE LIMITED temperatures, thermal limitations will reduce the power that
THERMAL LIMITATION
can be handled to values less than the limitations imposed by
(SINGLE PULSE)
second breakdown.
SECOND BREAKDOWN LIMITED
0.2
0.1
0.1 0.2 0.5 10 20 50 100 250 500 1 k
V , COLLECTOR-EMITTER VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
CE
Figure 1. ActiveRegion Safe Operating Area