
2N3498, L, 2N3499, L, 2N3500, L, 2N3501, L JAN SERIES
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (con’t)
Characteristics Symbol Min. Max. Unit
ON CHARACTERISTICS
(3)
Forward-Current Transfer Ratio
I
C
= 0.1 mAdc, V
CE
= 10 Vdc 2N3498, 2N3500
2N3499, 2N3501
I
C
= 1.0 mAdc, V
CE
= 10 Vdc 2N3498, 2N3500
2N3499, 2N3501
I
C
= 10 mAdc, V
CE
= 10 Vdc 2N3498, 2N3500
2N3499, 2N3501
I
C
= 150 mAdc, V
CE
= 10 Vdc 2N3498, 2N3500
2N3499, 2N3501
I
C
= 300 mAdc, V
CE
= 10 Vdc 2N3500
2N3501
I
C
= 500 mAdc, V
CE
= 10 Vdc 2N3498
2N3499
h
FE
20
35
25
50
35
75
40
100
15
20
15
20
120
300
Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage
I
C
= 10 mAdc, I
B
= 1.0 mAdc All Types
I
C
= 300 mAdc, I
B
= 30 mAdc 2N3498, 2N349
I
C
= 150 mAdc, I
B
= 15 mAdc 2N3500, 2N3501
V
CE(sat)
0.2
0.6
0.4
Vdc
Base-Emitter Saturation Voltage
I
C
= 10 mAdc, I
B
= 1.0 mAdc All Types
I
C
= 300 mAdc, I
B
= 30 mAdc 2N3498, 2N3499
I
C
= 150 mAdc, I
B
= 15 mAdc 2N3500, 2N3501
V
BE(sat)
0.8
1.4
1.2
Vdc
DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
Forward Current Transfer Ratio, Magnitude
I
C
= 20 mAdc, V
CE
= 20 Vdc, f = 100 MHz
h
fe
1.5 8.0
Output Capacitance
V
CB
= 10 Vdc, I
E
= 0, 100 kHz ≤ f ≤ 1.0 MHz 2N3498, 2N3499
2N3500, 2N3501
C
obo
10
8.0
pF
Input Capacitance
V
EB
= 0.5 Vdc, I
C
= 0, 100 kHz ≤ f ≤ 1.0 MHz
C
ibo
80 pF
SWITCHING CHARACTERISTICS
Turn-On Time
V
EB
= 5 Vdc; I
C
= 150 mAdc; I
B1
= 15 mAdc
t
on
115
ηs
Turn-Off Time
I
C
= 150 mAdc; I
B1
= I
B2
= -15 mAdc
t
off
1150
ηs
SAFE OPERATING AREA
DC Tests
T
C
= +25
0
C, t
r
≥ 10 ηs; 1 Cycle, t = 1.0 s
Test 1
V
CE
= 10 Vdc, I
C
= 500 mAdc 2N3498, 2N3499
V
CE
= 16.67 Vdc, I
C
= 300 mAdc 2N3500, 2N3501
Test 2
V
CE
= 50 Vdc, I
C
= 100 mAdc All Types
Test 3
V
CE
= 80 Vdc, I
C
= 40 mAdc All Types
Clamped Switching
T
A
= +25
0
C
Test 1
I
B
= 85 mAdc, I
C
= 500 mAdc 2N3498, 2N3499
I
B
= 50 mAdc, I
C
= 300 mAdc 2N3500, 2N3501
(3) Pulse Test: Pulse Width = 300µs, Duty Cycle ≤ 2.0%.
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