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2N3441 JAN SERIES
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (con’t)
Characteristics Symbol Min. Max. Unit
ON CHARACTERISTICS (3)
Forward-Current Transfer Ratio
IC = 50 mAdc, VCE = 4.0 Vdc
IC = 0.5 Adc, VCE = 4.0 Vdc
IC = 1.0 Adc, VCE = 4.0 Vdc hFE
50
25
10 100
Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage
IC = 0.5 Adc, IB = 50 mAdc VCE(sat) 1.0 Vdc
Base-Emitter Voltage
IC = 0.5 Adc, VCE = 4.0 Vdc VBE(on) 1.7 Vdc
DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
Magnitude of Common Emitter Small-Signal Short-Circuit
Forward Current Transfer Ratio
IC = 0.5 Adc, VCE = 4.0 Vdc, f = 100 kHz hfe4.0 40
Small-Signal Short-Circuit Forward Current Transfer Ratio
IC = 0.5 Adc, VCE = 4.0 Vdc hfe 15 100
Output Capacitance
VCB = 10 Vdc, IE = 0, 100 kHz ≤ f ≤ 1.0 MHz Cobo 300 pF
SWITCHING CHARACTERISTICS
Turn-On Time
VCC = 30 Vdc; IC = 0.5 Adc; IB = 50 mAdc ton 8.0 µs
Turn-Off Time
VCC = 30 Vdc; IC = 0.5 Adc; IB = -IB = 50 mAdc toff 15 µs
SAFE OPERATING AREA
DC Tests
TC = +250C, 1 Cycle, t = 1.0 s
Test 1
VCE = 8.33 Vdc, IC = 3.0 Adc
Test 2
VCE = 30 Vdc, IC = 833 mAdc
Test 3
VCE = 140 Vdc, IC = 178.5 mAdc
(3) Pulse Test: Pulse Width = 300µs, Duty Cycle ≤ 2.0%.