1.0
0.7
0.5
D = 0.5
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.07
0.05
P
(pk)
Z
(t) = r(t) R
θJC
θJC
0.05
0.02
R
θJC
= 1.67°C/W MAX
D CURVES APPLY FOR POWER
PULSE TRAIN SHOWN
t
1
0.03
0.02
READ TIME AT t
T
J(pk)
1
t
2
0.01
0.02
– T = P
C
Z
(pk) θJC(t)
SINGLE PULSE
0.05 0.1
DUTY CYCLE, D = t /t
1 2
0.01
0.01
0.2
0.5
1.0
2.0
5.0
10
20
50
100
200
500 1.0 k
t, TIME (ms)
Figure 4. Thermal Response
20
10
There are two limitations on the power handling ability of a
transistors average junction temperature and second break-
100 µs
500 µs
down. Safe operating area curves indicate I – V
limits of
C
CE
5.0
the transistor that must be observed for reliable operation;
i.e., the transistor must not be subjected to greater dissipa-
tion than the curves indicate.
1.0 ms
5.0 ms
2.0
1.0
T = 150°C
J
The data of Figure 5 is based on T
= 150 C; T is
C
J(pk)
variable depending on conditions. Second breakdown pulse
limits are valid for duty cycles to 10% provided T
SECOND BREAKDOWN LIMITED
BONDING WIRE LIMITED
THERMALLY LIMITED @ T = 25°C
J(pk)
may be calculated from the data in Figure 4.
0.5
C
150 C. T
J(pk)
CURVES APPLY BELOW RATED V
CEO
2N6487, 2N6490
2N6488, 2N6491
At high case temperatures, thermal limitations will reduce the
power that can be handled to values less than the limitations
imposed by second breakdown
0.2
0.1
dc
80
2.0
4.0
10
20
40 60
V , COLLECTOR–EMITTER VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
CE
Figure 5. Active–Region Safe Operating Area
5000
1000
700
t
s
C
ob
1000
500
300
200
C
ib
C
ob
t
f
NPN
PNP
200
100
50
V
= 30 V
CC
100
70
NPN
PNP
T = 25°C
I /I = 10
C B
= I
I
B1 B2
J
T = 25°C
J
50
0.2
0.5
1.0
2.0
5.0
10
20
0.5
1.0
2.0
5.0
10
20
50
I , COLLECTOR CURRENT (AMP)
C
V , REVERSE VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
R
Figure 6. Turn–Off Time
Figure 7. Capacitances
3–134
Motorola Bipolar Power Transistor Device Data