NTE87 (NPN) & NTE88 (PNP)
Silicon Complementary Transistors
High Power Audio, Disk Head Positioner
for Linear Applications
Description:
The NTE87 (NPN) and NTE88 (PNP) are complementary silicon power transistors in a TO3 type
package designed for high power audio, disk head positioners, and other linear applications. These
devices can also be used in power switching circuits such as relay or solenoid drivers, DC鈥搕o鈥揇C
converters or inverters.
Features:
D
High Safe Operating Area: 1.2A @ 100V
D
Completely Characterized for Linear Operation
D
High DC Current Gain: h
FE
= 20 Min @ I
C
= 2A
D
Low Saturation Voltage: 2V
D
For Low Distortion Complementry Designs
Absolute Maximum Ratings:
Collector鈥揈mitter Voltage, V
CEO(sus)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250V
Collector鈥揈mitter Voltage, V
CEX
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250V
Emitter鈥揃ase Voltage, V
EB
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5V
Collector Current, I
C
Continuous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A
Peak (Note 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15A
Base Current, I
B
Continuous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2A
Peak (Note 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5A
Emitter Current, I
E
Continuous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12A
Peak (Note 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20A
Total Power Dissipation (T
C
= +25擄C), P
D
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200W
Derate Above 25擄C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.14W/擄C
Operating Junction Temperature Range, T
J
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 鈥?5擄 to +200擄C
Storage Temperature Range, T
stg
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 鈥?5擄 to +200擄C
Thermal Resistance, Junction鈥搕o鈥揅ase, R
thJC
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.875擄C/W
Lead Temperature (During Soldering), T
L
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +265擄C
Note 1. Matched complementary pairs are available upon request (NTE88MCP). Matched comple-
mentary pairs have their gain specification (h
FE
) matched to within 10% of each other.
Note 2. Pulse Test: Pulse Width = 5ms, Duty Cycle
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