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BD243B/BD243C
BD244B/BD244C
COMPLEMENTARY SILICON POWER TRANSISTORS
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DESCRIPTION
The BD243B and BD243C are silicon
Epitaxial-Base NPN transistors mounted in Jedec
TO-220 plastic package.
They are inteded for use in medium power linear
and switching applications.
The complementary PNP types are BD244B and
BD244C respectively.
TO-220
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INTERNAL SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Symbol
Parameter
NPN
PNP
V
CBO
V
CEO
V
EBO
I
C
I
CM
I
B
P
t ot
T
stg
T
j
Collector-Base Voltage (I
E
= 0)
Collector-Emitter Voltage (I
B
= 0)
Emitter-Base Voltage (I
C
= 0)
Collector Current
Collector Peak Current
Base Current
Total Dissipation at T
c
≤
25 C
Storage T emperature
Max. O perating Junction Temperature
o
Value
BD243B
BD244B
80
80
5
6
10
2
65
-65 to 150
150
BD243C
BD244C
100
100
Uni t
V
V
V
A
A
A
W
o
o
C
C
For PNP types voltage and current values are negative.
September 1999
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