BDW83C
BDW84C
COMPLEMENTARY SILICON POWER DARLINGTON
TRANSISTORS
a73 BDW83C IS A SGS-THOMSON PREFERRED
SALESTYPE
a73 COMPLEMENTARY PNP - NPN DEVICES
a73 HIGH CURRENT CAPABILITY
a73 FAST SWITCHING SPEED
a73 HIGH DC CURRENT GAIN
APPLICATIONS
a73 LINEAR AND SWITCHING INDUSTRIAL
EQUIPMENT
DESCRIPTION
The BDW83C is a silicon epitaxial-base NPN
power monolithic Darlington transistor mounted in
Jedec TO-218 plastic package. It is intended for
use in power linear and switching applications.
The complementary type is BDW84C.
INTERNAL SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM
June 1997
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Symbol Parameter Value Unit
NPN BDW83C
PNP BDW84C
V
CBO
Collector-Base Voltage (I
E
= 0) 100 V
V
CEO
Collector-Emitter Voltage (I
B
= 0) 100 V
V
EBO
Emitter-Base Voltage (I
C
= 0) 5 V
I
C
Collector Current 15 A
ICM Collector Peak Current 40 A
I
B
Base Current 0.5 A
P
tot
Total Dissipation at T
c
≤ 25
o
C 130 W
T
stg
Storage Temperature -65 to 150
o
C
T
j
Max. Operating Junction Temperature 150
o
C
1
2
3
TO-218
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