®
BF420
SMALL SIGNAL NPN TRANSISTOR
PRELIMINARY DATA
Ordering Code
BF420
BF420-AP
s
Marking
BF420
BF420
Package / Shipment
TO-92 / Bulk
TO-92
/ Ammopack
s
s
SILICON EPITAXIAL PLANAR NPN HIGH
VOLTAGE TRANSISTOR
TO-92 PACKAGE SUITABLE FOR
THROUGH-HOLE PCB ASSEMBLY
THE PNP COMPLEMENTARY TYPE IS
BF421
TO-92
Bulk
APPLICATIONS
s
VIDEO AMPLIFIER CIRCUITS (RGB
CATHODE CURRENT CONTROL)
s
TELEPHONE WIRELINE INTERFACE (HOOK
SWITCHES, DIALER CIRCUITS)
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Symbol
V
CBO
V
CEO
V
EBO
I
C
I
CM
P
tot
T
stg
T
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INTERNAL SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM
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Ammopack
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Parameter
Value
300
300
5
500
600
830
-65 to 150
150
Unit
V
V
V
mA
mA
mW
o
o
Collector-Base Voltage (I
E
= 0)
Collector-Emitter Voltage (I
B
= 0)
Emitter-Base Voltage (I
C
= 0)
Collector Current
Collector Peak Current (t
p
< 5 ms)
Total Dissipation at T
C
= 25
o
C
Storage Temperature
Max. Operating Junction Temperature
C
C
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THERMAL DATA
R
thj-amb
•
Thermal Resistance Junction-Ambient
R
thj-Case
•
Thermal Resistance Junction-Case
Max
Max
150
50
o
o
C/W
C/W
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(T
case
= 25
o
C unless otherwise specified)
Symbol
I
CBO
Parameter
Collector Cut-off
Current (I
E
= 0)
Emitter Cut-off Current
(I
C
= 0)
Test Conditions
V
CB
= 200 V
V
CB
= 200 V
V
CB
= 300 V
V
EB
= 5 V
I
C
= 10 mA
300
T
C
= 150 C
o
Min.
Typ.
Max.
10
10
100
50
Unit
nA
µA
µA
nA
V
I
EBO
V
(BR)CEO
∗
Collector-Emitter
Breakdown Voltage
(I
B
= 0)
V
(BR)CBO
Collector-Base
Breakdown Voltage
(I
E
= 0)
Emitter-Base
Breakdown Voltage
(I
C
= 0)
Collector-Emitter
Saturation Voltage
Base-Emitter
Saturation Voltage
DC Current Gain
Transition Frequency
Collector-Base
Capacitance
I
C
= 100
µA
300
V
(BR)EBO
I
E
= 100
µA
5
V
CE(sat)
∗
V
BE(sat)
∗
h
FE
∗
f
T
C
CBO
C
EBO
I
C
= 30 mA
I
C
= 30 mA
I
C
= 25 mA
I
B
= 5 mA
I
B
= 5 mA
V
CE
= 20 V
I
C
= 10 mA V
CE
= 10 V
I
E
= 0
V
CB
= 10 V
Emitter-Base
I
C
= 0
Capacitance
∗
Pulsed: Pulse duration = 300
µs,
duty cycle
≤
2 %
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f =20 MHz
f = 1MHz
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50
60
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6
22
s)
t(
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V
0.6
1.2
V
V
MHz
pF
pF
V
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TO-92 MECHANICAL DATA
mm
MIN.
A
b
D
E
e
e1
L
R
S1
W
V
4.32
0.36
4.45
3.30
2.41
1.14
12.70
2.16
1.14
0.41
4 degree
TYP.
MAX.
4.95
0.51
4.95
3.94
2.67
1.40
15.49
2.41
1.52
0.56
6 degree
MIN.
0.170
0.014
0.175
0.130
0.095
0.045
0.500
0.085
0.045
0.016
4 degree
inch
TYP.
MAX.
0.195
0.020
0.194
0.155
0.105
DIM.
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0.609
0.094
0.059
0.022
6 degree
0.055
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TO-92 AMMOPACK SHIPMENT (Suffix"-AP") MECHANICAL DATA
DIM.
A1
T
T1
T2
d
P0
P2
F1,F2
delta H
W
W0
W1
W2
H
H0
H1
D0
t
L
I1
delta P
mm
TYP.
inch
TYP.
MIN.
12.50
5.65
2.44
-2.00
17.50
5.70
8.50
18.50
15.50
3.80
12.70
6.35
2.54
18.00
6.00
9.00
16.00
4.00
MAX.
4.80
3.80
1.60
2.30
0.48
12.90
7.05
2.94
2.00
19.00
6.30
9.25
0.50
20.50
16.50
25.00
4.20
0.90
11.00
1.00
MIN.
0.492
0.222
0.096
-0.079
0.689
0.224
0.335
0.728
0.610
0.150
0.500
0.250
0.100
0.709
0.236
0.354
3.00
-1.00
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so
b
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P
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t(
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-O
et
l
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0.118
-0.039
P
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0.157
0.630
s)
t(
uc
0.039
MAX.
0.189
0.150
0.063
0.091
0.019
0.508
0.278
0.116
0.079
0.748
0.248
0.364
0.020
0.807
0.650
0.984
0.165
0.035
0.433
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