DIGITRON SEMICONDUCTORS
MAC216(A) SERIES
SILICON BIDIRECTIONAL THYRISTORS
Available Non-RoHS (standard) or RoHS compliant (add PBF suffix).
Available as “HR” (high reliability) screened per MIL-PRF-19500, JANTX level. Add “HR” suffix to base part number.
MAXIMUM RATINGS
Rating
Peak repetitive off-state voltage, gate open
MAC216(A)-4
MAC216(A)-6
MAC216(A)-7
MAC216(A)-8
Peak gate voltage
RMS on-state current
(T
C
= 80°C)
Peak non-repetitive surge current
(1 cycle, 60 Hz)
Circuit fusing considerations
(t = 1.0ms)
Critical rate of rise of on-state current
Peak gate power
(pulse width = 10µs)
Average gate power
(T
C
= 80°C, t = 8.3ms)
Peak gate current
(pulse width = 10µs)
Operating junction temperature range
Storage temperature range
Symbol
Value
200
400
500
600
10
6
60
18
10
10
0.5
3.5
-40 to +100
-40 to +125
Unit
V
DRM
Volts
V
GM
I
T(RMS)
I
TSM
I
2
t
di/dt
P
GM
P
G(AV)
I
GM
T
J
T
stg
Volts
Amps
Amps
A
2
s
A/µs
Watts
Watts
Amps
°C
°C
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristic
Thermal resistance, junction to case
Symbol
R
ӨJC
Maximum
2.2
Unit
°C/W
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(T
C
= 25°C unless otherwise noted)
Characteristic
Peak off state current
(1)
(Rated V
DRM
= peak off state voltage, gate open @ T
C
= 25°C)
(Rated V
DRM
= peak off state voltage, gate open @ T
C
= 100°C)
Peak on-state voltage
(1)
(Pulse width = 1.0ms, duty cycle < 2%, I
TM
= 8.5A peak)
Critical rate of rise of off-state voltage
(1)
(Rated V
DRM
, gate open, exponential waveform, T
C
= 100°C)
Critical rate of rise of commutating off-state voltage
(1)
(I
T(RMS)
= Rated RMS on-state current, V
DRM
= rated peak off-state voltage, gate open,
commutating di/dt = 3.2A/ms)
Gate trigger current
(2)
(V
D
= 12V, trigger mode)
MT2(-),G(+), R
L
= 50Ω, “A” only
MT2(+),G(+), R
L
= 100Ω
MT2(-),G(-), R
L
= 100Ω
MT2(+),G(-), R
L
= 50Ω
MT2(+),G(+), R
L
= 50Ω, T
C
= -40°C
MT2(-),G(-), R
L
= 50Ω, T
C
= -40°C
MT2(+),G(-), R
L
= 25Ω, T
C
= -40°C (MAC216)
MT2(-),G(+), R
L
= 50Ω, T
C
= -40°C (MAC216A)
Symbol
I
DRM
Min
-
-
-
50
Typ.
0.01
0.2
1.4
100
-
Max
0.1
0.5
1.83
-
Unit
mA
V
TM
dv/dt
Volts
V/µs
dv/dt(c)
4
-
V/µs
I
GT
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
40
10
20
25
-
-
-
-
75
50
50
50
80
80
75
120
mA
144 Market Street
Kenilworth NJ 07033 USA
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fax +1.908.245-0555
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Rev. 20130213
DIGITRON SEMICONDUCTORS
MAC216(A) SERIES
Characteristic
Gate trigger voltage
(2)
(V
D
= 12V, trigger mode)
MT2(-),G(+), R
L
= 50Ω, “A” only
MT2(+),G(+), R
L
= 100Ω
MT2(-),G(-), R
L
= 100Ω
MT2(+),G(-), R
L
= 50Ω
MT2(+),G(+), R
L
= 50Ω, T
C
= -40°C
MT2(-),G(-), R
L
= 50Ω, T
C
= -40°C
MT2(+),G(-), R
L
= 25Ω, T
C
= -40°C (MAC216)
MT2(-),G(-), R
L
= 50Ω, T
C
= -40°C (MAC216A)
MT2(+),G(+), R
L
= 1000Ω, T
C
= 100°C
MT2(-),G(-), R
L
= 1000Ω, T
C
= 100°C
MT2(+),G(-), R
L
= 1000Ω, T
C
= 100°C
MT2(-),G(+), R
L
= 1000Ω, T
C
= 100°C
Holding current
(1)
(V
D
= 24V, initiating current = 0.5A, pulse width = 1ms, duty cycle
≤
2%, gate trigger
source = 7V, 20Ω)
T
C
= 25°C
T
C
= -40°C
Latching current
(2)
(V
D
= 24V, gate trigger source = 15V, 100Ω, trigger mode)
MT2(-),G(+) “A” only
MT2(+),G(+)
MT2(-),G(-)
MT2(+),G(-)
MT2(+),G(+), T
C
= -40°C
MT2(-),G(-), T
C
= -40°C
MT2(+),G(-), T
C
= -40°C (MAC216)
MT2(-),G(+), T
C
= -40°C (MAC216A)
Note 1: Value apply for either polarity of Main Terminal 2 characteristics reference to Main Terminal 1.
Note 2: Main Terminal 1 is the reference terminal.
SILICON BIDIRECTIONAL THYRISTORS
Symbol
Min
Typ.
Max
Unit
V
GT
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.2
0.2
0.2
-
0.8
0.8
0.9
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.5
3.5
3.5
2.5
3.5
-
-
-
-
Volts
I
H
-
-
15
-
50
100
mA
I
L
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
200
100
100
200
200
200
200
400
mA
144 Market Street
Kenilworth NJ 07033 USA
phone +1.908.245-7200
fax +1.908.245-0555
sales@digitroncorp.com
www.digitroncorp.com
Rev. 20130213
DIGITRON SEMICONDUCTORS
MAC216(A) SERIES
MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTIC
Case
Marking
Pin out
TO-220AB
Body painted, alpha-numeric
See below
SILICON BIDIRECTIONAL THYRISTORS
A
B
C
D
F
G
H
J
K
L
N
Q
R
S
T
U
V
Z
TO-220AB
Inches
Millimeters
Min
Max
Min
Max
0.575 0.620 14.600 15.750
0.380 0.405 9.650 10.290
0.160 0.190 4.060
4.820
0.025 0.035 0.640
0.890
0.142 0.147 3.610
3.730
0.095 0.105 2.410
2.670
0.110 0.155 2.790
3.930
0.014 0.022 0.360
0.560
0.500 0.562 12.700 14.270
0.045 0.055 1.140
1.390
0.190 0.210 4.830
5.330
0.100 0.120 2.540
3.040
0.080 0.110 2.040
2.790
0.045 0.055 1.140
1.390
0.235 0.255 5.970
6.480
-
0.050
-
1.270
0.045
-
1.140
-
-
0.080
-
2.030
144 Market Street
Kenilworth NJ 07033 USA
phone +1.908.245-7200
fax +1.908.245-0555
sales@digitroncorp.com
www.digitroncorp.com
Rev. 20130213