DIGITRON SEMICONDUCTORS
MAC250 SERIES, MAC250()3 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
SC251B, MAC250B, MAC250B3
SC251D, MAC250D, MAC250D3
SC251M, MAC250M, MAC250M3
SC251N, MAC250N
RMS on-state current
Peak non-repetitive surge current
(1 cycle, 60Hz)
Circuit fusing considerations
(t = 1ms)
(t = 8.3ms)
Peak gate power
Average gate power
Peak gate power
(pulse width = 10µs)
Operating junction temperature range
Storage temperature range
Mounting torque
Symbol
Value
200
400
600
800
15
100
20
41.5
10
0.5
2
-40 to +115
-40 to +125
30
Unit
V
DRM
Volts
I
T(RMS)
I
TSM
Amps
Amps
I
2
t
P
GM
P
G(AV)
I
GM
T
J
T
stg
A
2
s
Watts
Watts
Amps
°C
°C
In. lb.
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristic
Thermal resistance, junction to case
MAC250, SC251
MAC250()3
Symbol
R
ӨJC
Maximum
2.0
2.3
Unit
°C/W
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(T
C
= 25° unless otherwise noted)
Characteristic
Peak blocking current
(V
D
= Rated V
DRM
, T
C
= 25°C)
(V
D
= Rated V
DRM
, T
C
= 115°C)
Peak on-state voltage
(I
TM
= 21A peak, pulse width = 1ms, duty cycle
≤
2%)
Critical rate of rise of off-state voltage
(Rated V
DRM
, exponential waveform, gate open, T
C
= 115°C)
Critical rate of rise of commutating off-state voltage
(I
T(RMS)
= rated RMS on-state current, V
D
= V
DRM
, commutating di/dt = 8A/ms, gate open)
T
C
= 84°C, MAC250, SC251
T
C
= 78°CMAC250()3
DC gate trigger current
(continuous dc)
(V
D
= 12V)
MT2(+),G(+); MT2(-),G(-); R
L
= 100Ω
MT2(+),G(-), R
L
= 50Ω
DC gate trigger current
(continuous dc)
(V
D
= 12V, T
C
= -40°C)
MT2(+),G(+); MT2(-),G(-); R
L
= 50Ω
MT2(+),G(-), R
L
= 25Ω
Symbol
I
DRM
Min
-
-
-
100
Typ.
-
-
-
-
Max
10
0.5
1.65
-
Unit
µA
mA
Volts
V/µs
V
TM
dv/dt
dv/dt(c)
4
4
-
-
-
-
V/µs
I
GT
-
-
-
-
50
50
mA
I
GT
-
-
-
-
80
80
mA
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DIGITRON SEMICONDUCTORS
MAC250 SERIES, MAC250()3 SERIES
Characteristic
Gate trigger voltage
(continuous dc)
(V
D
= 12V)
MT2(+),G(+); MT2(-),G(-); R
L
= 100Ω
MT2(+),G(-), R
L
= 50Ω
Gate trigger voltage
(continuous dc)
(V
D
= 12V, T
C
= -40°C)
MT2(+),G(+); MT2(-),G(-); R
L
= 50Ω
MT2(+),G(-), R
L
= 25Ω
DC gate non-trigger voltage
(V
D
= Rated V
DRM
, R
L
= 1kΩ, T
C
= 115°C)
All trigger modes
Holding current
(V
D
= 24V, peak initiating current = 0.5A, pulse width = 0.1 to 10ms, gate trigger)
(Source = 7V, 20Ω)
T
C
= 25°C
T
C
= -40°C
Latching current
(V
D
= 24V, gate trigger source = 15V, 100Ω, pulse width = 50µs, 5µs maximum rise and
fall times)
MT2(+),G(+); MT2(-),G(-); MT2(+),G(-), T
C
= 25°C
MT2(+),G(+); MT2(-),G(-); MT2(+),G(-), T
C
= -40°C
SILICON BIDIRECTIONAL THYRISTORS
Symbol
Min
Typ.
Max
Unit
V
GT
-
-
-
-
2.5
2.5
Volts
V
GT
-
-
-
-
3.5
3.5
Volts
V
GD
0.20
-
-
Volts
I
H
-
-
-
-
50
100
mA
I
L
-
-
-
-
100
200
mA
MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTIC
Case
Marking
Polarity
TO-48 (MAC250 Series)
Alpha-numeric
Cathode is stud
TO-48
Inches
Min
Max
0.604
0.614
0.551
0.559
1.050
1.190
0.135
0.160
-
0.265
0.420
0.455
0.620
0.670
0.300
0.350
0.055
0.085
0.501
0.505
Millimeters
Min
Max
15.340
15.600
14.000
14.200
2.670
30.230
3.430
4.060
-
6.730
10.670
11.560
15.750
17.020
7.620
8.890
1.400
2.160
12.730
12.830
A
B
C
F
H
J
K
L
Q
T
144 Market Street
Kenilworth NJ 07033 USA
phone +1.908.245-7200
fax +1.908.245-0555
sales@digitroncorp.com
www.digitroncorp.com
Rev. 20130201