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November, 2000 Rev. 0
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PN2222/D
PN2222, PN2222A
PN2222A is a Preferred Device
General Purpose
Transistors
NPN Silicon
MAXIMUM RATINGS
Rating
Symbol
Value
Unit
Collector-Emitter Voltage
PN2222
PN2222A
V
CEO
30
40
Vdc
Collector-Base Voltage
PN2222
PN2222A
V
CBO
60
75
Vdc
Emitter-Base Voltage
PN2222
PN2222A
V
EBO
5.0
6.0
Vdc
Collector Current Continuous
I
C
600
mAdc
Total Device Dissipation
@ T
A
= 25
°
C
Derate above 25
°
C
P
D
625
5.0
mW
mW/
°
C
Total Device Dissipation
@ T
C
= 25
°
C
Derate above 25
°
C
P
D
1.5
12
Watts
mW/
°
C
Operating and Storage Junction
Temperature Range
T
J
, T
stg
55 to
+150
°
C
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristic
Symbol
Max
Unit
Thermal Resistance
Junction-to-Ambient
R
JA
200
°
C/W
Thermal Resistance
Junction-to-Case
R
JC
83.3
°
C/W
Device
Package
Shipping
ORDERING INFORMATION
TO92
CASE 29
STYLE 1
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PN2222
TO92
5000 Units/Box
MARKING DIAGRAM
PN
222x
YWW
PN222x= Device Code
x
= 2 or A
Y
= Year
WW
= Work Week
Preferred devices are recommended choices for future use
and best overall value.
COLLECTOR
3
2
BASE
1
EMITTER
1
2
3
PN2222A
TO92
5000 Units/Box
PN2222ARLRA
TO92
2000/Tape & Reel
PN2222ARLRM
TO92
2000/Ammo Pack
PN2222ARLRP
TO92
2000/Ammo Pack
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(T
A
= 25
°
C unless otherwise noted)
Characteristic
Symbol
Min
Max
Unit
OFF CHARACTERISTICS
CollectorEmitter Breakdown Voltage
PN2222
(I
C
= 10 mAdc, I
B
= 0)
PN2222A
V
(BR)CEO
30
40
Vdc
CollectorBase Breakdown Voltage
PN2222
(I
C
= 10
m
Adc, I
E
= 0)
PN2222A
V
(BR)CBO
60
75
Vdc
EmitterBase Breakdown Voltage
PN2222
(I
E
= 10
m
Adc, I
C
= 0)
PN2222A
V
(BR)EBO
5.0
6.0
Vdc
Collector Cutoff Current
(V
CE
= 60 Vdc, V
EB(off)
= 3.0 Vdc)
PN2222A
I
CEX
10
nAdc
Collector Cutoff Current
(V
CB
= 50 Vdc, I
E
= 0)
PN2222
(V
CB
= 60 Vdc, I
E
= 0)
PN2222A
(V
CB
= 50 Vdc, I
E
= 0, T
A
= 125
°
C)
PN2222
(V
CB
= 50 Vdc, I
E
= 0, T
A
= 125
°
C)
PN2222A
I
CBO
0.01
0.01
10
10
µ
Adc
Emitter Cutoff Current
(V
EB
= 3.0 Vdc, I
C
= 0)
PN2222A
I
EBO
100
nAdc
Base Cutoff Current
(V
CE
= 60 Vdc, V
EB(off)
= 3.0 Vdc)
PN2222A
I
BL
20
nAdc
ON CHARACTERISTICS
DC Current Gain
(I
C
= 0.1 mAdc, V
CE
= 10 Vdc)
(I
C
= 1.0 mAdc, V
CE
= 10 Vdc)
(I
C
= 10 mAdc, V
CE
= 10 Vdc)
(I
C
= 10 mAdc, V
CE
= 10 Vdc, T
A
= 55
°
C)
PN2222A only
(I
C
= 150 mAdc, V
CE
= 10 Vdc) (Note 1.)
(I
C
= 150 mAdc, V
CE
= 1.0 Vdc) (Note 1.)
(I
C
= 500 mAdc, V
CE
= 10 Vdc) (Note 1.)
PN2222
PN2222A
h
FE
35
50
75
35
100
50
30
40
300
CollectorEmitter Saturation Voltage (Note 1.)
(I
C
= 150 mAdc, I
B
= 15 mAdc)
PN2222
PN2222A
(I
C
= 500 mAdc, I
B
= 50 mAdc)
PN2222
PN2222A
V
CE(sat)
0.4
0.3
1.6
1.0
Vdc
BaseEmitter Saturation Voltage (Note 1.)
(I
C
= 150 mAdc, I
B
= 15 mAdc)
PN2222
PN2222A
(I
C
= 500 mAdc, I
B
= 50 mAdc)
PN2222
PN2222A
V
BE(sat)
0.6
1.3
1.2
2.6
2.0
Vdc
1. Pulse Test: Pulse Width
v
300
m
s, Duty Cycle
v
2.0%.
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(T
A
= 25
°
C unless otherwise noted) (Continued)
Characteristic
Symbol
Min
Max
Unit
SMALLSIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS
CurrentGain Bandwidth Product (Note 2.)
(I
C
= 20 mAdc, V
CE
= 20 Vdc, f = 100 MHz)
PN2222
PN2222A
f
T
250
300
MHz
Output Capacitance
(V
CB
= 10 Vdc, I
E
= 0, f = 1.0 MHz)
C
obo
8.0
pF
Input Capacitance
(V
EB
= 0.5 Vdc, I
C
= 0, f = 1.0 MHz)
PN2222
PN2222A
C
ibo
30
25
pF
Input Impedance
(I
C
= 1.0 mAdc, V
CE
= 10 Vdc, f = 1.0 kHz)
PN2222A
(I
C
= 10 mAdc, V
CE
= 10 Vdc, f = 1.0 kHz)
PN2222A
h
ie
2.0
0.25
8.0
1.25
k
Voltage Feedback Ratio
(I
C
= 1.0 mAdc, V
CE
= 10 Vdc, f = 1.0 kHz)
PN2222A
(I
C
= 10 mAdc, V
CE
= 10 Vdc, f = 1.0 kHz)
PN2222A
h
re
8.0
4.0
X 10
4
SmallSignal Current Gain
(I
C
= 1.0 mAdc, V
CE
= 10 Vdc, f = 1.0 kHz)
PN2222A
(I
C
= 10 mAdc, V
CE
= 10 Vdc, f = 1.0 kHz)
PN2222A
h
fe
50
75
300
375
Output Admittance
(I
C
= 1.0 mAdc, V
CE
= 10 Vdc, f = 1.0 kHz)
PN2222A
(I
C
= 10 mAdc, V
CE
= 10 Vdc, f = 1.0 kHz)
PN2222A
h
oe
5.0
25
35
200
m
mhos
Collector Base Time Constant
(I
E
= 20 mAdc, V
CB
= 20 Vdc, f = 31.8 MHz)
PN2222A
rb
C
c
150
ps
Noise Figure
(I
C
= 100
m
Adc, V
CE
= 10 Vdc, R
S
= 1.0 k
, f = 1.0 kHz)
PN2222A
NF
4.0
dB
SWITCHING CHARACTERISTICS PN2222A only
Delay Time
(V
CC
= 30 Vdc, V
BE(off)
= 0.5 Vdc,
t
d
10
ns
Rise Time
(V
CC
30 Vdc, V
BE(off)
0.5 Vdc,
I
C
= 150 mAdc, I
B1
= 15 mAdc) (Figure 1)
t
r
25
ns
Storage Time
(V
CC
= 30 Vdc, I
C
= 150 mAdc,
t
s
225
ns
Fall Time
(V
CC
30 Vdc, I
C
150 mAdc,
I
B1
= I
B2
= 15 mAdc) (Figure 2)
t
f
60
ns
2. f
T
is defined as the frequency at which |h
fe
| extrapolates to unity.
Figure 1. TurnOn Time
Figure 2. TurnOff Time
SWITCHING TIME EQUIVALENT TEST CIRCUITS
Scope rise time < 4 ns
*Total shunt capacitance of test jig, connectors, and oscilloscope.
+16 V
-2 V
< 2 ns
0
1.0 to 100
µ
s,
DUTY CYCLE
2.0%
1 k
+30 V
200
C
S
* < 10 pF
+16 V
-14 V
0
< 20 ns
1.0 to 100
µ
s,
DUTY CYCLE
2.0%
1 k
+30 V
200
C
S
* < 10 pF
-4 V
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Figure 7. Frequency Effects
f, FREQUENCY (kHz)
4.0
6.0
8.0
10
2.0
0.1
Figure 8. Source Resistance Effects
R
S
, SOURCE RESISTANCE (OHMS)
NF
, NOISE FIGURE (dB)
1.0 2.0
5.0 10 20
50
0.2
0.5
0
100
NF
, NOISE FIGURE (dB)
0.01 0.02 0.05
R
S
= OPTIMUM
R
S
=
SOURCE
R
S
=
RESISTANCE
I
C
= 1.0 mA, R
S
= 150
500
µ
A, R
S
= 200
100
µ
A, R
S
= 2.0 k
50
µ
A, R
S
= 4.0 k
f = 1.0 kHz
I
C
= 50
µ
A
100
µ
A
500
µ
A
1.0 mA
4.0
6.0
8.0
10
2.0
0
50 100 200
500 1.0 k 2.0 k 5.0 k 10 k 20 k
50 k 100 k
Figure 9. Capacitances
REVERSE VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
3.0
5.0
7.0
10
2.0
0.1
CAP
ACIT
ANCE (pF)
1.0
2.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 10
20 30
50
0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7
C
cb
20
30
C
eb
Figure 10. CurrentGain Bandwidth Product
I
C
, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)
70
100
200
300
50
500
f T
, CURRENT-GAIN BANDWIDTH PRODUCT
(MHz)
1.0
2.0 3.0
5.0 7.0 10
20 30
50 70 100
V
CE
= 20 V
T
J
= 25
°
C
Figure 11. "On" Voltages
I
C
, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
0.2
V
,
VOL
T
AGE (VOL
TS)
0
T
J
= 25
°
C
V
BE(sat)
@ I
C
/I
B
= 10
V
CE(sat)
@ I
C
/I
B
= 10
V
BE(on)
@ V
CE
= 10 V
Figure 12. Temperature Coefficients
I
C
, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)
-0.5
0
+0.5
COEFFICIENT
(mV/ C)
-1.0
-1.5
-2.5
°
R
qVC
for V
CE(sat)
R
qVB
for V
BE
0.1
1.0 2.0
5.0 10 20
50
0.2
0.5
100 200 500 1.0 k
1.0 V
-2.0
0.1
1.0 2.0
5.0 10 20
50
0.2
0.5
100 200 500
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