TIP120/121/122
TIP125/126/127
COMPLEMENTARY SILICON POWER
DARLINGTON TRANSISTORS
■
SGS-THOMSON PREFERRED SALESTYPES
DESCRIPTION
The TIP120, TIP121 and TIP122 are silicon
epitaxial-base NPN power transistors in
monolithic Darlington configuration Jedec TO-220
plastic package, intented for use in power linear
and switching applications.
The complementary PNP types are TIP125,
TIP126 and TIP127.
INTERNAL SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM
October 1995
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Symbol
Parameter
Value
Unit
NPN
TIP120
TIP121
TIP122
PNP
TIP125
TIP126
TIP127
V
CBO
Collector-Base Voltage (I
E
= 0)
60
80
100
V
V
CEO
Collector-Emitter Voltage (I
B
= 0)
60
80
100
V
V
EBO
Emitter-Base Voltage (I
C
= 0)
5
V
I
C
Collector Current
5
A
I
CM
Collector Peak Current
8
A
I
B
Base Current
0.1
A
P
tot
Total Dissipation at T
case
≤
25
o
C
T
amb
≤
25
o
C
65
2
W
W
T
stg
Storage Temperature
-65 to 150
o
C
T
j
Max. Operating Junction Temperature
150
o
C
* For PNP types voltage and current values are negative.
1
2
3
TO-220
R
1
Typ. = 5 K
Ω
R
2
Typ. = 150
Ω
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THERMAL DATA
R
thj-ca se
R
thj-amb
Thermal Resistance Junction-case Max
Thermal Resistance Junction-ambient Max
1.92
62.5
o
C/W
o
C/W
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (T
case
= 25
o
C unless otherwise specified)
Symbol
Parameter
Test Conditions
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Unit
I
CEO
Collector Cut-off
Current (I
B
= 0)
for TIP120/125 V
CE
= 30 V
for TIP121/126 V
CE
= 40 V
for TIP122/127 V
CE
= 50 V
0.5
0.5
0.5
mA
mA
mA
I
CBO
Collector Cut-off
Current (I
B
= 0)
for TIP120/125 V
CE
= 60 V
for TIP121/126 V
CE
= 80 V
for TIP122/127 V
CE
= 100 V
0.2
0.2
0.2
mA
mA
mA
I
EBO
Emitter Cut-off Current
(I
C
= 0)
V
EB
= 5 V
2
mA
V
CEO(sus)
* Collector-Emitter
Sustaining Voltage
(I
B
= 0)
I
C
= 30 mA
for TIP120/125
for TIP121/126
for TIP122/127
60
80
100
V
V
V
V
CE(sa t)
*
Collector-Emitter
Saturation Voltage
I
C
= 3 A I
B
= 12 mA
I
C
= 5 A I
B
= 20 mA
2
4
V
V
V
BE(on)
*
Base-Emitter Voltage
I
C
= 3 A V
CE
= 3 V
2.5
V
h
FE
*
DC Current Gain
I
C
= 0.5 A V
CE
= 3 V
I
C
= 3 A V
CE
= 3 V
1000
1000
* For PNP types voltage and current values are negative.
TIP120/TIP121/TIP122/TIP125/TIP126/TIP127
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DIM.
mm
inch
MIN.
TYP.
MAX.
MIN.
TYP.
MAX.
A
4.40
4.60
0.173
0.181
C
1.23
1.32
0.048
0.051
D
2.40
2.72
0.094
0.107
D1
1.27
0.050
E
0.49
0.70
0.019
0.027
F
0.61
0.88
0.024
0.034
F1
1.14
1.70
0.044
0.067
F2
1.14
1.70
0.044
0.067
G
4.95
5.15
0.194
0.203
G1
2.4
2.7
0.094
0.106
H2
10.0
10.40
0.393
0.409
L2
16.4
0.645
L4
13.0
14.0
0.511
0.551
L5
2.65
2.95
0.104
0.116
L6
15.25
15.75
0.600
0.620
L7
6.2
6.6
0.244
0.260
L9
3.5
3.93
0.137
0.154
DIA.
3.75
3.85
0.147
0.151
L6
A
C
D
E
D1
F
G
L7
L2
Dia.
F1
L5
L4
H2
L9
F2
G1
TO-220 MECHANICAL DATA
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