Transistors
zElectrical characteristic curves
100
75
50
25
0
0 25 50 75 100 125 150
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE : Ta (°C)
Fig.1 Grounded emitter output
characteristics
2SD2444K
1
500m
200m
Ta=125°C
25°C
100m
−40°C
50m
Ta=25°C
VCE=2V
20m
10m
5m
2m
1m
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8
BASE TO EMITTER VOLTAGE : VBE (V)
Fig.2 Grounded emitter propagation
characteristics
1.0
Ta=25°C
0.9 10mA
0.8 9mA
8mA
0.7 7mA
6mA
5mA
4mA
0.6
3mA
0.5
0.4
2mA
0.3
0.2
IB=1mA
0.1
0
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0
COLLECTOR TO EMITTER VOLTAGE : VCE (V)
Fig.3 Grounded emitter output
characteristics
1000
Ta=25°C
500
VCE=5V
2V
1V
200
100
50
20
1m 2m 5m 10m 20m 50m 100m 200m 500m 1
COLLECTOR CURRENT : lC (A)
Fig.4 DC current gain vs.
collector current ( )
1000
Ta=125°C
VCE=2V
500
25°C
−40°C
200
100
50
20
1m 2m 5m 10m 20m 50m 100m 200m 500m 1
COLLECTOR CURRENT : lC (A)
Fig.5 DC collector gain vs.
collector current ( )
1
Ta=25°C
500m
200m
100m
lC/lB=50
50m
20
10
20m
10m
5m
2m
1m
1m 2m 5m 10m 20m 50m 100m 200m 500m 1
COLLECTOR CURRENT : IC (A)
Fig.6 Collector-emitter saturation voltage
vs. collector current ( )
1
lC/lB=20
500m
200m
100m
Ta=125°C
25°C
50m
−40°C
20m
10m
5m
2m
1m
1m 2m 5m 10m 20m 50m 100m 200m 500m 1
COLLECTOR CURRENT : IC (A)
Fig.7 Collector-emitter saturation voltage
vs. collector current ( )
1000
Ta=25°C
f=100MHz
500
VCE=2V
200
100
50
20
10
10m 20m
50m 100m 200m 500m 1
EMITTER CURRENT : lE (A)
Fig.8 Transition frequency vs.
emitter current
1000
Ta=25°C
500
f=1MHz
lE=0A
200
100
50
20
10
5
2
1
0.1 0.2 0.5 1 2
5 10 20 50 100
COLLECTOR TO BASE VOLTAGE : VCB (V)
Fig.9 Collector output capacitance vs.
collector-base voltage
Rev.A
2/2