2N2920

2N2920A

SILICON

DUAL NPN TRANSISTORSDESCRIPTION:

The CENTRAL SEMICONDUCTOR 2N2920 and 2N2920Aare dual silicon NPN transistors manufactured by the epitaxial planar process utilizing two individual chips mounted in a hermetically sealed metal case designed for differential amplifier applications.

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MAXIMUM RATINGS: (TA=25°C) SYMBOL UNITS

Collector-Base Voltage VCBO 60 V

Collector-Emitter Voltage VCEO 60 V

Emitter-Base Voltage VEBO 6.0 V

Continuous Collector Current IC 30 mA

Power Dissipation (One Die) PD 300 mW

Power Dissipation (Both Dice) PD 500 mW

Power Dissipation (One Die, TC=25°C) PD 750 mW

Power Dissipation (Both Dice, TC=25°C) PD 1.5 W

Operating and Storage Junction Temperature TJ, Tstg -65 to +200 °C

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS PER TRANSISTOR: (TA=25°C unless otherwise noted)SYMBOL TEST CONDITIONS MIN MAX UNITS

ICBO VCB=45V 2.0 nA

ICEO VCE=5.0V 2.0 nA

IEBO VEB=5.0V 2.0 nA

BVCBO IC=10μA 60 V

BVCEO IC=10mA 60 V

BVEBO IE=10μA 6.0 V

VCE(SAT) IC=1.0mA, IB=100μA 0.35 V

VBE(ON) VCE=5.0V, IC=100μA 0.70 V

hFE VCE=5.0V, IC=10μA 150 600

hFE VCE=5.0V, IC=10μA, TA=-55°C 40

hFE VCE=5.0V, IC=100μA 225

hFE VCE=5.0V, IC=1.0mA 300

fT VCE=5.0V, IC=500μA, f=20MHz 60 MHz

Cob VCB=5.0V, IE=0, f=140kHz 6.0 pF

NF VCE=5.0V, IC=10μA, RS=10kΩ,

f=1.0kHz, BW=200Hz 3.0 dB

TO-78 CASE

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2N2920

2N2920A

SILICON

DUAL NPN TRANSISTORS

TO-78 CASE - MECHANICAL OUTLINE

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MATCHING CHARACTERISTICS: (TA=25°C unless otherwise noted) 2N2920 2N2920A

SYMBOL TEST CONDITIONS MIN MAX MIN MAX UNITS

hFE1/hFE2* VCE=5.0V, IC=100μA 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.0

|VBE1-VBE2| VCE=5.0V, IC=10μA - 5.0 - 2.0 mV

|VBE1-VBE2| VCE=5.0V, IC=100μA - 3.0 - 1.5 mV

Δ(VBE1-VBE2) VCE=5.0V, IC=100μA, TA=-55°C to +25°C - 0.8 - - mV

Δ(VBE1-VBE2) VCE=5.0V, IC=100μA, TA=+25°C to +125°C - 1.0 - - mV*The lowest reading is taken as hFE1.

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2N2920

2N2920A

SILICON

DUAL NPN TRANSISTORS

TYPICAL ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS

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Summary:All transistors manufactured in the TO-78 package are discontinued and now classified as End of Life (EOL).

Although Central Semiconductor Corp. makes every effort to continue to produce devices that have been proclaimed EOL (End of Life) byvarious manufacturers, it is an accepted industry practice to discontinue certain devices when customer demand falls below a minimumlevel of sustainability. Accordingly, the following product(s) have been transitioned to End of Life status as part of Central'sProduct Management Process. Any replacement product will be noted below. The effective date for placing the last purchase order willbe six(6) months from the date of this notice and twelve(12) months from the notice date for final shipments; this may be extended ifinventory is available.

Central Part Number __________________ Replacement __________________CEN876 N/ACEN894 N/ACEN895 N/ACEN896 N/ACEN911 N/ACEN947 N/ACEN955 W/DATA N/AMD2219A N/AMD2369 N/AMD2369A N/AMD2369B N/AMD2905 N/AMD2905A N/AMD5179 N/AMD7000 N/AMD7001 N/AMD7003 N/AMD7003A N/AMD7003B N/AMD8002 N/AMD8003 N/AMD918 N/AMD918A N/AMD918B N/AMD984 N/A2N2060 N/A2N2060A N/A2N2060M N/A2N2223 N/A2N2223A N/A2N2453 N/A2N2453A N/A2N2480 N/A2N2480A N/A2N2639 N/A2N2640 N/A2N2641 N/A2N2642 N/A

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Central Part Number __________________ Replacement __________________2N2643 N/A2N2644 N/A2N2652 N/A2N2652A N/A2N2720 N/A2N2721 N/A2N2722 N/A2N2903 N/A2N2903A N/A2N2913 N/A2N2914 N/A2N2915 N/A2N2915A N/A2N2916 N/A2N2916A N/A2N2917 N/A2N2918 N/A2N2919 N/A2N2919A N/A2N2920 N/A2N2920A N/A2N3726 N/A2N3727 N/A2N3806 N/A2N3807 N/A2N3808 N/A2N3809 N/A2N3810 N/A2N3810A N/A2N3811 N/A2N3811A N/A2N4015 N/A2N4016 N/A2N4854 N/A2N4937 N/A2N4938 N/A2N4939 N/A2N5793 N/A2N5794 N/A2N5796 N/A2N5912 N/A2N6502 N/A

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