NTE2408

Silicon NPN Transistor

General Purpose Amp, Surface Mount
(Compl to NTE2409)
Description:
The NTE2408 is a silicon NPN general purpose transistor in a SOT23 type surface mount package
designed for use in driver stages of audio amplifiers in thick and thinfilm hybrid circuits.
Absolute Maximum Ratings:
CollectorBase Voltage, VCBO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80V
CollectorEmitter Voltage, VCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80V
CollectorEmitter Voltage, VCEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65V
EmitterBase Voltage, VEBO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6V
Collector Current, IC
Continuous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100mA
Peak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200mA
Peak Emitter Current, IEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200mA
Peak Base Current, IBM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200mA
Total Power Dissipation (TA = +60C, Note 1), Ptot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200mW
Junction Temperature, TJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +150C
Storage Temperature Range, Tstg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 to +150C
Thermal Resistance, JunctiontoTab, RthJT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60K/W
Thermal Resistance, TabtoSoldering Points, RthTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280K/W
Thermal Resistance, Soldering PointstoAmbient (Note 1), RthSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90K/W
Note 1. Mounted on a ceramic substrate .314 (8mm) x .393 (10mm) x .027 (0.7mm).
Electrical Characteristics: (TJ = +25C unless otherwise specified)
Parameter
Collector Cutoff Current
BaseEmitter Voltage
CollectorEmitter Saturation Voltage

Symbol
ICBO
VBE
VCE(sat)

Test Conditions

Min

Typ

Max

Unit

VCB = 30V, IE = 0

15

nA

VCB = 30V, IE = 0, TA = +150C

VCE = 5V, IC = 2mA, Note 2

580

660

700

mV

VCE = 5V, IC = 10mA, Note 2

770

mV

IC = 10mA, IB = 0.5mA, Note 3

90

250

mV

IC = 100mA, IB = 5mA, Note 3

200

600

mV

Note 2. VBE decreases by about 2mV/K with increasing temperature.

Note 3. VBE(sat) decreases by about 1.7mV with increasing temperature.

Electrical Characteristics (Contd): (TJ = +25C unless otherwise specified)

Parameter

Symbol

BaseEmitter Saturation Voltage

VBE(sat)

DC Current Gain

hFE

Test Conditions

Min

Typ

Max

Unit

IC = 10mA, IB = 0.5mA, Note 3

700

mV

IC = 100mA, IB = 5mA, Note 3

900

mV

VCE = 5V, IC = 10A

150

200

VCE = 5V, IC = 2mA

290

450

Transition Frequency

fT

VCE = 5V, IC = 10mA, f = 35MHz

300

MHz

Collector Capacitance

Cc

VCB = 10V, IE = Ie = 0, f = 1MHz

2.5

pF

SmallSignal Current Gain

hfe

VCE = 5V, IC = 2mA

125

500

Noise Figure

NF

VCE = 5V, IC = 200A, f = 1kHz,

B = 200Hz

10

Note 3. VBE(sat) decreases by about 1.7mV with increasing temperature.

.016 (0.48)

C
B

.098
(2.5)
Max

.037 (0.95)
.074 (1.9)
.118 (3.0) Max

.051
(1.3)

.043 (1.1)

.007 (0.2)

dB