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4N25, 4N26, 4N27, 4N28: Vishay Semiconductors
4N25, 4N26, 4N27, 4N28: Vishay Semiconductors
V
IO
= 500 V, T
amb
= 100 C R
IO
10
11
Storage temperature T
stg
- 55 to + 125 C
Operating temperature T
amb
- 55 to + 100 C
Junction temperature T
j
125 C
Soldering temperature
(2)
max.10 s dip soldering:
distance to seating plane
1.5 mm
T
sld
260 C
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(1)
PARAMETER TEST CONDITION PART SYMBOL MIN. TYP. MAX. UNIT
INPUT
Forward voltage
(2)
I
F
= 50 mA V
F
1.3 1.5 V
Reverse current
(2)
V
R
= 3 V I
R
0.1 100 A
Capacitance V
R
= 0 V C
O
25 pF
OUTPUT
Collector base breakdown voltage
(2)
I
C
= 100 A BV
CBO
70 V
Collector emitter breakdown voltage
(2)
I
C
= 1 mA BV
CEO
30 V
Emitter collector breakdown voltage
(2)
I
E
= 100 A BV
ECO
7 V
I
CEO
(dark)
(2)
V
CE
= 10 V, (base open)
4N25 5 50 nA
4N26 5 50 nA
4N27 5 50 nA
4N28 10 100 nA
I
CBO
(dark)
(2)
V
CB
= 10 V,
(emitter open)
2 20 nA
Collector emitter capacitance V
CE
= 0 C
CE
6 pF
COUPLER
Isolation test voltage
(2)
Peak, 60 Hz V
IO
5000 V
Saturation voltage, collector emitter I
CE
= 2 mA, I
F
= 50 mA V
CE(sat)
0.5 V
Resistance, input output
(2)
V
IO
= 500 V R
IO
100 G
Capacitance, input output f = 1 MHz C
IO
0.6 pF
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
(1)
PARAMETER TEST CONDITION SYMBOL VALUE UNIT
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4N25, 4N26, 4N27, 4N28
Vishay Semiconductors
Optocoupler, Phototransistor Output,
with Base Connection
Note
(1)
Indicates JEDEC registered values.
TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS
T
amb
= 25 C, unless otherwise specified
Fig. 1 - Forward Voltage vs. Forward Current
Fig. 2 - Normalized Non-Saturated and Saturated CTR vs.
LED Current
Fig. 3 - Normalized Non-Saturated and Saturated CTR vs.
LED Current
Fig. 4 - Normalized Non-Saturated and Saturated CTR vs.
LED Current
CURRENT TRANSFER RATIO
(1)
PARAMETER TEST CONDITION PART SYMBOL MIN. TYP. MAX. UNIT
DC current transfer ratio V
CE
= 10 V, I
F
= 10 mA
4N25 CTR
DC
20 50 %
4N26 CTR
DC
20 50 %
4N27 CTR
DC
10 30 %
4N28 CTR
DC
10 30 %
SWITCHING CHARACTERISTICS
PARAMETER TEST CONDITION SYMBOL MIN. TYP. MAX. UNIT
Rise and fall times V
CE
= 10 V, I
F
= 10 mA, R
L
= 100 t
r
, t
f
2 s
i4n25_01
100 10 1 0.1
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
I
F
- Forward Current (mA)
V
F
-
F
o
r
w
a
r
d
V
o
l
t
a
g
e
(
V
)
T
A
= - 55 C
T
A
= 25 C
T
A
= 85 C
i4n25_02
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
0 10 100
I
F
- LED Current (mA)
NCTR
NCTR(SAT)
N
C
T
R
-
N
o
r
m
a
l
i
z
e
d
C
T
R
CTR
CE(sat)
= 0.4 V
V
CE
= 10 V, I
F
= 10 mA, T
A
= 25 C
T
A
= 25 C
Normalized to:
1
i4n25_03
100 10 1 0.1
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
I
F
- LED Current (mA)
N
C
T
R
-
N
o
r
m
a
l
i
z
e
d
C
T
RCTR
CE(sat)
V
CE
= 0.4 V
NCTR
NCTR(SAT)
T
A
= 50 C
Normalized to:
V
CE
= 10 V, I
F
= 10 mA, T
A
= 25 C
i4n25_04
100 10 1 0.1
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
I
F
- LED Current (mA)
N
C
T
R
-
N
o
r
m
a
l
i
z
e
d
C
T
R
NCTR
NCTR(SAT)
T
A
= 70 C
Normalized to:
CTR
CE(sat)
V
CE
= 0.4 V
V
CE
= 10 V, I
F
= 10 mA, T
A
= 25 C
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Optocoupler, Phototransistor Output,
with Base Connection
Vishay Semiconductors
Fig. 5 - Normalized Non-Saturated and Saturated CTR vs.
LED Current
Fig. 6 - Collector Emitter Current vs.
Temperature and LED Current
Fig. 7 - Collector Emitter Leakage Current vs. Temperature
Fig. 8 - Normalized CTRcb vs. LED Current and Temperature
Fig. 9 - Normalized Photocurrent vs. I
F
and Temperature
Fig. 10 - Normalized Non-Saturated h
FE
vs.
Base Current and Temperature
i4n25_05
100 10 1 0.1
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
I
F
- LED Current (mA)
N
C
T
R
-
N
o
r
m
a
l
i
z
e
d
C
T
R
NCTR
NCTR(SAT)
T
A
= 85 C
Normalized to:
CTR
CE(sat)
V
CE
= 0.4 V
V
CE
= 10 V, I
F
= 10 mA, T
A
= 25 C
i4n25_06
60 50 40 30 20 10 0
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
50 C
70 C
85 C
I
F
- LED Current (mA)
I
C
E
-
C
o
l
l
e
c
t
o
r
C
u
r
r
e
n
t
(
m
A
)
25 C
i4n25_07
100 80 60 40 20 0 - 20
10
- 2
10
- 1
10
0
10
1
10
2
10
3
10
4
10
5
T
amb
- Ambient Temperature (C)
I
C
E
O
-
C
o
l
l
e
c
t
o
r
E
m
i
t
t
e
r
(
n
A
)
Typical
V
CE
= 10 V
i4n25_08
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
25 C
50 C
70 C
I
F
- LED Current (mA)
N
C
T
R
c
b
-
N
o
r
m
a
l
i
z
e
d
C
T
R
c
b
0.1 1 10 100
Normalized to:
V
CB
= 9.3 V, I
F
= 10 mA, T
A
= 25 C
i4n25_09
0.
0.01
1
1
10
I
F
- LED Current (mA)
N
o
r
m
a
l
i
z
e
d
P
h
o
t
o
c
u
r
r
e
n
t
0.1 1 10 100
I
F
= 10 mA, T
A
= 25 C
Nib, T
A
= - 20 C
Normalized to:
Nib, T
A
= 20 C
Nib, T
A
= 50 C
Nib, T
A
= 70 C
i4n25_10
0.4
0.6
1.0
1.2
I
b
- Base Current (A)
1 10 100 1000
I
B
= 20 A, V
CE
= 10 V,
T
A
= 25 C
25 C
70 C
- 20 C
N
h
F
E
-
N
o
r
m
a
l
i
z
e
d
h
F
E
0.8
Normalized to:
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Vishay Semiconductors
Optocoupler, Phototransistor Output,
with Base Connection
Fig. 11 - Normalized h
FE
vs. Base Current and Temperature
Fig. 12 - Propagation Delay vs. Collector Load Resistor
Fig. 13 - Switching Timing
Fig. 14 - Switching Schematic
i4n25_11
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
25 C
- 20 C
50 C
70 C
N
h
F
E
(
s
a
t
)
-
N
o
r
m
a
l
i
z
e
d
S
a
t
u
r
a
t
e
d
h
F
E
1 10 100 1000
V
CE
= 10 V, I
b
= 20 A
T
A
= 25 C
V
CE
= 0.4 V
I
b
- Base Current (A)
Normalized to:
i4n25_12
1
10
100
1000
R
L
- Collector Load Resistor (k)
t
P
L
H
-
P
r
o
p
a
g
a
t
i
o
n
D
e
l
a
y
(
s
)
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.1 1 10 100
I
F
= 10 mA, T
A
= 25 C
V
CC
= 5.0 V, V
th
= 1.5 V
t
PLH
t
PHL
t
P
H
L
-
P
r
o
p
a
g
a
t
i
o
n
D
e
l
a
y
(
s
)
i4n25_13
I
F
t
R
= 1.5 V
V
O
t
D
t
S
t
F
t
PHL
t
PLH
V
TH
i4n25_14
V
CC
= 5 V
f = 10 kHz
DF = 50 %
R
L
V
O
I
F
= 10 mA
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Optocoupler, Phototransistor Output,
with Base Connection
Vishay Semiconductors
PACKAGE DIMENSIONS in millimeters
PACKAGE MARKING
14771_2
7.12 0.3
0.25
6.5 0.3
1.2 0.1
3
.
5
0
.
3
7.62 typ.
0.5 0.1
4
.
5
0
.
3
2
.
8
0
.
1
5
4.5 0.3
1 2 3
6 5 4
7.62 to 9.5 typ.
21764-25
4N25
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