TLP621,TLP621−2,TLP621−4

TOSHIBA Photocoupler GaAs Ired & Photo−Transistor

TLP621,TLP621−2,TLP621−4
Programmable Controller Unit: mm
AC / DC−Input Module
Solid State Relay

The TOSHIBA TLP621, −2 and −4 consists of a photo−transistor

optically coupled to a gallium arsenide infrared emitting diode.
The TLP621−2 offers two isolated channels in an eight lead plastic DIP,
which the TLP621−4 provides four isolated channels in a sixteen plastic
DIP.

• Collector−emitter voltage: 55 V (min.)

• Current transfer ratio: 50% (min.) TOSHIBA 11−5B2
Rank GB: 100% (min.) Weight: 0.26 g (typ.)
• Isolation voltage : 5000Vrms(min)
• UL recognized: UL1577, file No. E67349
• cUL approved: CSA Component Acceptance Service No.5A,
file No. E67349
• Option (D4) type VDE approved : DIN EN60747-5-5 (Note 1)

(Note 1) When an EN60747-5-5 approved type is needed,

please designate “Option (D4).”

Pin Configurations (top view)

TLP621 TLP621-2 TLP621-4

1 4 1 8 1 16
TOSHIBA 11−10C4
2 3 2 7 2 15
Weight: 0.54 g (typ.)
1: Anode
3 6 3 14
2: Cathode
3: Emitter
4: Collector
4 5 4 13

1, 3: Anode
5 12
2, 4: Cathode
5, 7: Emitter
6, 8: Collector
6 11

7 10

8 9

1, 3, 5, 7: Anode
2, 4, 6, 8: Cathode
9, 11, 13, 15: Emitter
10, 12, 14, 16: Collector
TOSHIBA 11−20A3
Weight: 1.1 g (typ.)

7.62 mm pitch 10.16 mm pitch

standard type TLPxxxF type
• Creepage distance : 6.4 mm (min.) 8.0 mm (min)
Clearance : 6.4 mm (min.) 8.0 mm (min)
Insulation thickness : 0.4 mm (min.) 0.4 mm (min) Start of commercial production
1983/02
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● Current Transfer Ratio
Current Transfer Ratio
Classi− (%) (IC / IF) Marking Of
Type fication IF = 5mA, VCE = 5V, Ta = 25°C
*1 Classification
Min. Max.
(None) 50 600 Blank, Y■, YE, G, G■, GR, B, BL, GB
Rank Y 50 150 YE, Y■
Rank GR 100 300 GR, G, G■
Rank BL 200 600 BL,B

TLP621 Rank GB 100 600 GB, GR, G, G■, BL, B

Rank YH 75 150 Y■
Rank GRL 100 200 G
Rank GRH 150 300 G■
Rank BLL 200 400 B

TLP621−2 (None) 50 600 Blank, GR, BL, GB

TLP621−4 Rank GB 100 600 GB, GR, BL

*1: Ex. rank GB: TLP621 (GB)

(Note) Application type name for certification test, please use standard product type name, i.e.
TLP621 (GB): TLP621
TLP621−2 (GB): TLP621−2

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Absolute Maximum Ratings (Ta = 25°C)
Rating
Characteristic Symbol TLP621−2 Unit
TLP621
TLP621−4
Forward current IF 60 50 mA
Forward current derating (Note 1) ΔIF /°C −0.7 (Ta ≥ 39°C) −0.5 (Ta ≥ 25°C) mA /°C
Pulse forward current IFP 1 (100μs pulse, 100pps) A
LED

Power dissipation PD 100 70 mW

Power dissipation derating ΔPD /°C −1.0 −0.7 mW /°C
Reverse voltage VR 5 V
Junction temperature Tj 125 °C
Collector−emitter voltage VCEO 55 V
Emitter−collector voltage VECO 7 V
Collector current IC 50 mA
Detector

Collector power dissipation

PC 150 100 mW
(1 circuit)
Collector power dissipation derating
ΔPC /°C −1.5 −1.0 mW /°C
(1 circuit, Ta ≥ 25°C)
Junction temperature Tj 125 °C
Storage temperature range Tstg −55 to 125 °C
Operating temperature range Topr −55 to 100 °C
Lead soldering temperature Tsol 260 (10 s) °C
Total package power dissipation PT 250 150 mW
Total package power dissipation derating
ΔPT /°C −2.5 −1.5 mW /°C
(Ta ≥ 25°C)
Isolation voltage (Note 2) BVS 5000 (AC, 1min., R.H.≤ 60%) Vrms

Note: Using continuously under heavy loads (e.g. the application of high temperature/current/voltage and the
significant change in temperature, etc.) may cause this product to decrease in the reliability significantly even if
the operating conditions (i.e. operating temperature/current/voltage, etc.) are within the absolute maximum
ratings.
Please design the appropriate reliability upon reviewing the Toshiba Semiconductor Reliability Handbook
(“Handling Precautions”/“Derating Concept and Methods”) and individual reliability data (i.e. reliability test
report and estimated failure rate, etc).
Note 1 : Pw = 100 μs(max), f = 100 Hz
Note 2 : Device considered a two terminal: LED side pins shorted together, and detector side pins shorted together.

Recommended Operating Conditions

Characteristic Symbol Min. Typ. Max. Unit

Supply voltage VCC ― 5 24 V

Forward current IF ― 16 20 mA
Collector current IC ― 1 10 mA
Operating temperature Topr −25 ― 85 °C

Note: Recommended operating conditions are given as a design guideline to obtain expected performance of the
device. Additionally, each item is an independent guideline respectively. In developing designs using this
product, please confirm specified characteristics shown in this document.

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Individual Electrical Characteristics (Ta = 25°C)

Characteristic Symbol Test Condition Min. Typ. Max. Unit

Forward voltage VF IF = 10 mA 1.0 1.15 1.3 V

LED

Reverse current IR VR = 5 V — — 10 μA
Capacitance CT V = 0 V, f = 1 MHz — 30 — pF
Collector−emitter
V(BR) CEO IC = 0.5 mA 55 — — V
breakdown voltage
Emitter−collector
V(BR) ECO IE = 0.1 mA 7 — — V
Detector

breakdown voltage
VCE = 24 V — 10 100 nA
Collector dark current ICEO
VCE = 24 V, Ta = 85 °C — 2 50 μA
Capacitance (collector
CCE V = 0 V, f = 1 MHz — 10 — pF
to emitter)

Coupled Electrical Characteristics (Ta = 25°C)

Characteristic Symbol Test Condition MIn. Typ. Max. Unit

IF = 5 mA, VCE = 5 V 50 — 600

Current transfer ratio IC / IF %
Rank GB 100 — 600

IF = 1 mA, VCE = 0.4 V — 60 —

Saturated CTR IC / IF (sat) %
Rank GB 30 — —
IC = 2.4 mA, IF = 8 mA — — 0.4
Collector−emitter
VCE (sat) IC = 0.2 mA, IF = 1 mA — 0.2 — V
saturation voltage
Rank GB — — 0.4

Isolation Characteristics (Ta = 25°C)

Characteristic Symbol Test Condition Min. Typ. Max. Unit

Capacitance (input to output) CS VS = 0 V, f = 1 MHz — 0.8 — pF

Isolation resistance RS VS = 500 V, R.H. ≤ 60% 1×1012 1014 — Ω
AC, 1 minute 5000 — —
Vrms
Isolation voltage BVS AC, 1 second, in oil — 10000 —
DC, 1 minute, in oil — 10000 — Vdc

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Switching Characteristics (Ta = 25°C)

Characteristic Symbol Test Condition Min. Typ. Max. Unit

Rise time tr — 2 —
Fall time tf VCC = 10 V, IC = 2 mA — 3 —
μs
Turn−on time ton RL = 100 Ω — 3 —
Turn−off time toff — 3 —
Turn−on time tON — 2 —
RL = 1.9 kΩ (Note 1)
Storage time tS — 15 — μs
VCC = 5 V, IF = 16 mA
Turn−off time tOFF — 25 —

Note 1 Switching time test circuit

IF VCC IF
VCC
RL tS

VCE 4.5V
VCE
0.5V
tON tOFF

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TLP621-2
TLP621 IF – Ta TLP621-4 IF – Ta
100 100
Allowable forward current

Allowable forward current

80 80

60
IF (mA)

60

IF (mA)
40 40

20 20

0 0
-20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120

Ambient temperature Ta (°C) Ambient temperature Ta (°C)

TLP621-2
TLP621 PC – Ta TLP621-4 PC – Ta
240 120

200 100
Allowable collector power

Allowable collector power

dissipation PC (mW)

dissipation PC (mW)

160 80

120 60

80 40

40 20

0 0
-20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120

Ambient temperature Ta (°C) Ambient temperature Ta (°C)

TLP621-2
TLP621 IFP – DR TLP621-4 IFP – DR
3000 3000
Pulse width ≤ 100μs Pulse width ≤ 100μs
Ta = 25°C Ta = 25°C
IFP (mA)
IFP (mA)

1000 1000

500 500

300 300
Pulse forward current
Pulse forward current

100 100

50 50

30 30

10 10
10-3 10-2 10-1 100 10-3 10-2 10-1 100

Duty cycle ratio DR Duty cycle ratio DR

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IF – VF ΔVF / ΔTa – IF
100
Ta = 25°C
50 -2.8

coefficient ΔVF / ΔTa (mV /°C)

Forward voltage temperature
30
(mA)

-2.4

10
IF

-2.0
5
Forward current

3
-1.6

1
-1.2
0.5
0.3 -0.8

0.1 -0.4
0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 0.1 0.3 1 3 10 30

Forward voltage VF (V) Forward current IF (mA)

IFP – VFP ICEO – Ta

1000
Pulse width ≤ 10μs 101
500 Repetitive 10V
IFP (mA)

300 Frequency = 100Hz 5V

VCE = 24V
ICEO (μA)

Ta = 25°C 100

100

10-1
Pulse forward current

50
30
Dark current

10-2
10

10-3
5
3

1 10-4
0 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.4 0 40 80 120 160

Pulse forward voltage VFP (V) Ambient temperature Ta (°C)

IC – VCE IC – VCE
80
Ta = 25°C 50mA Ta = 25°C
25 40mA
30mA
IC (mA)

IC (mA)

60 20 20mA
50mA
30mA
Collector current

Collector current

20mA 15
10mA
40
15mA

10 5mA
10mA PC (MAX.)
20
IF = 5mA 5 IF = 2mA

0 0
0 2 4 6 8 10 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4

Collector-emitter voltage VCE (V) Collector-emitter voltage VCE (V)

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IC – I F IC / IF – I F
100 500
Ta = 25°C
50 VCE = 5V 300 Sample A

IC / IF (%)
(mA)

30 VCE = 0.4V
IC

100
10
Sample B
Collector current

Sample A

Current transfer ratio

5 50

3
30
Sample B Ta = 25°C
VCE = 5V
1 VCE = 0.4V
10
0.5

0.3 5
0.3 1 3 10 30 100

0.1
Forward current IF (mA)

0.05
0.03
0.3 1 3 10 30 100 VCE (sat) – Ta
0.20
Forward current IF (mA) IF = 5mA
IC = 1mA
Collector-emitter saturation
Voltage VCE (sat) (V)

0.16

0.12

IC – Ta
100
VCE = 5V 0.08
25mA
50
(mA)

30 0.04
10mA
IC

5mA
10 0
Collector current

-20 0 20 40 60 80 100
5 Ambient temperature Ta (°C)
3

Switchingtime – RL
1mA
1 1000
Ta = 25°C
IF = 16mA
0.5 500
IF = 0.5mA VCC = 5V
0.3
(μs)

300
Switching time

0.1 tOFF
-20 0 20 40 60 80 100
100

Ambient temperature Ta (°C)

50 ts

30

10

3 tON

1
1 3 10 30 100 300

Load resistance RL (kΩ)

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