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Features
• Capable of 1.5Watts of Power Dissipation.
• Collector-current 500mA NPN Silicon
• Collector-base Voltage 30V
• Operating and storage junction temperature range: -55OC to +150 OC
Darlington Transistor
• Epoxy meets UL 94 V-0 flammability rating
• Moisure Sensitivity Level 1
x Marking:MPSA13--MPSA13,MPSA14--MPSA14.
• Lead Free Finish/RoHS Compliant ("P" Suffix designates TO-92
RoHS Compliant. See ordering information)
A E

Maximum Ratings
Symbol Rating Rating Unit
V CES Collector-Emitter Voltage 30 V B
V CBO Collector-Base Voltage 30 V
V EBO Emitter-Base Voltage 10 V
IC Collector Current Continuous 500 mA
PD Total Device Dissipation @TA =25OC 625 mW
Derate above 25OC 5.0 mW/ OC
PD Total Device Dissipation @TA =25OC 1.5 W
Derate above 25OC 12 mW/ OC
O C
TJ Junction Temperature -55 to +150 C
O
TSTG Storage Temperature -55 to +150 C

Electrical Characteristics @ 25OC Unless Otherwise Specified

Symbol Parameter Min Max Units
OFF CHARACTERISTICS
V(BR)CES Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage 30 Vdc
(IC=100uAdc, IB =0) D
ICBO Collector Cutoff Current 100 nAdc
(VCB=30Vdc, IE =0)
IEBO Emitter Cutoff Current 100 nAdc
(V EB =10Vdc, IC=0)
ON CHARACTERISTICS(1)
E
hFE(1) DC Current Gain G B
C
(IC=10mAdc, V CE=5.0Vdc) MPSA13 5000
MPSA14 10000
hFE(2) DC Current Gain
DIMENSIONS
(IC=100mAdc, V CE=5.0Vdc) MPSA13 10000
MPSA14 20000 INCHES MM
VCE(sat) Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage DIM MIN MAX MIN MAX NOTE
A .170 .190 4.33 4.83
(IC=100mAdc, IB =0.1mAdc) 1.5 Vdc B .170 .190 4.30 4.83
VBE(on) Base-Emitter Saturation Voltage C .550 .590 13.97 14.97
(IC=100mAdc, V CE=5.0Vdc) 2.0 Vdc D .010 .020 0.36 0.56
E .130 .160 3.30 3.96
SMALL-SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS G .096 .104 2.44 2.64

fT Current-Gain – Bandwidth Product (2)

(IC=10mAdc, V CE=5.0Vdc, f=100MHz) 125 MHz
1. Pulse Test: Pulse Width<300us, Duty Cycle<2.0%
2. f T =|hfe| x ftest

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RS
in

en
IDEAL
TRANSISTOR

Figure 1. Transistor Noise Model

500 2.0
BANDWIDTH = 1.0 Hz BANDWIDTH = 1.0 Hz
RS ≈ 0 1.0
200
0.7
en, NOISE VOLTAGE (nV)

i n, NOISE CURRENT (pA)

0.5
100 IC = 1.0 mA
10 µA 0.3
50 0.2

100 µA 100 µA
0.1
20
0.07
IC = 1.0 mA 10 µA
0.05
10
0.03
5.0 0.02
10 20 50 100 200 500 1Ăk 2Ăk 5Ăk 10Ăk 20Ăk 50Ăk 100Ăk 10 20 50 100 200 500 1Ăk 2Ăk 5Ăk 10Ăk 20Ăk 50Ăk 100Ăk
f, FREQUENCY (Hz) f, FREQUENCY (Hz)

Figure 2. Noise Voltage Figure 3. Noise Current

200 14
VT, TOTAL WIDEBAND NOISE VOLTAGE (nV)

BANDWIDTH = 10 Hz TO 15.7 kHz

12
BANDWIDTH = 10 Hz TO 15.7 kHz
100
NF, NOISE FIGURE (dB)

10
70 IC = 10 µA 10 µA
8.0
50
100 µA
6.0
30 100 µA
4.0 IC = 1.0 mA
20
1.0 mA
2.0

10 0
1.0 2.0 5.0 10 20 50 100 200 500 1000 1.0 2.0 5.0 10 20 50 100 200 500 1000
RS, SOURCE RESISTANCE (kΩ) RS, SOURCE RESISTANCE (kΩ)

Figure 4. Total Wideband Noise Voltage Figure 5. Wideband Noise Figure

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20 4.0
VCE = 5.0 V

|h fe |, SMALL-SIGNAL CURRENT GAIN

TJ = 25°C f = 100 MHz
10 2.0 TJ = 25°C
C, CAPACITANCE (pF)

7.0 Cibo
1.0
5.0 Cobo 0.8
0.6

3.0 0.4

2.0 0.2
0.04 0.1 0.2 0.4 1.0 2.0 4.0 10 20 40 0.5 1.0 2.0 0.5 10 20 50 100 200 500
VR, REVERSE VOLTAGE (VOLTS) IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)

Figure 6. Capacitance Figure 7. High Frequency Current Gain

200Ăk 3.0
VCE , COLLECTOR-EMITTER VOLTAGE (VOLTS)

TJ = 125°C TJ = 25°C
100Ăk
2.5
70Ăk IC = 10 mA 50 mA 250 mA 500 mA
hFE, DC CURRENT GAIN

50Ăk 25°C

30Ăk 2.0
20Ăk
1.5
10Ăk
7.0Ăk
-ā55°C
5.0Ăk 1.0
VCE = 5.0 V
3.0Ăk
2.0Ăk 0.5
5.0 7.0 10 20 30 50 70 100 200 300 500 0.1 0.2 0.5 1.0 2.0 5.0 10 20 50 100 200 500 1000
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) IB, BASE CURRENT (µA)

Figure 8. DC Current Gain Figure 9. Collector Saturation Region

1.6 -ā1.0
RθV, TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENTS (mV/°C)

*APPLIES FOR IC/IB ≤ hFE/3.0 25°C TO 125°C

TJ = 25°C
1.4 -ā2.0 *RqVC FOR VCE(sat)
V, VOLTAGE (VOLTS)

VBE(sat) @ IC/IB = 1000 -ā55°C TO 25°C

1.2 -ā3.0
VBE(on) @ VCE = 5.0 V 25°C TO 125°C
1.0 -ā4.0
qVB FOR VBE
0.8 -ā5.0 -ā55°C TO 25°C
VCE(sat) @ IC/IB = 1000

0.6 -ā6.0
5.0 7.0 10 20 30 50 70 100 200 300 500 5.0 7.0 10 20 30 50 70 100 200 300 500
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)

Figure 10. “On” Voltages Figure 11. Temperature Coefficients

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1.0
0.7
D = 0.5
0.5
0.2
RESISTANCE (NORMALIZED)
r(t), TRANSIENT THERMAL

0.3
0.2 SINGLE PULSE
0.05
0.1
0.1
0.07 SINGLE PULSE
0.05
0.03 ZθJC(t) = r(t) • RθJCąTJ(pk) - TC = P(pk) ZθJC(t)
0.02 ZθJA(t) = r(t) • RθJAąTJ(pk) - TA = P(pk) ZθJA(t)

0.01
0.1 0.2 0.5 1.0 2.0 5.0 10 20 50 100 200 500 1.0Ăk 2.0Ăk 5.0Ăk 10Ăk
t, TIME (ms)

Figure 12. Thermal Response

1.0Ăk
FIGURE A
700 1.0 ms
500
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)

tP
300 TC = 25°C 100 µs
TA = 25°C PP PP
200 1.0 s

100
70
50
t1
30
CURRENT LIMIT
20 THERMAL LIMIT 1/f
SECOND BREAKDOWN LIMIT t
10 DUTYĂCYCLE + t1Ăf + 1
0.4 0.6 1.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 10 20 40 tP
VCE, COLLECTOR-EMITTER VOLTAGE (VOLTS) PEAK PULSE POWER = PP

Figure 13. Active Region Safe Operating Area Design Note: Use of Transient Thermal Resistance Data

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Device Packing
Part Number-AP Ammo Packing: 2Kpcs/Ammo Box
Part Number-BP Bulk: 100Kpcs/Carton

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