File No.

618 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

OOCTI5LJD Power Transistors

Solid State
Division
RCA3054 RCA3055

Hometaxial-Base Silicon N-P-N

VERSAWATT Transistors
Designed for Medium-Power Linear and Switching Service
in Consumer, Automotive, and Industrial Applications

Features: Applications:
RCA3054 a Maximum safe-area-of-operation curves " Series and shunt regulators
RCA3055
D Low saturation voltages " High-fidelity amplifiers
" High dissipation ratings a Power-switching circuits
JEDEC TO·220AB H·1535R1
a Thermal-cycle rating curves iii Solenoid drivers

RCA3054 and RCA3055 are silicon n-p-n transistors intended
for a wide variety of high-current applications_ The home-
taxial-base construction of these devices renders them highly
resistant to second breakdown over a wide range of oper-
ating conditions.
The VERSAWATT case has a proven thermal-cycle capability_
This capability is assured by real-time quality controls in our
manufacturing locations_ The RCA3054 and RCA3055 are
supplied in the JEDEC TO-220AB straight-lead version of the
package. They are also available on special order in a variety
of lead-form configurations. Two popular v~riations have leads
formed to fit TO-66 sockets (specify formed lead No. 6201)
or printed-circuit boards (specify formed lead No_ 6207).
Detailed information on these and other VERSAWATT
outlines is contained in "RCA's Lineup of Power Transistors"
(PSP-704).

MAXIMUM RATINGS, Absolute-Maximum Values:

RCA3054 RCA3055
COLLECTOR-TO-BASE VOLTAGE _ . . . . . . VCBO 90 100 V
COLLECTOR-TO-EMITTER SUSTAINING VOLTAGE:
With external base-to-emitter resistance (RSEI ;; 100 n. VCER(susl 60 70 V
With base open . . . . . . . VCEO(sus) 55 60 V
With base reverse-biased VeE"" -1.5 V VCEv(susl 90 99 V
EMITTER-TO-BASE VOLTAGE. . . VEBO V
CONTINUOUS COLLECTOR CURRENT IC 4 15 A
CONTINUOUS BASE CURRENT. IB 4 A
TRANSISTOR DISSIPATION: PT
At case temperatures up to 25°C 36 75 w
At case temperatures above 2SoC See Fig.3
TEMPERATURE RANGE:
St.orage and Operating (Junction) -65 to +150
PIN TEMPERATURE (During Soldering):
At distances? 1/32 in. (0.8 mm) from seating plane for 10 s max. 235

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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS, At Case Temperature (TCI = 2ffJC unless otherwise specified

TEST CONDITIONS LIMITS

VOLTAGE CURRENT
CHARACTERISTIC SYMBOL RCA3054 RCA3055 UNITS
V de A de
-
VCE VBE IC IB MIN. MAX. MIN. MAX.

Collector-Cutoff Current:
With base open ICEO 30 a - 0.5 - 0.7

With base-emitter
ICEX
90 -1.5 - 1 - - rnA
junction reverse-biased 100 -1.5 - - - 5

At TC - 150°C
90 -1.5 - 6 - -
ICEX 100 -1.5 - - - 30

Emitter-Cutoff Current lEBO

-7 0 - 1.0 - 5 rnA

Collector-ta-Emitter O.1 a a 55 - - -
Sustaining Voltage: VCEO(sus) 0.28 a - - 60 -
With base open
With external base-ta-
emitter resistance VCER(susl 0.1" 60 - - - V
(RBEI - 100 n 0.2a - - 70 -
With base-emitter junction
reverse-b iased
VCEvlsusl -1.5 O.la 90 - 90 -

4 3a 5 - - -
DC Forward-Current
hFE
4 10" - - 5 -
Transfer Ratio 4 0.5 a 25 100 - -
4 4a - - 20 70
Collector-ta-Emitter
VCElsatl
0.5 a 0.05a - 1.0 - - V
Saturation Voltage 4a 0.4a - - - 1.1

Base-ta-Emitter Voltage VBE

4 0.5a - 1.7 - - V
4 4a - - - 1.8
Common-Emitter, Small-Signal,
Short-Circuit, Forward
fhle
4 0.1 30 - - - kHz
Current Transfer Ratio 4 1 - - 10 -
Cutoff Frequency
Magnitude of Common-
Emitter. Small-Signal
Short-Circuit Forward Ihlel
4 0.1 2 - - -
Current Transfer Ratio 4 1 - - 2 -
If -0.4 MHzl
Common-Emitter,
Small-Signal, Short-
Circuit Forward hfe 4 0.1 25 - - -
Current Transfer Ratio 4 1 - - 15 120
If -1 kHzl
Forward-Bias Second
Breakdown Collector IS/b
55 0.65 - - -
A
>
Current b (t 1 s)
60 - - 1.2 -

Thermal Resistance:
Junction-to-Case ROJC - 3.5 - 1.67 °C/W
Junction-to-Ambient ROJA - 70 - 70

a Pulsed: Pulse duration = 300 IlS, duty factor = 1.8%.

b Pulsed: 1-second non-repetitive pulse.

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6 e I~ 100
COLLECTOR-lO-EMITTER VOLTAGE (VeEI-V
nCS-2146.5

Fig.1-Maximum operating areas for RCA3054.

6 e 10 :2
COLL[CTOJit -TO-UtlTTiR VOLTAGIi: (Veil-V tZC5.2i4M

Fig.2-Maximum operating areas for RCA3055.

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100a

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25 50 75 100 125 150 175
EFFECTIVE CASE TEMP. OR CASE TEMP. (TEFF OR Tcl_oC 92SS,3S00
I

1000
2 ..
• • 8
10,000
NUMBER Of THERMAL CYCLES
2 8
loo,oao
92CS-2010B

Fig.3 - Derating curve for both types. Fig.4 - Thermal-cycling rating chart for RCA3054.

CASE TEMPERTURE ITC1a2SoC

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VeER R1A3054
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2 55
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8 45
2 4 6 8 2 4 6 S I 2 4 .8 2 4.8 2 4 ., 2 4 68 2 4681
loao 10,000 100,000 16100 IK 10K lOOK
EXTERNAL BASE-lD-EMITTER RESISTANCE IRBE,-n
NUMBER OF THERMAL CYCLES
~2CS-17955 92CS- 21467

Fig.5 - Thermal-cycling rating chart for RCA3055. Fig.6 - Sustaining voltage vs. base-to-emitter resistance
for bo th types.

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~ 2

o 2 3 4 5
COLLECTOR CURRENT IIc I-A
92C5-14992 92CS-15994

Fig. 7 - Typical saturated switching characteristics Fig.S - Typical saturated switching characteristics
for RCA3054. far RCA3055.

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_10% TIME
"----

TEKTRONIX 543A OR EQUIV.

f-_-+---,TURT~M~FF
OUTPUT WAVE FORM

Fig.9 - Circuit used to measure switching times. Fig. to - Phase relationship between inpurcurrent and output
current showing reference points for specification of
switching times. (Test circuit shown in Fig.9).

VOLTAGE (VeE" 4V

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o 0.5 1.0 o )0 20 30 50 60

BASE.IO·EMITTER VOLTAGE (VeE) _ v COlLEC!0R-TO.EMITTER VOLTAGE (Vee) _ v

Fig. 11 - Typical input characteristics for RCA3054. Fig. 12 - Typical output characteristics for RCA3054.

COLLECTOR·IO·EMITTER VOLTAGE (VeE)" 4 V

CASE TEMPERATURE (Tc) * 25 0 C
>.4

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0.2
I 5 ~ 10 ( 5 ~ 100
COLLECTOR CURRENT (Icl - mA
BASE·TQ·EMITIER VOL.TACE (VaE) - v
9ZSS-lIlS

Fig. 13 - Typical transfer characteristics for RCA3054. Fig. 14 - Typical gain-bandwidth product for RCA3054.

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COLLECTOR·lO-EMITTER VOLTAGE {VeE} = 4 V

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COLLECTOR CURRENT (Ie) _ A. BASE-TO-EMITTER VOLTAGE (VSE)-V

92es- 21471

Fig. 15 - Typical de beta characteristics for RCA3054. Fig. 16 - Reverse-bias second breakdown characteristics
for RCA3054.

BASE-TO-EMITTER VOLTAGE IVBE)-V

92C5-15989 92CS-15992

Fig. 17 - Typical input characteristics for RCA3055. Fig. 18 - Typical output characterisOcs for RCA3055.

COLLECTOR-TO-EMITTER VOLTAGE t VeE)· 4V

CASE TEMPERATURE 1TC}a2S0C
~ 2.41--l--f-f-+-.-----I--le-H-r--+---I-+--H
,
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if
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1.5
BASE-TO-EMITTER VOLTAGE (VBE1-Y
92eS-15987
0
0.01
4 6 8 0.1 4
··,
COLLECTOR CURRENT (IC1-A
4
·'0

Fig. 19 - Typical transfer characteristics for RCA3055. Fig.20 - Typical gain-bandwidth product for RCA3055.

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COLLECTCIt-TO-EMITTER VOLTAGE IVCE)-4 V

~o
~ IOO~-1~~_H1+~--+-~~HH~--+_+_t++H~

.. 6 8 4 6 8 4 ••
0,01 0.1 I 10
COLLECTOR CURRENT (Iel-A BASE-TO~EMITTER VOLTAGE (VBE)-V
92CS-L5985
9ZCS- 21470

Fig.21 - Typical de beta characteristics for RCA3055. Fig.22 - Reverse·bias second-breakdown characteristics
for RCA3055.

TERMINAL CONNECTIONS
'JEOEC TO·220AB
Terminal NO.1 - Base
Terminal No.2 - Collector
Terminal No.3 - Emitter
Terminal No.4 - Collector

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