BC68-25PAS

Part: Nexperia BC68PAS series

Type: NPN medium power transistor

Description: 20 V, 2 A NPN medium power transistor with 3 A peak collector current and DC current gain up to 375, housed in an ultra-thin DFN2020D-3 package.

Operating Conditions:

• Collector-emitter voltage: up to 20 V
• Max collector current: 2 A

Absolute Maximum Ratings:

• Max collector-emitter voltage: 20 V
• Max continuous collector current: 2 A
• Max peak collector current: 3 A (single pulse; tp ≤ 1 ms)

Key Specs:

• Collector-emitter voltage (VCEO): 20 V
• Collector current (IC): 2 A
• Peak collector current (ICM): 3 A (single pulse; tp ≤ 1 ms)
• DC current gain (hFE): 85 to 375 (VCE = 1 V; IC = 500 mA)
• DC current gain (hFE selection -25): 160 to 375 (VCE = 1 V; IC = 500 mA)

Features:

• High collector current capability IC and ICM
• Reduced Printed-Circuit Board (PCB) area requirements
• Exposed heat sink for excellent thermal and electrical conductivity
• AEC-Q101 qualified
• Two current gain selections
• Leadless very small SMD plastic package with medium power capability
• Suitable for Automatic Optical Inspection (AOI) of solder joint

Applications:

• Linear voltage regulators
• Low-side switches
• Battery driven devices
• Power management
• MOSFET drivers
• Amplifiers

Package:

• DFN2020D-3

• High collector current capability IC and ICM

• Reduced Printed-Circuit Board (PCB) area requirements

• Exposed heat sink for excellent thermal and electrical conductivity

• AEC-Q101 qualified

• Two current gain selections

• Leadless very small SMD plastic package with medium power capability

• Suitable for Automatic Optical Inspection (AOI) of solder joint

• Linear voltage regulators Low-side switches
• Battery driven devices Power management
• MOSFET drivers Amplifiers

Table 6. Thermal characteristics

FR4 PCB, single-sided copper, tin-plated and mounting pad for collector 1 cm²

Fig 3. Transient thermal impedance from junction to ambient as a function of pulse duration for; typical values

FR4 PCB, single-sided copper, tin-plated and mounting pad for collector 6 cm²

Fig 4. Transient thermal impedance from junction to ambient as a function of pulse duration for; typical values

FR4 PCB, 4-layer copper, tin-plated and standard footprint

Fig 5. Transient thermal impedance from junction to ambient as a function of pulse duration for; typical values

FR4 PCB, 4-layer copper, tin-plated and mounting pad for collector 1 cm²

Fig 6. Transient thermal impedance from junction to ambient as a function of pulse duration for; typical values

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10. Soldering

11. Revision history

Table 8. Revision history

12. Legal information

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