TO-220

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The TO-220 is a style of electronic package used for high-powered, through-hole components with 0.1 inches (2.54 mm) pin spacing. The "TO" designation stands for "transistor outline". [2] TO-220 packages have three leads. Similar packages with two, four, five or seven leads are also manufactured. A notable characteristic is a metal tab with a hole, used to mount the case to a heatsink, [3] allowing the component to dissipate more heat than one constructed in a TO-92 case. Common TO-220-packaged components include discrete semiconductors such as transistors and silicon-controlled rectifiers, as well as integrated circuits.

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Typical applications

The TO-220 package is a "power package" intended for power semiconductors and an example of a through-hole design rather than a surface-mount technology type of package. TO-220 packages can be mounted to a heat sink to dissipate several watts of waste heat. On a so-called "infinite heat sink", this can be 50 W or more. The top of the package has a metal tab with a hole used to mount the component to a heat sink. Thermal compound is often applied between package and heatsink to further improve heat transfer.

The metal tab is often connected electrically to the internal circuitry. This does not normally pose a problem when using isolated heatsinks, but an electrically-insulating pad or sheet may be required to electrically isolate the component from the heatsink if the heatsink is electrically conductive, grounded or otherwise non-isolated. Many materials may be used to electrically isolate the TO-220 package, some of which have the added benefit of high thermal conductivity.

In applications that require a heatsink, damage or destruction of the TO-220 device due to overheating may occur if the heatsink is dislodged during operation.

A heatsinked TO-220 package dissipating 1  W of heat will have an internal (junction) temperature typically 2 to 5 °C higher than the package's temperature (due to the thermal resistance between the junction and the metal tab), and the metal tab of the TO-220 package will typically have a temperature 1 to 60 °C higher than the ambient temperature, depending on the type of heatsink (if any) used. [4] [5] [6]

The junction-to-case thermal resistance of a TO-220 packaged device (which typically matters less than the case-to-ambient thermal resistance), depends on the thickness and the area of the semiconductor die inside the package, typically in a range between 0.5 °C/W and 3 °C/W (according to one textbook) [7] or 1.5 °C/W and 4 °C/W (according to another). [6]

If more heat needs to be dissipated, devices in the also widely used TO-247 (or TO-3P) package can be selected. TO-3P has a typical junction-to-ambient (heatsink) thermal resistance of only about 40 °C/W, and its TO-3PF variant a slightly lower one. [5] Further increase of heat dissipation capability is possible with power modules.

When a TO-220 package is used without a heatsink, the package acts as its own heatsink, and the heatsink-to-ambient thermal resistance in air for a TO-220 package is approximately 70 °C/W.

Variations

TS7805 linear voltage regulator in a TO-220 variant package with electrically isolated tab. TS7805 voltage regulator.JPG
TS7805 linear voltage regulator in a TO-220 variant package with electrically isolated tab.

The TO-220 family of outlines is defined by the JEDEC organization. There are a number of variations on this outline, [1] [8] such as:

Sometimes the designation is followed by the number of leads, as in TO-220AB-5L for five leads, etc.

There also some vendor-specific variations such as International Rectifier's SUPER-220, which dispenses with the hole in favor of clip-mounting, thus claiming TO-247-like thermal performance in a TO-220 footprint. [11]

Common components that use the TO-220 package

The TO-220 case is found on semiconductor devices handling less than 100 amperes and operating at less than a few hundred volts. These devices operate at DC or relatively low (audio) frequencies, since the TO-220 package is not intended for devices operating at radio frequencies. In addition to bipolar, bipolar Darlington, and power MOSFET transistors, the TO-220 case is also used for fixed and variable linear voltage regulator integrated circuits, and for Schottky diode pairs. [12] [13] [14] [15]

National Standards

Standards organizationStandardDesignation for
TO-220-AATO-220-ABTO-220-AC
IEC IEC 60191 [16] A73AA74A
DIN DIN 41869 [17] 14A3
EIAJ / JEITA ED-7500A [18] SC45SC46–
Gosstandart GOST 18472—88 [19] –KT-28-2 [lower-alpha 1] KT-28-1 [lower-alpha 2]
Rosstandart GOST R 57439—2017 [20]
Kombinat Mikroelektronik Erfurt TGL 26713/09 [16] –H2B1H2A1
  1. ↑ Russian: КТ-28-2
  2. ↑ Russian: КТ-28-1

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "JEDEC TO-220 family package specification" (PDF). JEDEC . March 24, 1987. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 18, 2017.
  2. ↑ List of semiconductor cases, http://malaysia.rs-online.com/web/generalDisplay.html?id=centre/eem_techref_semipack
  3. ↑ Pandya, Kandarp (2003-12-01). "Torque Recommendations for TO-220 Devices" (PDF). Vishay Intertechnology .{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ "MC7800, MC7800A, NCV7805" (PDF). ON Semiconductor. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  5. 1 2 Yong Liu (2012). Power Electronic Packaging: Design, Assembly Process, Reliability and Modeling . Springer Science & Business Media. p.  188. ISBN   978-1-4614-1053-9.
  6. 1 2 Mike Tooley (2006). Electronic Circuits: Fundamentals and Applications (3rd ed.). Routledge. p. 353. ISBN   978-0-7506-6923-8.
  7. ↑ Yong Liu (2012). Power Electronic Packaging: Design, Assembly Process, Reliability and Modeling . Springer Science & Business Media. p.  184. ISBN   978-1-4614-1053-9.
  8. ↑ List of package types, https://www.fairchildsemi.com/evaluate/package-specifications/
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  10. ↑ "Outline Dimensions TO-220AB, TO-220AC" (PDF). Vishay Semiconductor. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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  19. ↑ "ГОСТ 18472—88 ПРИБОРЫ ПОЛУПРОВОДНИКОВЫЕ - Основные размеры" [GOST 18472—88 Semiconductor devices - basic dimensions](PDF) (in Russian). Rosstandart. 1988. pp. 57–58. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
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  22. ↑ "SOT186".
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