Texas Instruments Power, known more popularly by its acronym TIP, is a series of bipolar junction transistors manufactured by Texas Instruments. [1] The series was introduced in the 1960s, and still sees some use today due to their simplicity, their durability, and their ease of use. [2] A Texas Instruments catalog in 1966 lists the TIP04 and TIP14 part numbers. [3]
The TIP29 and TIP30 are complementary transistors, used in medium power linear switching applications. [4] The TIP29 is NPN, while the TIP30 is PNP. One of their uses was in general purpose amplifiers. [5]
A TIP31 an NPN bipolar transistor and TIP32 is the complementary PNP transistor. TIP31 transistors are designated as TIP31A, TIP31B, TIP31 to indicate increasing collector-base and collector-emitter breakdown voltage ratings. The TIP31 is packaged in a TO-220 case. TIP stands for Texas Instruments (Plastic) Power [6] transistor. 31 is an arbitrary identifier. [7]
These ratings are for the Fairchild TIP31 series. Other manufacturers may have other ratings for this part. These are absolute maximum ratings and should not be exceeded.
Model | Vcb | Vce | Ice | Power (Tc = 25 °C) |
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TIP31 | 40 | 40 | 3A | 40W |
TIP31A | 60 | 60 | 3A | 40W |
TIP31B | 80 | 80 | 3A | 40W |
TIP31C | 100 | 100 | 3A | 40W |
These characteristics apply to all types of TIP31 transistors (A, B, C). The characteristics are very similar between models, however differences may apply depending on temperature and/or manufacturing process.
Parameter | Manufacturer | |||||||||
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Fairchild [8] | Samsung Semi. [9] | Micro Electronics [10] | ||||||||
Vce saturation | 1.2V | 1.2V | 1.2V | |||||||
Vbe saturation | 1.8V | 1.8V | 1.8V | |||||||
Small signal DC current gain (Hfe) | 25 | 25 | 20 | |||||||
Hfe bandwidth product | 3.0 MHz | 3.0 MHz | 3.0 MHz |
Complementary silicon transistors for use in high power general purpose amplifier and switching applications. The TIP33 is NPN and the TIP34 is PNP. [11] Both are rated for 10 A continuous collector current.
The two transistors are complementary silicon transistors, the TIP35 being NPN configured, while the TIP36 is PNP. [12] [13] Both are rated for 25 A continuous collector current.