Transistors

2SD965 (D965)
Silicon NPN epitaxial planar type

For low-frequency power amplification Unit: mm

For stroboscope 5.0±0.2 4.0±0.2

5.1±0.2
■ Features
• Low collector-emitter saturation voltage VCE(sat)

0.7±0.2
• Satisfactory operation performances at high efficiency with the low- 0.7±0.1
voltage power supply.

12.9±0.5
■ Absolute Maximum Ratings Ta = 25°C
Parameter Symbol Rating Unit 0.45+0.15
–0.1 0.45+0.15
–0.1

Collector-base voltage (Emitter open) VCBO 40 V 2.5+0.6

–0.2 2.5+0.6
–0.2

Collector-emitter voltage (Base open) VCEO 20 V

1 2 3
Emitter-base voltage (Collector open) VEBO 7 V

2.3±0.2
1: Emitter
Collector current IC 5 A 2: Collector
3: Base
Peak collector current ICP 8 A TO-92 Package
Collector power dissipation PC 750 mW
Junction temperature Tj 150 °C
Storage temperature Tstg −55 to +150 °C

■ Electrical Characteristics Ta = 25°C

Parameter Symbol Conditions Min Typ Max Unit
Collector-emitter voltage (Base open) VCEO IC = 1 mA, IB = 0 20 V
Emitter-base voltage (Collector open) VEBO IE = 10 µA, IC = 0 7 V
Collector-base cutoff current (Emitter open) ICBO VCB = 10 V, IE = 0 0.1 µA
Collector-emitter cutoff current (Base open) ICEO VCE = 10 V, IB = 0 1 µA
Emitter-base cutoff current (Collector open) IEBO VEB = 7 V, IC = 0 0.1 µA
Forward current transfer ratio hFE1 * VCE = 2 V, IC = 0.5 A 230 600 
hFE2 VCE = 2 V, IC = 1 A 150
Collector-emitter saturation voltage VCE(sat) IC = 3 A, IB = 0.1 A 0.28 1.00 V
Transition frequency fT VCB = 6 V, IE = −50 mA, f = 200 MHz 150 MHz
Collector output capacitance Cob VCB = 20 V, IE = 0, f = 1 MHz 26 50 pF
(Common base, input open circuited)
Note) 1. Measuring methods
2. *: Rank classification
Rank Q R
hFE1 230 to 380 340 to 600

Publication date: January 2011 1

2SD965

PC  Ta IC  VCE IC VBE
1 000 2.4 6
Ta = 25°C VCE = 2 V 25°C
IB = 7 mA
Collector power dissipation PC (mW)

2.0 5
800 Ta = 75°C −25°C
6 mA

Collector current IC (A)

Collector current IC (A)

1.6 4
5 mA
600
4 mA
1.2 3

400 3 mA
0.8 2
2 mA
200
0.4 1
1 mA

0 0 0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 0 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.4 0 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0
Ambient temperature Ta (°C) Collector-emitter voltage VCE (V) Base-emitter voltage VBE (V)

VCE(sat)  IC VBE(sat)  IC hFE  IC

10 100 600
IC / IB = 30 IC / IB = 30
Collector-emitter saturation voltage VCE(sat) (V)

VCE = 2 V
Base-emitter saturation voltage VBE(sat) (V)

Ta = 25°C
500

Forward current transfer ratio hFE

Ta = 75°C
1 10
400
Ta = 75°C 25°C
25°C
25°C Ta = −25°C 300
0.1 1
−25°C 75°C −25°C

200
0.01 0.1
100

0.001 0.01 0
0.01 0.1 1 10 0.01 0.1 1 10 0.01 0.1 1 10
Collector current IC (A) Collector current IC (A) Collector current IC (A)

fT  I E Cob  VCB Safe operation area

400 100 100
C (pF)

VCB = 6 V Single pulse

IE = 0
Ta = 25°C Ta = 25°C
f = 1 MHz
(Common base, input open circuited) ob

Ta = 25°C
Transition frequency fT (MHz)

80
300 10 ICP
Collector current IC (A)

IC
60 t = 10 ms
Collector output capacitance

t=1s
200 1

40

100 0.1
20

0 0 0.01
− 0.01 − 0.1 −1 −10 1 10 100 0.1 1 10 100
Emitter current IE (A) Collector-base voltage VCB (V) Collector-emitter voltage VCE (V)