2SB1015A

TOSHIBA Transistor Silicon PNP Triple Diffused Type

2SB1015A
Audio Frequency Power Amplifier Applications
Unit: mm

• Low collector saturation voltage: VCE (sat) = −1.7 V (max)

(IC = −3 A, IB = −0.3 A)
• Collector power dissipation: PC = 25 W (Tc = 25°C)

Maximum Ratings (Ta = 25°C)

Characteristics Symbol Rating Unit

Collector-base voltage VCBO −60 V

Collector-emitter voltage VCEO −60 V
Emitter-base voltage VEBO −7 V
Collector current IC −3 A
Base current IB −0.5 A

Collector power Ta = 25°C 2.0

PC W
dissipation Tc = 25°C 25
Junction temperature Tj 150 °C
JEDEC ―
Storage temperature range Tstg −55~150 °C
JEITA SC-67
TOSHIBA 2-10R1A

Weight: 1.7 g (typ.)

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Electrical Characteristics (Ta = 25°C)

Characteristics Symbol Test Condition Min Typ. Max Unit

Collector cut-off current ICBO VCB = −60 V, IE = 0   −100 µA

Emitter cut-off current IEBO VEB = −7 V, IC = 0   −100 µA
Collector-emitter breakdown voltage V (BR) CEO IC = −50 mA, IB = 0 −60   V
hFE (1)
VCE = −5 V, IC = −0.5 A 60  200
DC current gain (Note)
hFE (2) VCE = −5 V, IC = −3 A 20  
Collector-emitter saturation voltage VCE (sat) IC = −3 A, IB = −0.3 A  −0.5 −1.7 V
Base-emitter voltage VBE VCE = −5 A, IC = −0.5 A  −0.7 −1.0 V
Transition frequency fT VCE = −5 V, IC = −0.5 A  9  MHz
Collector output capacitance Cob VCB = −10 V, IE = 0, f = 1 MHz  150  pF

Turn-on time ton Output  0.4 

IB1
20 µs Input

15 Ω
Switching time Storage time tstg IB2 IB2  1.7  µs
IB1

VCC = −30 V

Fall time tf  0.5 

−IB1 = IB2 = 0.2 A, duty cycle <
= 1%

Note: hFE (1) classification O: 60~120, Y: 100~200

Marking

B1015A Product No.

Lot No.

hFE classification (O/Y)

Explanation of Lot No.

Month of manufacture (January to December are denoted by letters A to L respectively.)

Year of manufacture (Last decimal digit of the year of manufacture)

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IC – VCE IC – VBE
−4 −3.0

Common emitter
Common emitter
Tc = 25°C
−80 −70 −60 VCE = −5 V
(A)

(A)
−3
−50
−2.0
IC

IC
−40
Tc = 100°C 25 −25
Collector current

Collector current
−30
−2
−20

IB = −10 mA −1.0

−1

0
0 0
0 −1 −2 −3 −4 −5 0 −0.4 −0.8 −1.2 −1.6

Collector-emitter voltage VCE (V) Base-emitter voltage VBE (V)

hFE – IC VCE (sat) – IC

1000 −1
Collector-emitter saturation voltage

Common emitter Common emitter

VCE = −5 V −0.5 IC/IB = 10
500
Tc = 100°C
hFE

−0.3
VCE (sat) (V)

300
25
Tc = 100°C
DC current gain

25
−25
−0.1
100 −25

−0.05
50

−0.02
−0.02 −0.1 −0.3 −1 −3 −5
20
−0.02 −0.1 −0.3 −1 −3
Collector current IC (A)
Collector current IC (A)

Safe Operating Area

Rth (t) – tw −10
1000
IC max (pulsed)* 1 ms*
(1) Without heat sink
−5 10 ms*
(A)

(2) Infinite heat sink

Transient thermal resistance

100 ms*
IC max (continuous)
100 −3
IC

1 s*
Rth (t) (°C/W)

(1) Ta = 25°C
Collector current

DC operation
10 Tc = 25°C
−1
(2) Tc = 25°C *: Single nonrepetitive pulse
Tc = 25°C
1 −0.5
Curves must be derated linearly
with increase in temperature.
VCEO max
0.1 −0.2
10−3 10 −2
10 −1
1 10 10 2
−1 −3 −10 −30 −100

Time t (s) Collector-emitter voltage VCE (V)

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