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TIP2955 TIP3055 COMPLEMENTARY SILICON POWER TRANSISTORS n SGS-THOMSON PREFERRED SALESTYPES DESCRIPTION The TIP3055 is a silicon epitaxial-base planar NPN transistor mountend in TO-218 plastic package and intented for power switching circuits, series and shunt regulators, output stages and hi-fi amplifiers. 3 The complementary PNP type is the TIP2955. 2 1 TO-218 INTERNAL SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS Symbol Parameter Value Unit VCBO Collector-Base Voltage (IE = 0) 100 V V Collector-emitter Voltage (I = 0) 60 V CEO B IC Collector Current 15 A I Base Current 7 A B o Ptot Total Dissipation at Tc ? 25 C90 W o Tstg Storage Temperature -65 to 150 C o T Max. Operating Junction Temperature 150 C j 1/4 October 1995 TIP2955/TIP3055 THERMAL DATA o Rth