2N2918
DUAL SILICON
NPN TRANSISTOR DESCRIPTION:
The CENTRAL SEMICONDUCTOR 2N2918 is a Dual
Silicon NPN Transistor utilizing two individual chips
mounted in a hermetically sealed metal case designed
for differential amplifier applications.
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MAXIMUM RATINGS: (TA=25°C) SYMBOL UNITS
Collector-Base Voltage VCBO 45 V
Collector-Emitter Voltage VCEO 45 V
Emitter-Base Voltage VEBO 6.0 V
Continuous Collector Current IC 30 mA
Power Dissipation (One Die) PD 300 mW
Power Dissipation (Both Dice) PD 500 mW
Power Dissipation (One Die, TC=25°C) PD 750 mW
Power Dissipation (Both Dice, TC=25°C) PD 1.5 W
Operating and Storage Junction Temperature TJ, Tstg -65 to +200 °C
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS: (TA=25°C unless otherwise noted)
SYMBOL TEST CONDITIONS MIN MAX UNITS
ICBO V
CB=45V 10 nA
ICEO V
CE=5.0V 2.0 nA
IEBO V
EB=5.0V 2.0 nA
BVCBO I
C=10μA 45 V
BVCEO I
C=10mA 45 V
BVEBO I
E=10μA 6.0 V
VCE(SAT) I
C=1.0mA, IB=0.1mA 0.35 V
VBE(ON) V
CE=5.0V, IC=100μA 0.70 V
hFE V
CE=5.0V, IC=10μA 150 600
hFE V
CE=5.0V, IC=10μA, TA=–55°C 30
hFE V
CE=5.0V, IC=100μA 225
hFE V
CE=5.0V, IC=1.0mA 300
fT V
CE=5.0V, IC=500μA, f=20MHz 60 MHz
Cob V
CB=5.0V, IE=0, f=140kHz 6.0 pF
NF VCE=5.0V, IC=10μA, RS=10kΩ,
f=1.0kHz, BW=200Hz 3.0 dB
hFE1/hFE2 V
CE=5.0V, IC=100μA 0.8 1.0
|VBE1-VBE2| V
CE=5.0V, IC=10μA 10 mV
|VBE1-VBE2| V
CE=5.0V, IC=100μA 5.0 mV
|VBE1-VBE2| V
CE=5.0V, IC=1.0mA 10 mV
Δ(VBE1-VBE2) VCE=5.0V, IC=100μA, TA=–55°C to +25°C 1.6 mV
Δ(VBE1-VBE2) VCE=5.0V, IC=100μA, TA=+25°C to +125°C 2.0 mV
TO-78 CASE
R1 (4-March 2011)
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2N2918
DUAL SILICON
NPN TRANSISTOR
TO-78 CASE - MECHANICAL OUTLINE
MARKING: FULL PART NUMBER
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PDN01061
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Summary:All transistors manufactured in the TO-78 package are discontinued and now classified as End of Life (EOL).
Although Central Semiconductor Corp. makes every effort to continue to produce devices that have been proclaimed EOL (End of Life) by
various manufacturers, it is an accepted industry practice to discontinue certain devices when customer demand falls below a minimum
level of sustainability. Accordingly, the following product(s) have been transitioned to End of Life status as part of Central's
Product Management Process. Any replacement product will be noted below. The effective date for placing the last purchase order will
be six(6) months from the date of this notice and twelve(12) months from the notice date for final shipments; this may be extended if
inventory is available.
Central Part Number __________________ Replacement __________________
CEN876 N/A
CEN894 N/A
CEN895 N/A
CEN896 N/A
CEN911 N/A
CEN947 N/A
CEN955 W/DATA N/A
MD2219A N/A
MD2369 N/A
MD2369A N/A
MD2369B N/A
MD2905 N/A
MD2905A N/A
MD5179 N/A
MD7000 N/A
MD7001 N/A
MD7003 N/A
MD7003A N/A
MD7003B N/A
MD8002 N/A
MD8003 N/A
MD918 N/A
MD918A N/A
MD918B N/A
MD984 N/A
2N2060 N/A
2N2060A N/A
2N2060M N/A
2N2223 N/A
2N2223A N/A
2N2453 N/A
2N2453A N/A
2N2480 N/A
2N2480A N/A
2N2639 N/A
2N2640 N/A
2N2641 N/A
2N2642 N/A
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Central Part Number __________________ Replacement __________________
2N2643 N/A
2N2644 N/A
2N2652 N/A
2N2652A N/A
2N2720 N/A
2N2721 N/A
2N2722 N/A
2N2903 N/A
2N2903A N/A
2N2913 N/A
2N2914 N/A
2N2915 N/A
2N2915A N/A
2N2916 N/A
2N2916A N/A
2N2917 N/A
2N2918 N/A
2N2919 N/A
2N2919A N/A
2N2920 N/A
2N2920A N/A
2N3726 N/A
2N3727 N/A
2N3806 N/A
2N3807 N/A
2N3808 N/A
2N3809 N/A
2N3810 N/A
2N3810A N/A
2N3811 N/A
2N3811A N/A
2N4015 N/A
2N4016 N/A
2N4854 N/A
2N4937 N/A
2N4938 N/A
2N4939 N/A
2N5793 N/A
2N5794 N/A
2N5796 N/A
2N5912 N/A
2N6502 N/A
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Central Part Number __________________ Replacement __________________
Central would be happy to assist you by providing additional information or technical data to help locate an alternate source if we
have no replacement available. Please email your requests to engineering@centralsemi.com.
