NTE2011/NTE2012/NTE2013/NTE2014/NTE2015
Integrated Circuit
7鈥揅hannel Darlington Array/Driver
Description:
The NTE2011 through NTE2015 are high鈥搗oltage, high鈥揷urrent Darlington arrays in a 16鈥揕ead DIP
type package and are comprised of seven silicon NPN Darlington pairs on a common monolithic sub-
strate. All units have open鈥揷ollector outputs and integral diodes for inductive load transient suppres-
sion.
Peak inrush currents to 600mA (NTE2011, NTE2013, NTE2014) or 750mA (NTE2012, NTE2015) are
permissible, making them ideal for driving tungstun filament lamps.
The NTE2011 is a general purpose array that may be used with standard bi鈥損olar digital logic using
external current limiting, or with most PMOS or CMOS directly. This device is pinned with outputs
opposite inputs to facilitate printed wiring board layouts.
The NTE2012 is designed for use with 14V to 25V PMOS devices. Each input has a Zener diode and
resistor in series to limit the input current to a safe value in that application. The Zener diode also gives
this device excellent noise immunity.
The NTE2013 has a 2.7k鈩?series base resistor for each Darlington pair, allowing operation directly
with TTL or CMOS operating at a supply voltage of 5V. This device will handle numerous interface
needs 鈥?particularly those beyond the capabilities of standard logic buffers.
The NTE2014 has a 10.5k鈩?series input resistor that permits operation directly from CMOS or PMOS
outputs utilizing supply voltages of 6V to 15V. The required input current is below that of the NTE2013,
while the required input voltage is less than that required by the NTE2012.
The NTE2015 is designed for use with standard TTL and Schottky TTL, with which higher output cur-
rents are required and loading of the logic output is not a concern. This device will sink a minimum
of 350mA when driven from a 鈥渢otem pole鈥?logic output.
Absolute Maximum Ratings:
(T
A
= +25掳C for any one Darlington pair unless otherwise specified)
Output Voltage, V
CE
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50V
Input Voltage, V
IN
NTE2012, NTE2013, NTE2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30V
NTE2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15V
Continuous Collector Current. I
C
NTE2011, NTE2013, NTE2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500mA
NTE2012, NTE2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600mA
Continuous Input Current, I
IN
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25mA
Power Dissipation, P
D
One Darlington Pair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1W
Total Device (Note 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2W
Operating Ambient Temperature Range, T
A
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 鈥?0掳 to +85掳C
Storage Temperature Range, T
stg
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 鈥?5掳 to +150掳C
Note 1. The
NTE2015
is a
discontinued
device and no longer available.
Note 2. Derate at the rate of 16.6mW/掳C above +25掳C.
Note 3. Under normal operating conditions, these devices will sustain 350mA per output with
V
CE(sat)
= 1.6V at +70掳C with a pulse width of 20ms and a duty cycle of 34%.
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