# IGBT, 40 A, 3.4 V, 278 W, 1.2 kV, TO-247AD, 3 Pins

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**URL**: https://novapart.co/products/IXYH20N120C3/igbt-40-a-34-v-278-w-12-kv-to-247ad-3-pins
**SKU**: IXYH20N120C3
**Manufacturer**: LITTELFUSE
**Category**: Semiconductors - Discretes || IGBTs || Single IGBTs
**Price**: €2.2800
**Stock**: 200+
**Lead Time**: 232 days (indicative)

## Specifications

| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Svhc | No SVHC (25-Jun-2025) |
| No. Of Pins | 3Pins |
| Product Range | XPT GenX3 Series |
| Power Dissipation | 278W |
| Transistor Mounting | Through Hole |
| Transistor Case Style | TO-247AD |
| Operating Temperature Max | 175°C |
| Continuous Collector Current | 40A |
| Collector Emitter Voltage Max | 1.2kV |
| Collector Emitter Saturation Voltage | 3.4V |

## Datasheet

📄 [Download PDF](https://novapart.co/datasheet/farnell:4748330/)

## **1200V XPT[TM] GenX3TM IGBTs** 

## **IXYA20N120C3HV IXYP20N120C3 IXYH20N120C3** 

**V =   1200V CES I =   20A C110 V  3.4V CE(sat) t =   108ns fi(typ)** 

High-Speed IGBT for 20-50 kHz Switching 

|High-Speed IGBT<br>for 20-50 kHz Switching|High-Speed IGBT<br>for 20-50 kHz Switching|~~©~~|~~©~~|~~©~~|G<br>E<br>**TO-263HV (IXYA)**<br>~~2~~|G<br>E<br>**TO-263HV (IXYA)**<br>~~2~~|G<br>E<br>**TO-263HV (IXYA)**<br>~~2~~|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Symbol**|**Test Conditions**|**Maximum Ratings**||**Maximum Ratings**|C (Tab)|C (Tab)||
|**VCES**<br>TJ = 25°C to 175°C<br>1200<br>V<br>**VCGR**<br>TJ = 25°C to 175°C, RGE= 1M<br>1200<br>V<br>**VGES**<br>Continuous<br>±20<br>V<br>**VGEM**<br>Transient<br>±30<br>V<br>**IC25**<br>TC = 25°C                                                                           40<br>A<br>**IC110**<br>TC = 110°C<br>20                    A<br>**ICM**<br>TC = 25°C, 1ms<br>96<br>A<br>**TO-220 (IXYP)**<br>Tab<br>G<br>C E<br>**TO-247 AD (IXYH)**<br>~~yd~~||||||||
|**IA**|TC = 25°C                                                                         10                   A|= 25°C                                                                         10                   A|= 25°C                                                                         10                   A|= 25°C                                                                         10                   A||||
|**EAS**|TC = 25°C                                                                         400                 mJ|= 25°C                                                                         400                 mJ|= 25°C                                                                         400                 mJ|= 25°C                                                                         400                 mJ||||
|**SSOA**<br>**(RBSOA)**Clamped Inductive Load                                      @V|VGE= 15V, TVJ= 150°C, RG= 10<br>Clamped Inductive Load                                      @V|ICM= 40<br>Clamped Inductive Load                                      @VCE  VCES||A|G<br>C E<br>Tab|||
|||||||||
|**PC**|TC = 25°C||278|W|G  =  Gate<br>C      =   Collector|||
|**TJ**||-55 ... +175|-55 ... +175|°C|E  =  Emitter<br>Tab  =   Collector|Tab  =   Collector||
|**TJM**<br>**Tstg**||-55 ... +175|175<br>-55 ... +175|°C<br>°C|**Features**|||
|**TL**|Maximum Lead Temperature for Soldering||300|°C|High Voltage Package|||
|**TSOLD**|1.6 mm (0.062in.) from Case for 10s||260|°C|Optimized for Low Switching Losses|||
|**Md**<br>**FC**|Mounting Torque (TO-220 & TO247)                          1.13/10<br>Mounting Force (TO-263)                            10..65 / 22..14.6|Mounting Torque (TO-220 & TO247)                          1.13/10<br>Mounting Force (TO-263)                            10..65 / 22..14.6||Nm/lb.in.<br>N/lb|Square RBSOA<br>Positive Thermal Coefficient of<br>Vce(sat)|||
|**Weight**|TO-263||2.5|g|Avalanche Rated|||
|TO-220|TO-220||3.0|g|International Standard Packages||International Standard Packages|
|TO-247|TO-247||6.0|g||||



- Optimized for Low Switching Losses 

- Square RBSOA  Positive Thermal Coefficient of Vce(sat) 

- International Standard Packages 

## **Advantages** 

- High Power Density 

|**Symbol**<br>(T= 25C, Unless Otherwise Specified)**Min.        Typ.        Max.**|**Min.        Typ.        Max.**|**Min.        Typ.        Max.**|
|---|---|---|
|(TJ= 25C, Unless Otherwise Specified)**Min.        Typ.        Max.**|**Min.        Typ.        Max.**|**Min.        Typ.        Max.**|
|**BVCES**<br>IC= 250A, VGE= 0V<br>1200                                      V|1200                                      V<br>~~=~~|1200                                      V|
|**VGE(th)**<br>IC<br>= 250A, VCE= VGE<br>3.0|5.0<br>~~=~~|5.0<br>V|
|**ICES**<br>VCE = VCES, VGE= 0V<br>TJ= 150C|15<br>500<br>~~|~~|15<br>A<br>500<br>μA|
|**IGES**<br>VCE = 0V, VGE=20V|<br>~~||~~|100    nA|
|**VCE(sat)**<br>IC<br>= 20A, VGE= 15V, Note 1<br>3.4     V<br>TJ= 150C<br>4.0                      V|3.4     V<br>4.0                      V|3.4     V<br>4.0                      V|



- Low Gate Drive Requirement 

## **Applications** 

- High Frequency Power Inverters 

- UPS 

- Motor Drives 

- SMPS 

- PFC Circuits 

- Battery Chargers 

- Welding Machines 

- Lamp Ballasts 

© 2013 IXYS CORPORATION, All Rights Reserved 

DS100484B(02/13) 

## **IXYA20N120C3HV    IXYP20N120C3 IXYH20N120C3** 

|(T= 25°C Unless Otherwise Specified)<br>**Min.       Typ.        Max.**|**Typ.        Max.**|**Typ.        Max.**|
|---|---|---|
|(TJ= 25°C Unless Otherwise Specified)<br>**Min.        Typ.        Max.**<br>**g**I= 20A, V= 10V, Note 1                        7.0            11.5|**Typ.        Max.**<br>= 10V, Note 1                        7.0            11.5<br>~~|~~|**Typ.        Max.**<br>S|
|**gfs**IC= 20A, VCE= 10V, Note 1                        7.0            11.5<br>**Cies**<br>1110<br>**Coes**VCE= 25V, VGE= 0V, f = 1MHz<br>70<br>**Cres**<br>27|= 10V, Note 1                        7.0            11.5<br>1110<br>70<br>27<br>~~|~~|S<br>pF<br>pF<br>pF|
||||
|**Qg(on)**<br>53<br>**Qge**IC= 20A, VGE= 15V, VCE= 0.5 • VCES<br>9<br>**Qgc**<br>22<br>**t**<br>20|53<br>9<br>22<br>20|nC<br>nC<br>nC|
|**td(on)**<br>20<br>**tri**<br>29<br>**Eon**<br>1.3<br>**td(off)**<br>90          ns<br>**tfi**<br>108<br>**Eoff**<br>0.5          1.0     mJ<br>**td(on)**<br>20<br>**tri**<br>40<br>**Eon**<br>3.7<br>**Inductive load, TJ = 25°C**<br>IC= 20A, VGE= 15V<br>VCE= 0.5 • VCES, RG= 10<br>Note 2<br>**Inductive load, TJ = 150°C**<br>IC= 20A, VGE= 15V|20<br>29<br>1.3<br>90          ns<br>108<br>0.5          1.0     mJ<br>20<br>40<br>3.7|ns<br>ns<br>mJ<br>90          ns<br>ns<br>0.5          1.0     mJ<br>ns<br>ns<br>mJ|
|**on**<br>**td(off)**<br>115<br>**tfi**<br>105<br>**Eoff**<br>0.7<br>**RthJC**<br>**RthCS**<br>TO-220<br>0.50<br>**RthCS**<br>TO-247<br>0.21<br>VCE= 0.5 • VCES, RG= 10<br>Note 2|115<br>105<br>0.7<br>0.54  °C/W<br>0.50<br>0.21|ns<br>ns<br>mJ<br>0.54  °C/W<br>°C/W<br>°C/W|



Notes: 

1.  Pulse test, t  300μs, duty cycle, d  2%. 

2.  Switching times & energy losses may increase for higher VCE(clamp), TJ or RG. 

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**IXYA20N120C3HV    IXYP20N120C3 IXYH20N120C3** 

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Fig. 1. Output Characteristics @ TJ = 25ºC Fig. 2. Extended Output Characteristics @ TJ = 25ºC<br>40 100<br>VGE = 15V VGE = 15V<br>35           13V<br>          11V<br>          10V   80<br>30 ccc. WKaa 9V feTO 13V<br>12V<br>25<br>60 11V<br>8V<br>20<br>10V<br>40<br>15 TOGA | ain 9V<br>10 7V<br>8V<br>Sany Aseeee 20 am a aa a<br>5 7V<br>TAP FS SSS<br>0 BP en) 6V 0 Ae 6V<br>0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6 0 5 10 15 20 25 30<br>VCE - Volts VCE - Volts<br>Fig. 4. Dependence of VCE(sat) on<br>Fig. 3. Output Characteristics @ TJ = 150ºC Junction Temperature<br>40 2.4<br>35 V         13V  GE = 15V VGE = 15V<br>         11V<br>2.0<br>         10V<br>30 - wee Ste I C = 40A<br>9V<br>25<br>1.6<br>PERE Tt] ee<br>20 8V I C = 20A<br>15 8 Ye 1.2 cpt| ee<br>7V<br>10<br>0.8<br>I C = 10A<br>5 =? asnep 6V eeesaaeeee<br>0 ALT 5V 0.4 TTT<br>0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 -50 -25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175<br>VCE - Volts TJ - Degrees Centigrade<br>Fig. 5. Collector-to-Emitter Voltage vs.<br> Gate-to-Emitter Voltage Fig. 6. Input Admittance<br>11 50<br>TJ  = - 40ºC<br>45<br>T J   = 25ºC           25ºC<br>        150ºC<br>9 40<br>LU ic 35 ae 72<br>7 30<br>I C = 40A<br>HU 25 aes) 4a<br>5 20<br>HS 20A  15 SA<br>3 10<br>10A  5<br>1 PSSTet 0 SEEeA eeeOEE<br>6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 3.5 4.5 5.5 6.5 7.5 8.5 9.5 10.5<br>VGE - Volts VGE - Volts<br> - Amperes Amperes<br>IC IC -<br> - Normalized<br> - Amperes<br>IC<br>CE(sat)<br>V<br> - Volts Amperes<br>VCE IC -<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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**IXYA20N120C3HV    IXYP20N120C3 IXYH20N120C3** 

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Fig. 7. Transconductance Fig. 8. Gate Charge<br>16 16<br>TJ = - 40 º C<br>14 ee ee 14  VCE TPL = 600V LELLe<br> I C = 20A<br>12 SSCS 25ºC 12 eee  I  G = 10mA<br>10 10<br>86 WALAAe ELE 150ºC 86 SoeeTEEPEAae<br>4 4<br>2 FcR 2 Perec<br>0 PrFeEEELELELELI 0 ZPPPPEPPPe<br>0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55<br>IC - Amperes QG - NanoCoulombs<br>Fig. 9. Capacitance Fig. 10. Reverse-Bias Safe Operating Area<br>10,000<br>|| f = 1 MHz  40<br>1,000 aneenee 30<br>Cies<br>ay<br>20<br>100 ao C oes Gene<br>10 TJ = 150ºC<br>ao Canne RG = 10Ω<br>Cres dv / dt < 10V / ns<br>10 |ERE| 0<br>0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 200 400 600 800 1000 1200<br>VCE - Volts VCE - Volts<br>Fig. 11. Maximum Transient Thermal Impedance<br>1<br>0.1<br>0.01<br>0.001<br>0.00001 0.0001 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10<br>Pulse Width - Seconds<br>Siemens<br> - Volts<br> -<br>GE<br>g f s V<br> - Amperes<br>IC<br>Capacitance - PicoFarads<br> - ºC / W<br>(th)JC<br>Z<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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**IXYA20N120C3HV    IXYP20N120C3 IXYH20N120C3** 

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Fig. 12. Inductive Switching Energy Loss vs. Fig. 13. Inductive Switching Energy Loss vs.<br> Gate Resistance  Collector Current<br>2 20 1.4 12<br> Eoff                   Eon  - - - -  Eoff      Eon - - - -<br>1.6  TJ = 150ºC ,  VGE = 15V 16 1.2  R G  = 10Ω  ,    V GE  = 15V 10<br>Sn  VCE = 600V         Ese  VCE = 600V<br>1.0 8<br>1.2 I C = 40A 12 TJ = 150ºC<br>0.8 A ——_ 6<br>Laie Coe] «PRESSEE<br>0.8 TPP 8 |<br>0.6 4<br>I C = 20A TJ = 25ºC<br>0.4 4<br>0.4 2<br>0 AP) 0 0.2 SERREa 0<br>10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40<br>RG - Ohms IC - Amperes<br>Fig. 14. Inductive Switching Energy Loss vs. Fig. 15. Inductive Turn-off Switching Times vs.<br> Junction Temperature  Gate Resistance<br>1.4 12 180 360<br> E off                  E on - - - - 160  t f i t d(off) - - - - 320<br>1.2  R G  = 10Ω ,   —=l_ V GE  = 15V 10  TJ a  = 150 º C,  VGE = 15V<br> VCE = 600V       140  VCE = 600V        280<br>1.0 oe 8 iieces=<br>120 240<br>I  C  = 40A<br>0.8 6 100 200<br>Seer ttt I C = 20A PT yy fey |<br>a mee esas IEEE nn eae a<br>80 160<br>0.6 aney EEENL THREREED 4 ee<br>I C = 40A<br>I C = 20A 60 120<br>0.4 Poe 2<br>40 80<br>0.2 0 20 40<br>PTT PP) SRR<br>25 50 75 100 125 150 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55<br>TJ - Degrees Centigrade RG - Ohms<br>Fig. 16. Inductive Turn-off Switching Times vs. Fig. 17. Inductive Turn-off Switching Times vs.<br> Collector Current  Junction Temperature<br>140 130 160 140<br> t f i td(off) - - - - 140  t f i td(off) - - - -  130<br>120  RG = 10Ω ,  VGE = 15V 120  RG = 10Ω ,  VGE = 15V<br>T=]  V CE  = 600V            120 EEE  VCE = 600V       120<br>100 TJ = 150ºC 110 I C = 20A<br>100 110<br>Sede HEP Sere OTEE<br>80 100<br>Set ET TT 80 = 100<br>TJ = 25ºC<br>60 90<br>60 90<br>i ees ed ee coe eae<br>I C = 40A<br>40 80<br>40 80<br>20 SHA) 70 20 SSR 70<br>20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 25 50 75 100 125 150<br>IC - Amperes TJ - Degrees Centigrade<br>E E<br>on on<br> - MilliJoules  - MilliJoules<br>off off<br>E  - MilliJoules E  - MilliJoules<br>t<br>E<br> d(off)<br>on<br> - MilliJoules<br>off  - Nanoseconds<br>E  - MilliJoules t f i<br> - Nanoseconds<br> - Nanoseconds  d(off)t  - Nanoseconds  d(off)t<br>t f i tf i<br> - Nanoseconds  - Nanoseconds<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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## **IXYA20N120C3HV    IXYP20N120C3 IXYH20N120C3** 

## **Fig. 19. Inductive Turn-on Switching Times vs.** 

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Fig. 18. Inductive Turn-on Switching Times vs. Fig. 19. Inductive Turn-on Switching Times vs.<br> Gate Resistance  Collector Current<br>280 50 200 24<br> t r i td(on) - - - -   t r i t d(on) - - - -<br>240 45<br> TJ = 150ºC,  VGE = 15V 160  R G = 10Ω ,  V GE = 15V 23<br>200 eee  VCE = 600V   40 HF  VCE = 600V<br>120 22<br>160 35<br>CT er oH<br>I C = 40A<br>120 30 80 21<br>TJ = 150ºC<br>80 fect I C = 20A 25 ee<br>40 20<br>40 20 TJ = 25ºC<br>Sere gee<br>0 PP PTeee 15 0 eterPe ELE (|LEE 19<br>10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40<br>RG - Ohms IC - Amperes<br>Fig. 20. Inductive Turn-on Switching Times vs.<br> Junction Temperature Fig. 21. Maximum Peak Load Current vs. Frequency<br>200 27 80<br> t r i t d(on) - - - -  70 Triangular Wave  TJ = 150ºC<br> TC = 75ºC<br>160  RG = 10Ω ,  VGE = 15V 25<br>cpt  VCE = 600V       ff 60 ma  V VCE GE  = 600V= 15V<br>50  RG = 10Ω<br>120 I C = 40A 23  D = 0.5<br>oe ae Square Wave<br>40<br>80 ee 21 an<br>30<br>I C = 20A 20<br>40 19<br>SETAATOSAVODITOVITOABOaE<br>10<br>0 17 0<br>25 50 75 100 125 150 0.1 1 10 100 1000<br>TJ - Degrees Centigrade fmax - KiloHertzs<br> - Nanoseconds  d(on)t  - Nanoseconds  d(on)t<br>t r i tr i<br> - Nanoseconds  - Nanoseconds<br> d(on)t<br> - Amperes<br> - Nanosecondsr i IC<br>t<br> - Nanoseconds<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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