# Power MOSFET, N Channel, 500 V, 10.5 A, 0.38 ohm, TO-220AB, Through Hole ![Product image](https://novapart.co/image/farnell:2471942/) **URL**: https://novapart.co/products/SIHP12N50E-GE3/power-mosfet-n-channel-500-v-105-a-038-ohm-to **SKU**: SIHP12N50E-GE3 **Manufacturer**: VISHAY **Category**: Semiconductors - Discretes || FETs || Single MOSFETs **Price**: €0.6350 **Stock**: 1000+ **Lead Time**: 155 days (indicative) ## Description Transistor Polarity:N Channel; Continuous Drain Current Id:10.5A; Drain Source Voltage Vds:500V; On Resistance Rds(on):0.33ohm; Rds(on) Test Voltage Vgs:10V; Threshold Voltage Vgs:4V ## Specifications | Parameter | Value | |---|---| | Msl | - | | Svhc | Lead (21-Jan-2025) | | No. Of Pins | 3Pins | | Channel Type | N Channel | | Product Range | E | | Qualification | - | | Power Dissipation | 114W | | Transistor Mounting | Through Hole | | Rds(On) Test Voltage | 10V | | Transistor Case Style | TO-220AB | | Drain Source Voltage Vds | 500V | | Operating Temperature Max | 150°C | | Continuous Drain Current Id | 10.5A | | Drain Source On State Resistance | 0.38ohm | | Gate Source Threshold Voltage Max | 4V | ## Datasheet 📄 [Download PDF](https://novapart.co/datasheet/farnell:2471942/) **SiHP12N50E** Vishay Siliconix www.vishay.com ## **E Series Power MOSFET** **==> picture [151 x 96] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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## **FEATURES** - Low figure-of-merit (FOM) Ron x Qg - Low input capacitance (Ciss) - Reduced switching and conduction losses - Low gate charge (Qg) **==> picture [20 x 5] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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- Avalanche energy rated (UIS) - Material categorization: for definitions of compliance please see www.vishay.com/doc?99912 ## **APPLICATIONS** - Computing |**PRODUCT SUMMARY**|**PRODUCT SUMMARY**|**PRODUCT SUMMARY**| |---|---|---| |VDS(V) at TJmax.|550|| |RDS(on)max. at 25 °C ()|VGS= 10 V|0.380| |Qgmax. (nC)|50|| |Qgs(nC)|6|| |Qgd(nC)|10|| |Configuration|Single|| - PC silver box / ATX power supplies - Lighting - Two stage LED lighting - Consumer electronics - Applications using hard switched topologies - Power factor correction (PFC) - Two switch forward converter - Flyback converter - Switch mode power supplies (SMPS) |**ORDERING INFORMATION**|| |---|---| |Package|TO-220AB| ||SiHP12N50E-BE3a| |Lead (Pb)-free and halogen-free|SiHP12N50E-GE3| ## **Note** a. “-BE3” denotes alternate manufacturing location ~~CC~~ **PARAMETER** Drain-source voltage ~~——~~ Gate-source voltage |**ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS**(TC= 25 °C,unless otherwise noted)
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~~a~~| a. Repetitive rating; pulse width limited by maximum junction temperature b. VDD = 50 V, starting TJ = 25 °C, L = 28.2 mH, Rg = 25  , IAS = 2.7 A c. 1.6 mm from case d. ISD  ID, dI/dt = 100 A/μs, starting TJ = 25 °C S22-0948-Rev. D, 21-Nov-2022 Document Number: 91617 **1** For technical questions, contact: hvm@vishay.com THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. THE PRODUCTS DESCRIBED HEREIN AND THIS DOCUMENT ARE SUBJECT TO SPECIFIC DISCLAIMERS, SET FORTH AT www.vishay.com/doc?91000 **SiHP12N50E** www.vishay.com Vishay Siliconix ## **THERMAL RESISTANCE RATINGS** |**THERMAL RESISTANCE RATINGS**|**THERMAL RESISTANCE RATINGS**|**THERMAL RESISTANCE RATINGS**|**THERMAL RESISTANCE RATINGS**|**THERMAL RESISTANCE RATINGS**| |---|---|---|---|---| |**PARAMETER**|**SYMBOL**|**TYP.**|**MAX.**|**UNIT**| |Maximum junction-to-ambient|RthJA|-|62|°C/W| |Maximum junction-to-case (drain)|RthJC|-|1.1|| |**SPECIFICATIONS**(TJ= 25 °C, unless otherwise noted)|**SPECIFICATIONS**(TJ= 25 °C, unless otherwise noted)|**SPECIFICATIONS**(TJ= 25 °C, unless otherwise noted)|**SPECIFICATIONS**(TJ= 25 °C, unless otherwise noted)||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**PARAMETER**|**SYMBOL**|**TEST CONDITIONS**||**MIN.**|**TYP.**|**MAX.**|**UNIT**| |**Static**|||||||| |Drain-source breakdown voltage|VDS|VGS= 0 V, ID= 250 μA||500|-|-|V| |VDStemperature coefficient|VDS/TJ|Reference to 25 °C, ID= 1 mA||-|0.60|-|V/°C| |Gate-source threshold Voltage (N)|VGS(th)|VDS= VGS, ID= 250 μA||2.0|-|4.0|V| |Gate-source leakage|IGSS|VGS= ± 20 V||-|-|± 100|nA| |||VGS= ± 30 V||-|-|± 1|μA| |Zero gate voltage drain current|IDSS|VDS= 500 V, VGS= 0 V||-|-|1|μA| |||VDS= 400 V, VGS= 0 V, TJ= 125 °C||-|-|10|| |Drain-source on-state resistance|RDS(on)|VGS= 10 V|ID= 6 A|-|0.330|0.380|| |Forward transconductance|gfs|VDS= 30 V, ID= 6 A||-|3.1|-|S| |**Dynamic**|||||||| |Input capacitance|Ciss|VGS= 0 V,
VDS= 100 V,
f = 1 MHz||-|886|-|pF| |Output capacitance|Coss|||-|52|-|| |Reverse transfer capacitance|Crss|||-|6|-|| |Effective output capacitance, energy
relateda|Co(er)|VDS= 0 V to 400 V, VGS= 0 V||-|45|-|| |Effective output capacitance, time
relatedb|Co(tr)|||-|131|-|| |Totalgate charge|Qg|VGS= 10 V|ID= 6 A, VDS= 400 V|-|25|50|nC| |Gate-source charge|Qgs|||-|6|-|| |Gate-drain charge|Qgd|||-|10|-|| |Turn-on delay time|td(on)|VDD= 400 V, ID= 6 A,
VGS= 10 V, Rg= 9.1||-|13|26|ns| |Rise time|tr|||-|16|32|| |Turn-off delay time|td(off)|||-|29|58|| |Fall time|tf|||-|12|24|| |Gate input resistance|Rg|f = 1 MHz, open drain||-|0.92|-|| |**Drain-Source Body Diode Characteristics**|||||||| |Continuous source-drain diode current|IS|MOSFET symbol
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G||-|-|10.5|A| |Pulsed diode forward current|ISM|||-|-|21|| |Diode forward voltage|VSD|TJ= 25 °C, IS= 7.5 A, VGS= 0 V||-|-|1.2|V| |Reverse recovery time|trr|TJ= 25 °C, IF= IS= 6 A,
dI/dt = 100 A/μs, VR= 25 V||-|244|-|ns| |Reverse recovery charge|Qrr|||-|2.5|-|μC| |Reverse recovery current|IRRM|||-|19|-|A| ## **Notes** a. Coss(er) is a fixed capacitance that gives the same energy as Coss while VDS is rising from 0 % to 80 % VDSS b. Coss(tr) is a fixed capacitance that gives the same charging time as Coss while VDS is rising from 0 % to 80 % VDSS S22-0948-Rev. D, 21-Nov-2022 Document Number: 91617 **2** For technical questions, contact: hvm@vishay.com THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. THE PRODUCTS DESCRIBED HEREIN AND THIS DOCUMENT ARE SUBJECT TO SPECIFIC DISCLAIMERS, SET FORTH AT www.vishay.com/doc?91000 **SiHP12N50E** Vishay Siliconix **==> picture [77 x 10] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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## **TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS** (25 °C, unless otherwise noted) **==> picture [198 x 577] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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TOP 15 V14 V TJ = 25 °C
13 V
12 V
24 11 V
10 V
9 V
8 V
7 V
18 6 V
BOTTOM 5 V
12
6
0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
VDS, Drain-to-Source Voltage (V)
Fig. 1 - Typical Output Characteristics
20
TOP 15 V14 V TJ = 150 °C
13 V
12 V
16 11 V
10 V
9 V
8 V
7 V
12 6 V
BOTTOM 5 V
8
4
0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
VDS, Drain-to-Source Voltage (V)
Fig. 2 - Typical Output Characteristics
30
25
TJ = 25 °C
20
15
TJ = 150 °C
10
5 VDS = 30.4 V
0
0 5 10 15 20 25
VGS, Gate-to-Source Voltage (V)
, Drain-to-Source Current (A)
ID
, Drain-to-Source Current (A)
ID
, Drain-to-Source Current (A)
ID
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**Fig. 3 - Typical Transfer Characteristics** **==> picture [201 x 168] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
3.0
ID = 6 A
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
V GS = 10 V
0.5
0
- 60 - 40 - 20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
TJ, Junction Temperature (°C)
(Normalized)
, Drain-to-Source On-Resistance
DS(on)
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10 000
VGS = 0 V, f = 1 MHz
C iss = C gs + C gd , C ds shorted
C rss = C gd
1000 Ciss Coss = Cds + Cgd
100
Coss
10 Crss
1
0 100 200 300 400 500
VDS, Drain-to-Source Voltage (V)
C, Capacitance (pF)
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**Fig. 5 - Typical Capacitance vs. Drain-to-Source Voltage** **==> picture [222 x 166] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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5000
5
4
Coss Eoss 3
500
2
1
50 0
0 100 200 300 400 500
VDS
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**Fig. 6 - Coss and Eoss vs. VDS** Document Number: 91617 S22-0948-Rev. D, 21-Nov-2022 **3** For technical questions, contact: hvm@vishay.com THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. THE PRODUCTS DESCRIBED HEREIN AND THIS DOCUMENT ARE SUBJECT TO SPECIFIC DISCLAIMERS, SET FORTH AT www.vishay.com/doc?91000 **SiHP12N50E** www.vishay.com Vishay Siliconix **==> picture [198 x 169] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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VDS = 400 V
VDS = 250 V
20 V DS = 100 V
16
12
8
4
0
0 10 20 30 40 50
Qg, Total Gate Charge (nC)
, Gate-to-Source Voltage (V)
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**Fig. 7 - Typical Gate Charge vs. Gate-to-Source Voltage** **==> picture [200 x 168] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
100
T J = 150 °C
10
1 TJ = 25 °C
VGS = 0 V
0.1
0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4
VSD, Source-Drain Voltage (V)
, Reverse Drain Current (A)
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**Fig. 8 - Typical Source-Drain Diode Forward Voltage** **==> picture [201 x 373] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
12
9
6
3
0
25 50 75 100 125 150
TC, Case Temperature (°C)
Fig. 10 - Maximum Drain Current vs. Case Temperature
650
625
600
575
550
525
500
ID = 250 μA
475
- 60 - 40 - 20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
TJ, Junction Temperature (°C)
, Drain Current (A)
ID
, Drain-to-Source Breakdown Voltage (V)
DS
V
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**Fig. 10 - Maximum Drain Current vs. Case Temperature** **Fig. 11 - Temperature vs. Drain-to-Source Voltage** **==> picture [204 x 173] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
100 Operation in this Area
Limited by RDS(on)
I DM Limited
10
100 μ s
Limited by RDS(on)*
1
1 ms
0.1 TC = 25 °C 10 m s
TJ = 150 °C
Single Pulse
BVDSS Limited
0.01
1 10 100 1000
VDS, Drain-to-Source Voltage (V)
* VGS > minimum VGS at which RDS(on) is specified
, Drain Current (A)
ID
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**Fig. 9 - Maximum Safe Operating Area** S22-0948-Rev. D, 21-Nov-2022 Document Number: 91617 **4** For technical questions, contact: hvm@vishay.com THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. THE PRODUCTS DESCRIBED HEREIN AND THIS DOCUMENT ARE SUBJECT TO SPECIFIC DISCLAIMERS, SET FORTH AT www.vishay.com/doc?91000 **SiHP12N50E** Vishay Siliconix www.vishay.com **==> picture [437 x 167] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Duty Cycle = 0.5
0.2
0.1
0.05
0.1
0.02
Single Pulse
0.01
0.0001 0.001 0.01 0.1 1
Pulse Time (s)
Thermal Impedance
Normalized Effective Transient
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**Fig. 12 - Normalized Thermal Transient Impedance, Junction-to-Case** **==> picture [151 x 227] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
RD
VDS
VGS
D.U.T.
RG +- VDD
10 V
Pulse width ≤ 1 µs
Duty factor ≤ 0.1 %
Fig. 13 - Switching Time Test Circuit
VDS
90 %
10 %
VGS
td(on) tr td(off) tf
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**Fig. 14 - Switching Time Waveforms** **==> picture [212 x 111] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
L
VDS
Vary tp to obtain
required IAS
RG D.U.T +
- [V][DD]
IAS
10 V
tp 0.01 Ω
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**Fig. 15 - Unclamped Inductive Test Circuit** **==> picture [151 x 417] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
VDS
t
p
VDD
VDS
IAS
Fig. 16 - Unclamped Inductive Waveforms
QG
10 V
QGS QGD
VG
Charge
Fig. 17 - Basic Gate Charge Waveform
Current regulator
Same type as D.U.T.
50 kΩ
12 V 0.2 µF
0.3 µF
+
D.U.T. - VDS
VGS
3 mA
IG ID
Current sampling resistors
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**Fig. 16 - Unclamped Inductive Waveforms** **==> picture [151 x 8] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Fig. 17 - Basic Gate Charge Waveform
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**Fig. 18 - Gate Charge Test Circuit** Document Number: 91617 S22-0948-Rev. D, 21-Nov-2022 **5** For technical questions, contact: hvm@vishay.com THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. THE PRODUCTS DESCRIBED HEREIN AND THIS DOCUMENT ARE SUBJECT TO SPECIFIC DISCLAIMERS, SET FORTH AT www.vishay.com/doc?91000 **SiHP12N50E** Vishay Siliconix **==> picture [77 x 10] intentionally omitted <==** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Peak Diode Recovery dV/dt Test Circuit
+ Circuit layout considerations
D.U.T.
• Low stray inductance
• Ground plane
• Low leakage inductance
current transformer
-
+
- - +
Rg • dV/dt controlled by Rg +
•• Driver same type as D.U.T.ISD controlled by duty factor “D” - VDD
• D.U.T. - device under test
Driver gate drive
Period D = P.W.
P.W. Period
VGS = 10 V [a]
D.U.T. lSD waveform
Reverse
recovery Body diode forward
current current dI/dt
D.U.T. VDS waveform Diode recovery
dV/dt
VDD
Re-applied
voltage
Body diode forward drop
Inductor current
Ripple ≤ 5 % ISD
Note
a. VGS = 5 V for logic level devices
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