# Transmissive Photo Interrupter, Phototransistor, SMD, 3 mm, 0.3 mm, 25 mA, 5 V

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**SKU**: TCUT1600X01
**Manufacturer**: VISHAY
**Category**: Sensors & Transducers || Sensors || Photo Interrupters || Transmissive Photo Interrupters
**Price**: €0.7990
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## Datasheet

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**TCUT1600X01** 

Vishay Semiconductors 

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## **Tall Dome Dual Channel Transmissive Optical Sensor with Phototransistor Outputs** 

## **FEATURES** 

- Package type: surface mount 

- Detector type: phototransistor 

- Dimensions (L x W x H in mm): 5.5 x 4 x 5.7 

- AEC-Q101 qualified 

- Gap (in mm): 3 

- Aperture (in mm): 0.3 

- Channel distance (center to center): 0.8 mm 

- Typical output current under test: IC = 1.6 mA 

- Emitter wavelength: 950 nm 

- Lead (Pb)-free soldering released 

## **DESCRIPTION** 

The TCUT1600X01 is a compact transmissive sensor that includes an infrared emitter and two phototransistor detectors, located face-to-face in a surface mount package. The tall dome design supports additional mechanical room for vertical signal encoding. 

- Moisture sensitivity level (MSL): 1 

- Material categorization: for definitions of compliance please see www.vishay.com/doc?99912 

## **APPLICATIONS** 

- Automotive optical sensors 

- Accurate position sensor for encoder 

- Sensor for motion, speed, and direction 

- Sensor for “turn and push” encoding 

|**PRODUCT SUMMARY**|**PRODUCT SUMMARY**|**PRODUCT SUMMARY**|**PRODUCT SUMMARY**|**PRODUCT SUMMARY**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**PART NUMBER**|**GAP WIDTH**<br>**(mm)**|**APERTURE WIDTH**<br>**(mm)**|**TYPICAL OUTPUT**<br>**CURRENT UNDER TEST(1)**<br>**(mA)**|**DAYLIGHT BLOCKING**<br>**FILTER INTEGRATED**|
|TCUT1600X01|3|0.3|1.6|No|



## **Note** 

- (1) Conditions like in table basic characteristics/coupler 

|**ORDERING INFORMATION**|**ORDERING INFORMATION**|**ORDERING INFORMATION**|**ORDERING INFORMATION**|
|---|---|---|---|
|**ORDERING CODE**|**PACKAGING**|**VOLUME(1)**|**REMARKS**|
|TCUT1600X01|Tape and reel|MOQ: 1300 pcs, 1300 pcs/reel|Drypack, MSL 1|



## **Note** 

- (1) MOQ: minimum order quantity 

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Document Number: 84174 

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|**ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS**(Tamb= 25 °C, unless otherwise specified)|**ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS**(Tamb= 25 °C, unless otherwise specified)|**ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS**(Tamb= 25 °C, unless otherwise specified)|**ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS**(Tamb= 25 °C, unless otherwise specified)|**ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS**(Tamb= 25 °C, unless otherwise specified)|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**PARAMETER**|**TEST CONDITION**|**SYMBOL**|**VALUE**|**UNIT**|
|**COUPLER**|||||
|Total power dissipation|Tamb ≤95 °C|Ptot|37.5|mW|
|Junction temperature||Tj|110|°C|
|Ambient temperature range||Tamb|-40 to +105|°C|
|Storage temperature range||Tstg|-40 to +125|°C|
|Solderingtemperature|In accordance with fig. 16|Tsd|260|°C|
|**INPUT (EMITTER)**|||||
|Reverse voltage||VR|5|V|
|Forward current|Tamb ≤95 °C|IF|25|mA|
|Forward surge current|tp ≤10 μs|IFSM|200|mA|
|Power dissipation|Tamb ≤95 °C|PV|37.5|mW|
|**OUTPUT (DETECTOR)**|||||
|Collector emitter voltage||VCEO|20|V|
|Emitter collector voltage||VECO|7|V|
|Collector current||IC|20|mA|
|Collector dark current|Tamb =85 °C, VCE= 5 V|ICEO|3.3|μA|



## **ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS** 

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40<br>35<br>30<br>25<br>20 R thJA  = 460 K/W<br>15<br>10<br>5<br>0<br>0 20 40 60 80 100 120<br>22460 Tamb - Ambient Temperature (°C)<br> - Power Dissipation (mW)<br>V<br>P<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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30<br>25<br>20<br>15 R thJA  = 460 K/W<br>10<br>5<br>0<br>0 20 40 60 80 100 120<br>22461 Tamb - Ambient Temperature (°C)<br> - Forward Current (mA)<br>IF<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


Fig. 1 - Power Dissipation Limit vs. Ambient Temperature 

Fig. 2 - Forward Current Limit vs. Ambient Temperature 

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|**ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS**(Tamb= 25 °C, unless otherwise specified)|**ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS**(Tamb= 25 °C, unless otherwise specified)|**ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS**(Tamb= 25 °C, unless otherwise specified)|**ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS**(Tamb= 25 °C, unless otherwise specified)|**ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS**(Tamb= 25 °C, unless otherwise specified)|**ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS**(Tamb= 25 °C, unless otherwise specified)|**ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS**(Tamb= 25 °C, unless otherwise specified)|
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|**PARAMETER**|**TEST CONDITION**|**SYMBOL**|**MIN.**|**TYP.**|**MAX.**|**UNIT**|
|**COUPLER**|||||||
|Collector current per channel|VCE= 5 V, IF= 15 mA|IC|0.7|1.6|-|mA|
|Collector emitter saturation<br>voltage|IF= 15 mA, IC= 0.2 mA|VCEsat|-|-|0.4|V|
|**INPUT (EMITTER)**|||||||
|Forward voltage|IF= 15 mA|VF|1|1.2|1.4|V|
|Reverse current|VR= 5 V|IR|-|-|10|μA|
|Junction capacitance|VR= 0 V, f = 1 MHz|Cj|-|25|-|pF|
|**OUTPUT (DETECTOR)**|||||||
|Collector emitter voltage IC|IC= 1 mA|VCEO|20|-|-|V|
|Emitter collector voltage|IE= 100 μA|VECO|7|-|-|V|
|Collector dark current|VCE= 25 V, IF= 0 A, E = 0 lx|ICEO|-|1|100|nA|
|**SWITCHING CHARACTERISTICS**|||||||
|Rise time|IC= 0.7 mA, VCE= 5 V,<br>RL= 100Ω(see fig. 3)|tr|-|9|150|μs|
|Fall time|IC= 0.7 mA, VCE= 5 V,<br>RL= 100Ω(see fig. 3)|tf|-|16|150|μs|



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I F<br>0 IF IF + 5 VIC adjusted by IF IC0 t  p t<br>100 %<br>R G = 50 Ω 90 %<br>tp = 20<br>T<br>tp = 1 ms<br>10 %<br>Channel IIChannel I OscilloscopeCR LL ≤ ≥ 20 pF1 MΩ 0 t dt ont r t s t offt f t<br>50 Ω 100 Ω t p Pulse duration ts Storage time<br>t d Delay time t f Fall time<br>20688 t r Rise time t off (= ts + tf) Turn-off time<br>t on (= td + tr)    Turn-on time 96 11698<br>Fig. 3 - Test Circuit for tr and tf Fig. 4 - Switching Times<br>(Tamb = 25 °C, unless otherwise specified)amb = 25 °C, unless otherwise specified) = 25 °C, unless otherwise specified)<br>100 1.4<br>1.3<br>10 1.2<br>1.1<br>1 1.0<br>0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 - 50 - 25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150<br>20589 VF - Forward Voltage (V) 22680  Tamb - Ambient Temperature (°C)<br> - Forward Current (mA)IF  - Forward Voltage (V)VF<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **BASIC CHARACTERISTICS** (Tamb = 25 °C, unless otherwise specified)amb = 25 °C, unless otherwise specified) = 25 °C, unless otherwise specified) 

Fig. 5 - Forward Current vs. Forward Voltage 

Fig. 6 - Forward Voltage vs. Ambient Temperature 

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10<br>1<br>0.1<br>V CE  = 5 V<br>0.01<br>1 10 100<br>22681 IF - Forward Current (mA)<br> - Collector Current (mA)<br>IC<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


Fig. 7 - Collector Current vs. Forward Current 

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10<br>IF = 25 mA<br>1 IF = 15 mA<br>IF = 5 mA<br>I F  = 3 mA<br>0.1<br>0.01<br>0.1 1 10 100<br>22682 VCE - Collector Emitter Voltage (V)<br>Fig. 8 - Collector Current vs. Collector Emitter Voltage<br>0.30<br>I C  = 200 μA<br>0.25<br>I F  = 5 mA<br>0.20<br>0.15<br>0.10 I F  = 15 mA<br>0.05<br>0.00<br>- 50 - 25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150<br>22683 Tamb - Ambient Tempearture (°C)<br>Fig. 9 - Collector Emitter Saturation Voltage vs.<br> Ambient Temperature<br> - Collector Current (mA)<br>IC<br> - Coll. Emitter Saturation Voltage (V)<br>CEsat<br>V<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


Fig. 8 - Collector Current vs. Collector Emitter Voltage 

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2.5<br>VCE = 5 V<br>2.0<br>IF = 15 mA<br>1.5<br>1.0<br>IF = 5 mA<br>0.5<br>0.0<br>- 50 - 25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150<br>22684 Tamb - Ambient Temperature (°C)<br> - Collector Current (mA)<br>IC<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


Fig. 10 - Collector Current vs. Ambient Temperature 

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100 000<br>10 000<br>VCE = 70 V<br>VCE = 25 V<br>1000 VCE =   5 V<br>100<br>10<br>1<br>- 50 - 25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150<br>22685 Tamb - Ambient Temperature (°C)<br>Fig. 11 - Collector Dark Current vs. Ambient Temperature<br>1<br>S<br>0.8<br>0.6<br>0.4<br>0.2<br>0<br>- 1.5 - 1 - 0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5<br>20595 S - Horizontal Displacement (mm)<br> - Collector Dark Current (nA)<br>ICEO<br> - Relative Collector Current<br>IC rel<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


Fig. 11 - Collector Dark Current vs. Ambient Temperature 

Fig. 12 - Relative Collector Current vs. Horizontal Displacement 

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1<br>Optical axis<br>0.5<br>0<br>- 1.5 - 1 - 0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5<br>20610 S - Vertical Displacement (mm)<br> - Rel. Collector Current 1 ± 0.2 S<br>ICrel<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


Fig. 13 - Relative Collector Current vs. Vertical Displacement 

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IF = 15 mA + VC = 5 V<br>74HCT14<br>10 kΩ V E U Q<br>13887<br>GND<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


Fig. 15 - Application example 

## **REFLOW SOLDER PROFILE** 

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100<br>90<br>80<br>70 R L  = 100 Ω<br>60<br>50<br>40<br>tf<br>30<br>20 tr<br>10<br>0<br>0 250 500 750 1000 1250 1500 1750 2000<br>20599 IC - Collector Current (µA)<br> - Rise/Fall Time (µs)/ttfr<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


Fig. 14 - Rise/Fall Time vs. Collector Current 

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300<br>max. 260 °C<br>250 255 °C 245 °C<br>240 °C<br>217 °C<br>200<br>max. 30 s<br>150<br>max. 120 s max. 100 s<br>100<br>max. ramp down 6 °C/s<br>50 max. ramp up 3 °C/s<br>0<br>0 50 100 150 200 250 300<br>19841 Time (s)<br>Temperature (°C)<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


Fig. 16 - Lead (Pb)-free Reflow Solder Profile acc. J-STD-020 

## **FLOOR LIFE** 

Level 1, acc. JEDEC[®] , J-STD-020. No time limit. 

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## **PACKAGE DIMENSIONS** in millimeters 

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3.16 Material cut-outs<br>Not indicated tolerances ± 0.15<br>1.4<br>0<br>Technical drawings 1.4<br>according to DIN Emitter side<br>specification. wider contact for<br>pin-identification<br>0.2 max. 0.2 max. 0.8 ± 0.05<br>0.2 B<br>5.5<br>Optical axis<br>0.3 ± 0.05<br>3<br>Injection gate<br>location<br>5 4<br>B<br>Pin connection<br>top view<br>A Coll.<br>NC E Detector side<br>Cath. E<br>Proposed solderpad design<br>1.9 1<br>Ejector marks<br>Marking area<br>1.4<br>Emitter side<br>0<br>1.4<br>3<br>Drawing-No.: 6.541-5098.01-4<br>Issue: 1;  04.11.15<br>R0.9<br>R0.3<br>0.8 0.5<br>1 1<br>1.2 1<br>4.5<br>5.7 Ø 0.35<br>0.9 0.9<br>0.7<br>0.7<br>1.2<br>1<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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## **PACKAGE DIMENSIONS** in millimeters 

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