# Thyristor, 600 V, 5 mA, 8 A, 12 A, TO-220FPAB, 3 Pins

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**URL**: https://novapart.co/products/TYN612MFP/thyristor-600-v-5-ma-8-a-12-to-220fpab-3-pins
**SKU**: TYN612MFP
**Manufacturer**: STMICROELECTRONICS
**Category**: Semiconductors - Discretes || Thyristors || Thyristors - SCRs
**Price**: €0.3000
**Stock**: 25+
**Lead Time**: 120 days (indicative)

## Description

Peak Repetitive Off-State Voltage, Vdrm:600V; Gate Trigger Current Max, Igt:5mA; Current It av:8A; On State RMS Current IT(rms):12A; Thyristor Case Style:TO-220FPAB; No. of Pins:3Pin

## Specifications

| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Msl | MSL 1 - Unlimited |
| Svhc | No SVHC (25-Jun-2025) |
| No. Of Pins | 3Pins |
| Product Range | - |
| Thyristor Mounting | Through Hole |
| Holding Current Max | 20mA |
| On State Rms Current | 12A |
| Thyristor Case Style | TO-220FPAB |
| Average On State Current | 8A |
| Gate Trigger Current Max | 5mA |
| Gate Trigger Voltage Max | 1.3V |
| Operating Temperature Max | 125°C |
| Peak Non Repetitive Surge Current | - |
| Peak Repetitive Off State Voltage | 600V |

## Datasheet

📄 [Download PDF](https://novapart.co/datasheet/farnell:2807486/)

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## **TYN612M** 

## 12 A SCR 

## **Main features** 

|**Symbol**|**Value**|**Unit**|
|---|---|---|
|**IT(RMS)**|12|A|
|**VDRM/VRRM**|600|V|
|**IGT (min / max)**|1.5 / 5|mA|



## **Description** 

The TYN612M SCR is suitable to fit modes of control found in applications such as voltage regulation circuits for motorbikes, overvoltage crowbar protection, motor control circuits in power tools and kitchen aids, inrush current limiting circuits, capacitive discharge ignition. 

The insulated fullpack package allows a back to back configuration. 

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## **Order codes** 

|**Order codes**||
|---|---|
|**Part Numbers**|**Marking**|
|TYN612MRG|TYN612M|
|TYN612MFP|TYN612MFP|



## **Table 1. Absolute ratings (limiting values)** 

|**Symbol**|**Parameter**|**Parameter**|**Parameter**|**Value**|**Unit**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|IT(RMS)|RMS on-state current<br>(180° conduction angle)|TO-220AB|Tc= 105° C|12|A|
|||TO-220FPAB|Tc= 70° C|12||
|IT(AV)|Average on-state current<br>(180° conduction angle)|TO-220AB|Tc= 105° C|8|A|
|||TO-220FPAB|Tc= 70° C|8||
|ITSM|Non repetitive surge peak on-state<br>current|tp= 8.3 ms|Tj= 25° C|125|A|
|||tp= 10 ms||120||
|I²t|I²t Value for fusing|tp= 10 ms|Tj= 25° C|72|A2S|
|dI/dt|Critical rate of rise of on-state current<br>IG= 2 x IGT, tr ≤100 ns|F = 60 Hz|Tj= 125° C|50|A/µs|
|IGM|Peak gate current|tp= 20 µs|Tj= 125° C|4|A|
|PG(AV)|Average gate power dissipation||Tj= 125° C|1|W|
|Tstg<br>Tj|Storage junction temperature range<br>Operating junction temperature range|||- 40 to + 150<br>- 40 to + 125|° C|
|VRGM|Maximum peak reverse gate voltage|||5|V|



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Rev 4 

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**Characteristics** 

**TYN612M** 

## **1 Characteristics** 

## **Table 2. Electrical characteristics (Tj = 25° C, unless otherwise specified)** 

|**Symbol**|**Test Conditions**|**Test Conditions**||**Value**|**Unit**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|IGT|VD= 12 V        RL= 140Ω||MIN.|1.5|mA|
||||MAX.|5||
|VGT|VD= 12 V        RL= 140Ω||MIN.|0.5|V|
||||TYP.|0.7||
||||MAX.|1.3||
|VGD|VD= VDRMRL= 3.3 kΩ|Tj= 125° C|MIN.|0.2|V|
|IH|IT= 500 mA    Gate open||MAX.|20|mA|
|IL|IG= 1.2 IGT||MAX.|40|mA|
|dV/dt|VD=  67 % VDRMGate open|Tj=125° C|MIN.|50|V/µs|
|VTM|ITM=  24 A    tp= 380 µs|Tj= 25° C|MAX.|1.6|V|
|Vt0|Threshold voltage|Tj= 125° C|MAX.|0.85|V|
|Rd|Dynamic resistance|Tj= 125° C|MAX.|30|mΩ|
|IDRM<br>IRRM|VDRM= VRRM|Tj= 25° C|MAX.|5|µA|
|||Tj= 125° C||2|mA|



## **Table 3. Thermal resistance** 

|**Symbol**|**Parameter**||**Value**|**Unit**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Rth(j-c)|Junction to case (DC)|TO-220AB|1.3<br>4.5|° C/W|
|||TO-220FPAB|||
|Rth(j-a)|Junction to ambient (DC)|TO-220AB|55<br>55|° C/W|
|||TO-220FPAB|||



**Figure 1. Maximum average power dissipation versus average on-state current** 

**Figure 2. Average and D.C. on-state current versus case temperature (TO-220AB)** 

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12 P(W) 14 IT(AV)(A)<br>11 α = 180° 13 D.C.<br>10 12<br>9 11<br>10<br>8<br>9 α = 180°<br>7 8<br>6 7<br>5 6<br>5<br>4<br>4<br>3 3<br>2 2<br>1 IT(AV)(A) 1 TC(°C)<br>0 0<br>0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 25 50 75 100 125<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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**TYN612M** 

**Figure 3. Average and D.C. on-state current Figure 4. Relative variation of thermal versus case temperature impedance versus pulse duration (TO-220FPAB) (TO-220AB)** 

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14 IT(AV)(A) 1.E+00 K=[Zth/Rth]<br>13 D.C.<br>12<br>11 Rth(j-c)<br>10<br>9 α = 180°<br>8<br>7 1.E-01 Rth(j-a)<br>6<br>5<br>4<br>3<br>2<br>1 TC(°C) tp(s)<br>0 1.E-02<br>0 25 50 75 100 125 1.E-03 1.E-02 1.E-01 1.E+00 1.E+01 1.E+02 1.E+03<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Figure 5. Relative variation of thermal impedance versus pulse duration (TO-220FPAB)** 

**Figure 6. Relative variation of gate trigger current, holding current, latching current and gate trigger voltage versus junction temperature (typical values)** 

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K=[Zth/Rth] IGT, IH, IL, VGT [Tj] / IGT, IH, IL, VGT [Tj=25°C]<br>1.E+00 2.4<br>2.2<br>2.0<br>Rth(j-c) 1.8 IGT<br>1.6<br>1.4 IH & IL<br>1.E-01 Rth(j-a) 1.2<br>1.0 VGT<br>0.8<br>0.6<br>0.4<br>tp(s) 0.2 T (°C)j<br>1.E-02 0.0<br>1.E-03 1.E-02 1.E-01 1.E+00 1.E+01 1.E+02 1.E+03 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


**Figure 7. Surge peak on-state current versus Figure 8. number of cycles** 

**Non-repetitive surge peak on-state current for a sinusoidal pulse with width tp < 10 ms, and corresponding values of I²t** 

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ITSM(A) ITSM(A), I t (A s)2 2<br>130 1000<br>120 Tj initial=25°C<br>110 ITSM<br>100 tp=10m s<br>90 Non repetitiveTj initial=25°C O ne cycle<br>80<br>70<br>60 100 I t2<br>50 TRepetitiveC=105°C<br>40<br>30<br>20<br>10 Number of cycles tP(ms)<br>0 10<br>1 10 100 1000 0.01 0.10 1.00 10.00<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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**Ordering information scheme** 

**TYN612M** 

**Figure 9. On-state characteristics (maximum values)** 

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ITM(A)<br>100.00<br>T =125°Cj<br>Tj max.:<br>Vt0=0.85V<br>Rd=0.030Ω<br>10.00 T =25°Cj<br>1.00<br>VTM(V)<br>0.10<br>0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **2 Ordering information scheme** 

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TYN   6   12   M   FP   RG<br>Standard SCR<br>Voltage<br>6 = 600V<br>Current<br>12 = 12A<br>Sensitivity<br>M = 5mA<br>Package<br>FP = TO-220FPAB<br>Blank = TO-220AB<br>Packing mode<br>RG = Tube (TO-220AB)<br>Blank = Tube (TO-220FPAB)<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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**Package information** 

**TYN612M** 

## **3 Package information** 

- Epoxy meets UL94, V0 

**Table 4. TO-220AB dimensions** 

|**I**|||||||**C**<br>**2**<br>**F**<br>**c1**<br>|**Ref.**|**Dimensions**|**Dimensions**|**Dimensions**|**Dimensions**|**Dimensions**|**Dimensions**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||||||**Millimeters**|||**Inches**|||
||||||||||**Min.**|**Typ.**|**Max.**|**Min.**|**Typ.**|**Max.**|
|||||||||A|15.20||15.90|0.598||0.625|
|||||||||a1||3.75|||0.147||
||||||**B**|**b2**<br>**c**<br>**L**<br>**A**<br>**a1**<br>**a2**<br>**b1**<br>**M**|||||||||
|||||**Ø**|**I**|||a2|13.00||14.00|0.511||0.551|
|||||||||B|10.00||10.40|0.393||0.409|
||||||||||||||||
||**4**||**l3**|||||b1|0.61||0.88|0.024||0.034|
|||||||||b2|1.23||1.32|0.048||0.051|
||||||||||||||||
|||||||||C<br>|4.40<br>||4.60<br>|0.173<br>||0.181<br>|
|||||||||c1|0.49||0.70|0.019||0.027|
||||**l2**|||||c2|2.40||2.72|0.094||0.107|
|||||**e**||||e|2.40||2.70|0.094||0.106|
|||||||||F|6.20||6.60|0.244||0.259|
|||||||||ØI|3.75||3.85|0.147||0.151|
|||||||||I4|15.80|16.40|16.80|0.622|0.646|0.661|
||||||||||||||||
|||||||||L|2.65||2.95|0.104||0.116|
|||||||||l2|1.14||1.70|0.044||0.066|
|||||||||l3|1.14||1.70|0.044||0.066|
|||||||||M||2.60|||0.102||



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## **Table 5. TO-220FPAB Dimensions** 

|**L3**||||||||**L7**<br>**E**|**Ref.**|**Dimensions**|**Dimensions**|**Dimensions**|**Dimensions**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||||||**Millimeters**||**Inches**||
|||||||||||**Min.**|**Max.**|**Min.**|**Max.**|
||||||||||A|4.4|4.6|0.173|0.181|
|||||**L6**<br>**L5**<br>**F1**<br>**F2**<br>**F**<br>|**Dia**<br>**D**||**A**|||||||
||||||||||B|2.5|2.7|0.098|0.106|
||||**H**||||**B**||D|2.5|2.75|0.098|0.108|
|||||||||||||||
||||||||||E|0.45|0.70|0.018|0.027|
||**L4**<br>**L2**|||||||||||||
||||||||||F|075|1|0030|0039|
||||||||||F1|.<br>1.15|1.70|.<br>0.045|.<br>0.067|
|||||||||||||||
||||||||||F2|1.15|1.70|0.045|0.067|
||||||||||G|4.95|5.20|0.195|0.205|
||||**G1**<br>**G**||||||G1|2.4|2.7|0.094|0.106|
|||||||||||||||
||||||||||H|10|10.4|0.393|0.409|
|||||||||||||||
||||||||||L2|16 Typ.||0.63 Typ.||
||||||||||L3|28.6|30.6|1.126|1.205|
||||||||||L4|9.8|10.6|0.386|0.417|
||||||||||L5|2.9|3.6|0.114|0.142|
|||||||||||||||
||||||||||L6|15.9|16.4|0.626|0.646|
||||||||||L7|9.00|9.30|0.354|0.366|
||||||||||Dia.|3.00|3.20|0.118|0.126|



In order to meet environmental requirements, ST offers these devices in ECOPACK® packages. These packages have a lead-free second level interconnect. The category of second level interconnect is marked on the inner box label, in compliance with JEDEC Standard JESD97. The maximum ratings related to soldering conditions are also marked on the inner box label. ECOPACK is an ST trademark. ECOPACK specifications are available at: www.st.com. 

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**TYN612M** 

## **4** 

## **Ordering information** 

|**Ordering type**|**Marking**|**Package**|**Weight**|**Base qty**|**Delivery mode**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|TYN612MRG|TYN612M|TO-220AB|2.3 g|50|Tube|
|TYN612MFP|TYN612MFP|TO-220AB|2.0 g|50|Tube|



## **5 Revision history** 

|**Date**|**Revision**|**Description of Changes**|
|---|---|---|
|Sep-2002|1A|Last update.|
|10-Fev-2005|2|TO-220FPAB package added.|
|11-Apr-2007|3|Reformatted to current standards. Added typical and minimum<br>values for VGTin_Table 2_.|
|17-Apr-2007|4|Added VGTcurve in_Figure 6_.|



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