DN2540Typical Performance CurvesOutput CharacteristicsSaturation Characteristics 0.5 250 V = 1.0V GS 0.5V V = 1.0V GS 0.4 200 0.5V 0V 0V ) 0.3 150 -0.5V (amperes 0.2 (milliamps 100 I D I D 0.1 -0.5V 50 -1.0V -1.0V 0 0 0 80 160 240 320 400 0 1 2 3 4 5 V (Volts) V (volts) DS DS Transconductance vs. Drain CurrentPower Dissipation vs. Temperature 20 0.5 V = 10V DS 0.4 TO-220 T = -55OC A ) 0.3 T = 25OC A 10 (watts) (siemens T = 125OC A 0.2 P D G FS 0.1 T = 25OC A TO-243AA 0 TO-92 0 0 50 100 150 200 250 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 I (milliamps) T (OC) D C Maximum Rated Safe Operating AreaThermal Response Characteristics 1.0 1.0 TO-92/TO-220 (pulsed) T = 25OC A TO-220 (DC) TO-243AA (DC) 0.8 TO-243AA T = 25OC 0.1 A TO-92 (DC) P = 1.6W D 0.6 (Amperes) I D 0.4 0.01 TO-220 T = 25OC C 0.2 P = 15W Thermal Resistance (normalized D TO-92 T = 25OC C T = 25OC C P = 1.0W D 0.001 0 1 10 100 1000 0.001 0.01 0.1 1.0 10 V (volts) DS t (seconds) p Doc.# DSFP-DN2540 Supertex inc. B060313 4 www.supertex.com