PNP power transistor for medium-current switching
Vce saturation and base drive at full load
At 3 A collector current, the Vce saturation is 1.2 V with a base current of 375 mA. The minimum DC current gain (hFE) at 3 A, 4 V is 10.
The DPAK (TO-252) footprint is common and compact. The tab is the collector;
It is ROHS3 compliant, so no RoHS exemption paperwork is needed for EU-market builds. The suffix -A indicates a specific ON Semiconductor lead-free plating variant.
