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TO-252

TO-252, also known as DPAK or Decawatt Package, is a semiconductor package developed by Motorola for surface mounting on circuit boards. It represents a surface-mount variant of TO-251 package, and smaller variant of the D2PAK package. It is often used for high-power MOSFETs and voltage regulators.

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TO-252, also known as DPAK1 or Decawatt Package, is a semiconductor package developed by Motorola2 for surface mounting on circuit boards.3 It represents a surface-mount4 variant of TO-251 package, and smaller variant of the D2PAK package. It is often used for high-power MOSFETs and voltage regulators.

Variants

Variant with 5 pins: a dual input dropout regulator (Globaltech GS1581D) source ↗

Package can have 3 pins with 90 mils (2.3 mm) pitch or 5 pins with 45 mils (1.1 mm) pitch. The middle pin is usually connected to the tab. The middle pin is sometimes omitted.

See also

See also

References

References

  1. Prasad, Ray (2013-11-27). Surface Mount Technology: Principles and Practice. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 113–. ISBN 9781461540847. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  2. "DPAK - Discrete or Decawatt Package". eesemi.com. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  3. "DPAK – Discrete or Decawatt Package". eesemi.com. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  4. Hinch, Stephen W. (1988-01-01). Handbook of Surface Mount Technology. Longman Scientific & Technical. ISBN 9780470210949. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
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