TO-66 is a type of semiconductor package for devices with three connections, such as transistors. The shape is similar to the TO-3 package, but the size is smaller. The TO-66 package is made entirely of metal and is commonly used by silicon controlled rectifiers and power transistors. In Europe, it was popularly used by the complementary germanium power transistors AD161/AD162.
The TO-66 package consists of a diamond-shaped base plate with diagonals of and . The plate has two mounting holes on the long diagonal, with the centers spaced apart. A cap attached to one side of the plate and under which the semiconductor chip is located, brings the total height to up to . Two pins on the other side of the plate are isolated from the package by individual glass-metal seals. The metal case forms the third connection (in the case of a bipolar junction transistor this is typically the collector).
Variants TO-66 is often used as a synonym for any of the variants that have the same footprint (i.e. position of mounting holes and pins) as TO-66.
TO-123 TO-123 reduces the maximum thickness of the base plate from to .
TO-124 TO-124 increases the maximum thickness of the base plate from to and the maximum total height from to .
TO-213 TO-213 is intended to replace previous definitions of flange-mounted packages with a pin spacing. The different outlines are now defined as variants of TO-213: TO-66 is renamed to TO-213-AA, TO-123 to TO-213-AB, TO-124 to TO-213-AC.
National standards Standards organizationStandardDesignation forTO-66TO-123TO-124JEDECJEP95TO-213-AATO-213-ABTO-213-ACIECIEC 60191C13/B16EIAJ / JEITAED-7500ATC-16A/TB-12 –TC-9/TB-12British StandardsBS 3934SO-55/SB2-5GosstandartGOST 18472—88 – –KT-8RosstandartGOST R 57439Kombinat Mikroelektronik ErfurtTGL 11811 – –DTGL 26713/11 – –L2B
See also TO-126 - a plastic package with power ratings similar to TO-66
References
External links TO-66 Package, EESemi.com