Acronym · Packaging & Assembly
TO-220 (Transistor Outline 220)
A through-hole power package with a metal tab for bolting to a heatsink and usually three leads. It is the best known member of the TO outline family, which also includes TO-3, TO-247 and the surface-mount TO-252 and TO-263.
- Also known as
- TO220, DPAK family (TO-252), TO-220AB
- Type
- Acronym
- Domain
- Packaging & Assembly, Package families
- Also relevant to
- Power & Discretes
Notes
The default package for discrete MOSFETs, IGBTs and voltage regulators rated from a few watts to tens of watts.
Related terms
- SOT-23
- Exposed pad
- Junction temperature
- Thermal resistance
- TO-247
- D2PAK
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