ULN2803

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DARLINGTON ARRAY DRIVER IC

DESCRIPTION

The ULN2803 is high-voltage, high-current darlington driver IC

composed of 8 NPN darlington pairs. All units share the emitter in
common, and each unit adopts open-collector output. A 2.7KΩ resistor is
connected to each darlington pair in serial, which is compatible with TTL
and 5V CMOS for data processing without logic buffer.
Sink current of ULN2803 is up to 500mA, when it is off state, the DIP-18-300-2.54

withstand voltage is 50V and the output can runs with high load current,
which provides solutions for various interface.

FEATURES

 Wide operating voltage range

SOP-18-375-1.27
 8-ch high-gain darlington array
 High output voltage (up to 50V)
 High output current (up to 500mA)
 Able to connect to TTL, CMOS, PMOS directly
 Clamp diodes for switching inductive loads

APPLICATIONS

 Relay driver
 DC lamp driver
 Step motor driver
 Magnet valve
 DC brushless motor driver

ORDERING INFORMATION

Hazardous
Part No. Package Marking Packing Type
Substance Control
UMW ULN2803AN DIP-18-300-2.54 ULN2803AN Halogen free Tube
UMW ULN2803A SOP-18-375-1.27 ULN2803A Halogen free Tape&Reel

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BOLBK DIAGRAM

1 18

2 17

3 16

4 15

5 14

6 13

7 12

8 11

GND 9 10

Pin
I/O Description
Pin name Pin
<1:8> 1-8 Input Channel 1~8 darlington input
<11:18> 18-11 Output Channel 1~8 darlington output
(GND) 9 GND Ground
COM 10 Input/ Output Positive of clamp diode (used with inductive load)

ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS

Parameter Symbol Ratings Units

Input Voltage VIN -0.5~30 V
Output Voltage VOUT -0.5~50 V
Clamp Diode Reverse Voltage VR 55 V
Output Current IOUT 500 mA
Clamp Diode Forward Current IF 500 mA
Storage Temperature TSTG -55~150 °C
Operating Temperature TOPR -40~85 °C
Operating Junction Temperature TJ -40~150 °C

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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Ta = 25 C UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED)

Parameter Symbol Test conditions Min. Typ. Max. Units

TA=25°C, VCE=50V(Figure 1) -- -- 20
Output Leakage Current ICEX uA
TA=85°C, VCE=50V(Figure 1) -- -- 100
IOUT=350mA, IIN=500 uA(Figure 3) -- 1.3 1.6
CE Saturation Voltage VCE(sat) IOUT=250mA, IIN=350 uA(Figure 3) -- 1.1 1.3 V
IOUT=100mA, IIN=250 uA(Figure 3) -- 0.9 1.1
Input Current (Output On) II(ON) VI=3.85V(Figure 4) -- 0.93 1.35 mA

Input Current (Output Off) II(OFF) TA=+25°C, IC=500uA(Figure 5) 50 100 -- uA

TA=+85°C, IC=500uA(Figure 5) 25 50 --
VCE=2.0V,IC=200mA(Figure 6) -- -- 2.4
Input Voltage (Output On) VI(ON) VCE=2.0V,IC=250mA(Figure 6) -- -- 2.7 V
VCE=2.0V,IC=300mA(Figure 6) -- -- 3.0
Input Capacitance CI -- 15 30 pF
Turn-on Delay tMH 0.5VI to 0.5 V0 -- -- 1.0
S
Turn-off Delay tML 0.5VI to 0.5 V0 -- -- 1.0
-- -- --
Clamp Diode Reverse Current IR TA=+25°C, VR=50V(Figure 7) -- -- 10 A
TA=+85°C, VR=50V(Figure 7) -- -- 50
Clamp Diode Forward Voltage VF IF=350mA(Figure 8) -- 1.7 2.0 V
Notes: 1. Absolute maximum ratings are those values beyond which the device could be permanently damaged.
Absolute maximum ratings are stress ratings only and functional device operation is not implied. Electrical Characteristics are for
normal operating range;
2. All the conditions are suitable for darlington pairs unless otherwise noted;

3. In general, with 70°C, VCE (Sat)= 1.6V, pulse width=20ms, the continuous operating current of each channel is 350mA.

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TYPICAL CHARACTERISTIC CURVES
Figure 1. Collector Current vs.
Saturation Voltage Drop Figure 2. Collector Current vs. Input Current
800 400
Typical（2 paralleled）
Typical（Single Device） Typical
Limit Max
Collector Current - mA

600

Collector Current - mA
300

400 200

200 100

0 0
0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0 200 400 600
Saturation Voltage Drop - V Input Current - uA

Figure 3. Input Current vs. Input Voltage Figure 4. Collector Current vs. Duty Cycle
2.5 400
Max TA=70°C
Typical
2.0
Collector Current - mA
Input Current - mA

300
1.5

1.0
200

0.5

0 100
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 20 40 60 80 100

Input Voltage - V DUTY CYCLE - %

INTERNAL EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT

COMMON

OUT
2.7KΩ
IN

7.2KΩ 3.0KΩ

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TEST CIRCUITS

OPEN +50V OPEN +50V

uA uA IC
II
ICEX
OPEN uA

图1 图5

OPEN +50V OPEN

uA
+6.0V ICEX VI
IC
VCE V

图2 图6

OPEN
+50V
IC
hFE=
IB uA
IB IC IR
V OPEN
VCE

图3 图7

OPEN

IF
V
II OPEN
VF
mA OPEN
VI
图4 图8

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PACKAGE OUTLINE

DIP-18-300-2.54 UNIT: mm

2.54

0.25±0.05
6.40±0.25

7.62
1.52 +0.3
-0
15 Degree
23.12±0.3

4.36MAX
0.5MIN

3.00MIN
0.46±0.08 1.27MAX

SOP-18-375-1.27 UNIT: mm

D
MILLIMETER
SYMBOL
MIN NOM MAX

A 2.65
A2 A 0.25
A1 0.10 0.30

A2 2.20 2.30 2.40

A1 L b 0.35 0.43

c 0.25 0.29

D 11.35 11.45 11.55

E 10.10 10.30 10.50

E1 7.40 7.50 7.60

e 1.27BSC

L 0.70 1.00

E1 E

b e

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