BC546,A,B
BC547,A,B,C
BC548,A,B,C
SILICON
NPN TRANSISTORS
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DESCRIPTION:
The CENTRAL SEMICONDUCTOR BC546, BC547,
BC548 series devices are silicon NPN small signal
transistors, manufactured by the epitaxial planar
process, designed for general purpose amplifier
applications.
MARKING: FULL PART NUMBER
TO-92-18R CASE
MAXIMUM RATINGS:
(TA=25°C)
Collector-Base Voltage
Collector-Emitter Voltage
Collector-Emitter Voltage
Emitter-Base Voltage
Continuous Collector Current
Peak Collector Current
Peak Base Current
Peak Emitter Current
Power Dissipation
Operating and Storage Junction Temperature
Thermal Resistance
Thermal Resistance
SYMBOL
VCBO
VCES
VCEO
VEBO
IC
ICM
IBM
IEM
PD
TJ, Tstg
Θ
JA
Θ
JC
BC546
80
80
65
6.0
BC547
BC548
50
30
50
30
45
30
6.0
5.0
100
200
200
200
500
-65 to +150
250
150
UNITS
V
V
V
V
mA
mA
mA
mA
mW
°C
°C/W
°C/W
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
(TA=25°C unless otherwise noted)
SYMBOL
TEST CONDITIONS
MIN
ICBO
VCB=30V
ICBO
VCB=30V, TA=150°C
VCE(SAT)
IC=10mA, IB=0.5mA
VCE(SAT)
IC=100mA, IB=5.0mA
VBE(SAT)
IC=10mA, IB=0.5mA
VBE(SAT)
IC=100mA, IB=5.0mA
VBE(ON)
VCE=5.0V, IC=2.0mA
580
VBE(ON)
VCE=5.0V, IC=10mA
hFE
VCE=5.0V, IC=10μA (BC546,A, BC547,A, BC548,A)
hFE
VCE=5.0V, IC=10μA (BC546B, BC547B, BC548B)
hFE
VCE=5.0V, IC=10μA (BC547C, BC548C)
hFE
VCE=5.0V, IC=2.0mA (BC546)
110
hFE
VCE=5.0V, IC=2.0mA (BC546A, BC547A, BC548A) 110
hFE
VCE=5.0V, IC=2.0mA (BC546B, BC547B, BC548B) 200
hFE
VCE=5.0V, IC=2.0mA (BC547, BC548)
110
hFE
VCE=5.0V, IC=2.0mA (BC547C, BC548C)
420
hfe
VCE=5.0V, IC=2.0mA, f=1.0kHz
125
fT
VCE=5.0V, IC=10mA, f=35MHz
Cob
VCB=10V, IE=0, f=1.0MHz
Cib
VEB=0.5V, IC=0, f=1.0MHz
NF
VCE=5.0V, IC=0.2mA, RG=2.0kΩ,
B=200Hz, f=1.0kHz
TYP
MAX
15
5.0
250
600
700
900
700
770
90
150
270
450
220
450
800
800
900
300
2.5
9.0
2.0
10
UNITS
nA
μA
mV
mV
mV
mV
mV
mV
MHz
pF
pF
dB
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