MOTOROLA

SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNICAL DATA

Amplifier Transistors

Order this document by BC546/D

NPN Silicon
COLLECTOR 1 2 BASE 3 EMITTER

BC546, B BC547, A, B, C BC548, A, B, C

MAXIMUM RATINGS
Rating Collector Emitter Voltage Collector Base Voltage Emitter Base Voltage Collector Current Continuous Total Device Dissipation @ TA = 25C Derate above 25C Total Device Dissipation @ TC = 25C Derate above 25C Operating and Storage Junction Temperature Range Symbol VCEO VCBO VEBO IC PD PD TJ, Tstg BC 546 65 80 BC 547 45 50 6.0 100 625 5.0 1.5 12 55 to +150 BC 548 30 30 Unit Vdc Vdc Vdc mAdc mW mW/C Watt mW/C C

1 2 3

CASE 2904, STYLE 17 TO92 (TO226AA)

THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristic Thermal Resistance, Junction to Ambient Thermal Resistance, Junction to Case Symbol RqJA RqJC Max 200 83.3 Unit C/W C/W

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TA = 25C unless otherwise noted)

Characteristic Symbol Min Typ Max Unit

OFF CHARACTERISTICS
Collector Emitter Breakdown Voltage (IC = 1.0 mA, IB = 0) Collector Base Breakdown Voltage (IC = 100 Adc) Emitter Base Breakdown Voltage (IE = 10 mA, IC = 0) Collector Cutoff Current (VCE = 70 V, VBE = 0) (VCE = 50 V, VBE = 0) (VCE = 35 V, VBE = 0) (VCE = 30 V, TA = 125C) BC546 BC547 BC548 BC546 BC547 BC548 BC546 BC547 BC548 BC546 BC547 BC548 BC546/547/548 V(BR)CEO 65 45 30 80 50 30 6.0 6.0 6.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 15 15 15 4.0 V

V(BR)CBO

V(BR)EBO

ICES nA

REV 1

Motorola SmallSignal Transistors, FETs and Diodes Device Data Motorola, Inc. 1996

BC546, B BC547, A, B, C BC548, A, B, C

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TA = 25C unless otherwise noted) (Continued)

Characteristic Symbol Min Typ Max Unit

ON CHARACTERISTICS
DC Current Gain (IC = 10 A, VCE = 5.0 V) hFE BC547A/548A BC546B/547B/548B BC548C BC546 BC547 BC548 BC547A/548A BC546B/547B/548B BC547C/BC548C BC547A/548A BC546B/547B/548B BC548C VCE(sat) VBE(sat) VBE(on) 0.55 0.7 0.77 0.09 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.25 0.6 0.6 V V 110 110 110 110 200 420 90 150 270 180 290 520 120 180 300 450 800 800 220 450 800 V

(IC = 2.0 mA, VCE = 5.0 V)

(IC = 100 mA, VCE = 5.0 V)

Collector Emitter Saturation Voltage (IC = 10 mA, IB = 0.5 mA) (IC = 100 mA, IB = 5.0 mA) (IC = 10 mA, IB = See Note 1) Base Emitter Saturation Voltage (IC = 10 mA, IB = 0.5 mA) BaseEmitter On Voltage (IC = 2.0 mA, VCE = 5.0 V) (IC = 10 mA, VCE = 5.0 V)

SMALLSIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS
Current Gain Bandwidth Product (IC = 10 mA, VCE = 5.0 V, f = 100 MHz) fT BC546 BC547 BC548 Cobo Cibo hfe BC546 BC547/548 BC547A/548A BC546B/547B/548B BC547C/548C NF BC546 BC547 BC548 2.0 2.0 2.0 10 10 10 125 125 125 240 450 220 330 600 500 900 260 500 900 dB 150 150 150 300 300 300 1.7 10 4.5 pF pF MHz

Output Capacitance (VCB = 10 V, IC = 0, f = 1.0 MHz) Input Capacitance (VEB = 0.5 V, IC = 0, f = 1.0 MHz) SmallSignal Current Gain (IC = 2.0 mA, VCE = 5.0 V, f = 1.0 kHz)

Noise Figure (IC = 0.2 mA, VCE = 5.0 V, RS = 2 kW, f = 1.0 kHz, f = 200 Hz)

Note 1: IB is value for which IC = 11 mA at VCE = 1.0 V.

Motorola SmallSignal Transistors, FETs and Diodes Device Data

BC546, B BC547, A, B, C BC548, A, B, C

2.0 hFE , NORMALIZED DC CURRENT GAIN 1.5 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.2 VCE = 10 V TA = 25C V, VOLTAGE (VOLTS)

1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.5 50 2.0 5.0 10 1.0 20 IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mAdc) 100 200 0 0.1 VCE(sat) @ IC/IB = 10 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 10 20 30 IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mAdc) 50 70 100 VBE(on) @ VCE = 10 V TA = 25C VBE(sat) @ IC/IB = 10

Figure 1. Normalized DC Current Gain

2.0 VCE , COLLECTOREMITTER VOLTAGE (V) TA = 25C 1.6 IC = 200 mA 1.2 IC = IC = IC = 50 mA 10 mA 20 mA 0.8 IC = 100 mA VB, TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT (mV/ C) 1.0

Figure 2. Saturation and On Voltages

55C to +125C 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.4 2.8

0.4

0.02

0.1 1.0 IB, BASE CURRENT (mA)

10

20

0.2

10 1.0 IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)

100

Figure 3. Collector Saturation Region

Figure 4. BaseEmitter Temperature Coefficient

BC547/BC548
10 7.0 C, CAPACITANCE (pF) 5.0 Cib TA = 25C f T, CURRENTGAIN BANDWIDTH PRODUCT (MHz) 400 300 200

3.0 Cob 2.0

100 80 60 40 30 20 0.5 0.7

VCE = 10 V TA = 25C

1.0

0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0

4.0 6.0 8.0 10 2.0 VR, REVERSE VOLTAGE (VOLTS)

20

40

1.0

2.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 10 20 IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mAdc)

30

50

Figure 5. Capacitances

Figure 6. CurrentGain Bandwidth Product

Motorola SmallSignal Transistors, FETs and Diodes Device Data

BC546, B BC547, A, B, C BC548, A, B, C

BC547/BC548
1.0 hFE , DC CURRENT GAIN (NORMALIZED) VCE = 5 V TA = 25C 2.0 1.0 0.5 V, VOLTAGE (VOLTS) TA = 25C 0.8 VBE(sat) @ IC/IB = 10 0.6 VBE @ VCE = 5.0 V 0.4

0.2 0.2 VCE(sat) @ IC/IB = 10 0.1 0.2 10 100 1.0 IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) 0 0.2 0.5 1.0 10 20 2.0 5.0 IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) 50 100 200

Figure 7. DC Current Gain

Figure 8. On Voltage

VCE , COLLECTOREMITTER VOLTAGE (VOLTS)

2.0 TA = 25C 1.6 20 mA 1.2 IC = 10 mA 50 mA 100 mA 200 mA VB, TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT (mV/ C)

1.0

1.4

1.8 VB for VBE 2.2 55C to 125C

0.8

0.4

2.6

3.0 0.2 0.5 10 20 5.0 1.0 2.0 IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) 50 100 200

0.02

0.05

0.1

0.2 0.5 1.0 2.0 IB, BASE CURRENT (mA)

5.0

10

20

Figure 9. Collector Saturation Region

Figure 10. BaseEmitter Temperature Coefficient

BC546
40 TA = 25C C, CAPACITANCE (pF) 20 Cib 10 6.0 4.0 Cob

f T, CURRENTGAIN BANDWIDTH PRODUCT

500

VCE = 5 V TA = 25C

200 100 50

20

2.0

0.1

0.2

0.5 5.0 1.0 2.0 10 20 VR, REVERSE VOLTAGE (VOLTS)

50

100

1.0 5.0 10 50 100 IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)

Figure 11. Capacitance

Figure 12. CurrentGain Bandwidth Product

Motorola SmallSignal Transistors, FETs and Diodes Device Data

BC546, B BC547, A, B, C BC548, A, B, C

PACKAGE DIMENSIONS
NOTES: 1. DIMENSIONING AND TOLERANCING PER ANSI Y14.5M, 1982. 2. CONTROLLING DIMENSION: INCH. 3. CONTOUR OF PACKAGE BEYOND DIMENSION R IS UNCONTROLLED. 4. DIMENSION F APPLIES BETWEEN P AND L. DIMENSION D AND J APPLY BETWEEN L AND K MINIMUM. LEAD DIMENSION IS UNCONTROLLED IN P AND BEYOND DIMENSION K MINIMUM. INCHES MIN MAX 0.175 0.205 0.170 0.210 0.125 0.165 0.016 0.022 0.016 0.019 0.045 0.055 0.095 0.105 0.015 0.020 0.500 0.250 0.080 0.105 0.100 0.115 0.135 MILLIMETERS MIN MAX 4.45 5.20 4.32 5.33 3.18 4.19 0.41 0.55 0.41 0.48 1.15 1.39 2.42 2.66 0.39 0.50 12.70 6.35 2.04 2.66 2.54 2.93 3.43

A R P
SEATING PLANE

L K D

X X G H V
1

C N N

SECTION XX

DIM A B C D F G H J K L N P R V

CASE 02904 (TO226AA) ISSUE AD

STYLE 17: PIN 1. COLLECTOR 2. BASE 3. EMITTER

Motorola SmallSignal Transistors, FETs and Diodes Device Data

BC546, B BC547, A, B, C BC548, A, B, C

Motorola reserves the right to make changes without further notice to any products herein. Motorola makes no warranty, representation or guarantee regarding the suitability of its products for any particular purpose, nor does Motorola assume any liability arising out of the application or use of any product or circuit, and specifically disclaims any and all liability, including without limitation consequential or incidental damages. Typical parameters can and do vary in different applications. All operating parameters, including Typicals must be validated for each customer application by customers technical experts. Motorola does not convey any license under its patent rights nor the rights of others. Motorola products are not designed, intended, or authorized for use as components in systems intended for surgical implant into the body, or other applications intended to support or sustain life, or for any other application in which the failure of the Motorola product could create a situation where personal injury or death may occur. Should Buyer purchase or use Motorola products for any such unintended or unauthorized application, Buyer shall indemnify and hold Motorola and its officers, employees, subsidiaries, affiliates, and distributors harmless against all claims, costs, damages, and expenses, and reasonable attorney fees arising out of, directly or indirectly, any claim of personal injury or death associated with such unintended or unauthorized use, even if such claim alleges that Motorola was negligent regarding the design or manufacture of the part. Motorola and are registered trademarks of Motorola, Inc. Motorola, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

How to reach us: USA/EUROPE: Motorola Literature Distribution; P.O. Box 20912; Phoenix, Arizona 85036. 18004412447 MFAX: RMFAX0@email.sps.mot.com TOUCHTONE (602) 2446609 INTERNET: http://DesignNET.com

JAPAN: Nippon Motorola Ltd.; TatsumiSPDJLDC, Toshikatsu Otsuki, 6F SeibuButsuryuCenter, 3142 Tatsumi KotoKu, Tokyo 135, Japan. 0335218315 HONG KONG: Motorola Semiconductors H.K. Ltd.; 8B Tai Ping Industrial Park, 51 Ting Kok Road, Tai Po, N.T., Hong Kong. 85226629298

Motorola SmallSignal Transistors, FETs and Diodes Device Data

*BC546/D*

BC546/D

This datasheet has been downloaded from: www.DatasheetCatalog.com Datasheets for electronic components.