BC327/328

BC327/328
Switching and Amplifier Applications
Suitable for AF-Driver stages and low power output stages
Complement to BC337/BC338
TO-92

1. Collector 2. Base 3. Emitter

PNP Epitaxial Silicon Transistor

Absolute Maximum Ratings Ta=25C unless otherwise noted
Symbol
VCES

Parameter
Collector-Emitter Voltage
: BC327
: BC328

Value

Units

-50
-30

V
V

-45
-25

V
V

Collector-Emitter Voltage
: BC327
: BC328

VCEO

VEBO

Emitter-Base Voltage

-5

IC

Collector Current (DC)

-800

mA

PC

Collector Power Dissipation

625

mW

TJ

Junction Temperature

150

TSTG

Storage Temperature

-55 ~ 150

Electrical Characteristics Ta=25C unless otherwise noted

Symbol
BVCEO

Parameter
Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage
: BC327
: BC328

Test Condition
IC= -10mA, IB=0

Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage

: BC327
: BC328

IC= -0.1mA, VBE=0

BVEBO

Emitter-Base Breakdown Voltage

IE= -10A, IC=0

ICES

Collector Cut-off Current

: BC327
: BC328

VCE= -45V, VBE=0

VCE= -25V, VBE=0

BVCES

hFE1
hFE2

Min.

Typ.

VCE= -1V, IC= -100mA

VCE= -1V, IC= -300mA

Units

-45
-25

V
V

-50
-30

V
V

-5

V
-2
-2

DC Current Gain

Max.

100
40

-100
-100

nA
nA

630

VCE (sat)

Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage

IC= -500mA, IB= -50mA

-0.7

VBE (on)

Base-Emitter On Voltage

VCE= -1V, IC= -300mA

-1.2

fT

Current Gain Bandwidth Product

VCE= -5V, IC= -10mA, f=20MHz

100

MHz

Cob

Output Capacitance

VCB= -10V, IE=0, f=1MHz

12

pF

V
V

hFE Classification
Classification

16

25

40

hFE1

100 ~ 250

160 ~ 400

250 ~ 630

hFE2

60-

100-

170-

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BC327/328

Typical Characteristics

-20

mA
- 5.0 A
I B = - 4.5m
I B = 4.0mA
A
I B = - 3.5m A
I B = - 3.0m A
I B = - 2.5m
mA
IB =
- 2.0
IB =

-400

-300

1.5
IB = -

IB=

IC[mA], COLLECTOR CURRENT

IC[mA], COLLECTOR CURRENT

-500

mA

-200

PT = 60
0mW

IB = - 1.0mA
IB = - 0.5mA

-100

A
- 80
A
- 70
I =
B

-16

IB=

A
- 60
IB=

-12

IB=

- 40

IB = -

-8

30A

0A
IB = - 2
-4

IB = - 10A
IB = 0

IB = 0

-0
-1

-2

-3

-4

-5

-10

VCE[V], COLLECTOR-EMITTER VOLTAGE

VBE(sat), VCE(sat)[V], SATURATION VOLTAGE

PULSE

hFE, DC CURRENT GAIN

V CE = - 2.0V
100

- 1.0V

10

-1

-10

-100

-30

-40

-50

Figure 2. Static Characteristic

1000

1
-0.1

-20

VCE[V], COLLECTOR-EMITTER VOLTAGE

Figure 1. Static Characteristic

-1000

-10

IC = 10 IB
PULSE
V CE(sat)

-1

-0.1

V BE(sat)

-0.01
-0.1

IC[mA], COLLECTOR CURRENT

-1

-10

-100

-1000

IC[mA], COLLECTOR CURRENT

Figure 3. DC current Gain

Figure 4. Base-Emitter Saturation Voltage

Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage

-1000

1000

fT[MHz], GAIN-BANDWIDTH PRODUCT

IC[mA], COLLECTOR CURRENT

=6
00
mW

A
- 50

VCE = -1V
PULSE
-100

-10

-1

-0.1
-0.4

VCE = -5.0V

100

10
-0.5

-0.6

-0.7

-0.8

VBE[V], BASE-EMITTER VOLTAGE

Figure 5. Base-Emitter On Voltage

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-0.9

-1

-10

-100

IC[mA], COLLECTOR CURRENT

Figure 6. Gain Bandwidth Product

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Package Dimensions

TO-92
+0.25

4.58 0.20

4.58 0.15

0.10

14.47 0.40

0.46

1.27TYP
[1.27 0.20]

1.27TYP
[1.27 0.20]
0.20

(0.25)

+0.10

0.38 0.05

1.02 0.10

3.86MAX

3.60

+0.10

0.38 0.05

(R2.29)

Dimensions in Millimeters
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