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BC856A
Micro Commercial Components Micro Commercial Components
130 W Cochran St, Unit B
THRU
Simi Valley, CA 93065
Tel:818-701-4933
BC858C
Features

Lead Free Finish/RoHS Compliant ("P" Suffix designates PNP Small
RoHS Compliant. See ordering information)

Epoxy meets UL 94 V-0 flammability rating Signal Transistor

Moisure Sensitivity Level 1

Ideally Suited for Automatic Insertion
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200mW

150 C Junction Temperature

For Switching and AF Amplifier Applications
• Halogen free available upon request by adding suffix "-HF"
SOT-23
Mechanical Data A

Case: SOT-23, Molded Plastic
D
C

Terminals: Solderable per MIL-STD-202, Method 208

Polarity: See Diagram C B

Weight: 0.008 grams ( approx.) B E

F E

Marking Code (Note 1)

Type Marking Type Marking
G H J
BC856A 3A BC857C 3G
BC856B 3B BC858A 3J K

BC857A 3E BC858B 3K DIMENSIONS

BC857B 3F BC858C 3L DIM

INCHES
MIN MAX MIN
MM
MAX NOTE
A .110 .120 2.80 3.04
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Maximum Ratings @ 25 C Unless Otherwise Specified B
C
.083
.047
.104
.055
2.10
1.20
2.64
1.40
D .035 .041 .89 1.03
Charateristic Symbol Value Unit E .070 .081 1.78 2.05
Collector-Base Voltage BC856 -80 F .018 .024 .45 .60
G .0005 .0039 .013 .100
BC857 VC B O -50 V H .035 .044 .89 1.12
BC858 -30 J .003 .007 .085 .180
K .015 .020 .37 .51
Collector-Emitter Voltage BC856 -65
BC857 VC E O -45 V Suggested Solder
BC858 -30 Pad Layout
Emitter-Base Voltage V EBO -5.0 V .031
.800
Collector Current IC -100 mA
.035
Peak Collector Current IC M -200 mA .900

.079
Peak Emitter Current IEM -200 mA 2.000
inches
mm
o
Power Dissipation@T s =50 C(Note2) Pd 310 mW
o
Operating & Storage Temperature Tj, T S T G -55~150 C
.037
Note: 1 . Current gain subgroup “ C” is not available for BC856
.950
.037
.950

2 . Package mounted on single-sided FR4 PCB 0.035mm X 1.0mm2 area.

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Electrical Characteristics @ TA =25°C unless otherwise specified

Characteristic Symbol Min Typ Max Unit Test Condition

Collector-Base Breakdown Voltage (Note 3) BC856 -80 — —
BC857 V(BR)CBO -50 — — V IC = 10mA, IB = 0
BC858 -30 — —
Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage (Note 3) BC856 -65 — —
BC857 V(BR)CEO -45 — — V IC = 10mA, IB = 0
BC858 -30 — —
Emitter-Base Breakdown Voltage (Note 3) V(BR)EBO -5 — — V IE = 1mA, IC = 0
H-Parameters
Small Signal Current Gain Current Gain Group A hfe — 200 — —
B hfe — 330 — —
C hfe — 600 — —
Input Impedance Current Gain Group A hie — 2.7 — kW
B hie — 4.5 — kW VCE = -5.0V, IC = -2.0mA,
C hie — 8.7 — kW f = 1.0kHz
Output Admittance Current Gain Group A hoe — 18 — µS
B hoe — 30 — µS
C hoe — 60 — µS
Reverse Voltage Transfer Ratio Current Gain Group A hre — 1.5x10-4 — —
B hre — 2x10-4 — —
C hre — 3x10-4 — —
DC Current Gain (Note 3) Current Gain Group A 125 180 250
B hFE 220 290 475 — VCE = -5.0V, IC = -2.0mA
C 420 520 800
Thermal Resistance, Junction to Solder-point RqJS — — 320 °C/W Note 1
Thermal Resistance, Junction to Ambient RqJA — — 403 °C/W Note 1
-75 -300 IC = -10mA, IB = -0.5mA
Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage (Note 3) VCE(SAT) — mV IC = -100mA, IB = -5.0mA
-250 -650
— -700 IC = -10mA, IB = -0.5mA
Base-Emitter Saturation Voltage (Note 3) VBE(SAT) — mV IC = -100mA, IB = -5.0mA
— -850
-600 -650 -750 VCE = -5.0V, IC = -2.0mA
Base-Emitter Voltage (Note 3) VBE(ON) mV VCE = -5.0V, IC = -10mA
— — -820
Collector-Cutoff Current (Note 3) BC856 ICES — — -15 nA VCE = -80V
BC857 ICES — — -15 nA VCE = -50V
BC858 ICES — — -15 nA VCE = -30V
ICBO — — -15 nA VCB = -30V
ICBO — — -4.0 µA VCB = -30V, TA = 150°C

Gain Bandwidth Product fT VCE = -5.0V, IC = -10mA,

100 200 — MHz f = 100MHz

Collector-Base Capacitance CCBO — 3 — pF VCB = -10V, f = 1.0MHz

VCE = -5.0V, IC = 200µA,
Noise Figure NF — 2 10 dB RS = 2kW, f = 1kHz,
Df = 200Hz

Notes: 1. Package mounted on 1.0*1.0mm pad layout 1oz copper that is on a single-sided FR4 PCB.
2. Current gain subgroup “C” is not available for BC856.
3. Short duration pulse test to minimize self-heating effect.

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Static Characteristic hFE —— IC

-8 1000
COMMON
EMITTER
-30uA T a=25

Ta=100

(mA)

-27uA
-6
-24uA

hFE
IC

Ta=25

-21uA

DC CURRENT GAIN
COLLECTOR CURRENT

-18uA
-4 100
-15uA

-12uA
-9uA
-2

-6uA
COMMON EMITTER
I B=-3uA VCE= -5V
-0 10
-0 -2 -4 -6 -8 -0.1 -1 -10 -100

COLLECTOR-EMITTER VOLTAGE VCE (V) COLLECTOR CURRENT IC (mA)

VCEsat —— IC VBEsat —— IC
-1 -2
COLLECTOR-EMITTER SATURATION

-1
Ta=25

BASE-EMITTER SATURATION
VOLTAGE VCEsat (V)

VOLTAGE VBEsat (V)

-0.1 Ta=100

Ta=100

Ta=25

β=20 β=20
-0.01 -0.1
-0.1 -1 -10 -100 -0.1 -1 -10 -100

COLLECTOR CURRENT IC (mA) COLLECTOR CURRENT IC (mA)

IC —— V BE fT —— IC
-100 500
(MHz)
(mA)

Ta=100

-10
fT
IC

100
TRANSITION FREQUENCY
COLLECTOR CURRENT

Ta=25

-1

COMMON EMITTER
VCE=-5V
COMMON EMITTER
VCE=-5V Ta=25

-0.1 10
-0.0 -0.3 -0.6 -0.9 -1.2 -0.1 -1 -10 -100

BASE-EMMITER VOLTAGE VBE (V) COLLECTOR CURRENT IC (mA)

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Cob/ Cib —— VCB/ VEB PC —— Ta

30 500

f=1MHz
IE=0/IC =0
Ta=25
400

COLLECTOR POWER DISSIPATION

Cib
(pF)

10

300
C

PC (mW)
Cob
CAPACITANCE

200

100

1 0
-0.1 -1 -10 -20 0 25 50 75 100 125 150

REVERSE VOLTAGE VR (V) AMBIENT TEMPERATURE Ta (
)

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Ordering Information :
Device Packing
Part Number-TP Tape&Reel;3Kpcs/Reel

Note : Adding "-HF" suffix for halogen free, eg. Part Number-TP-HF

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