MCC BC546A/B/C BC547A/B/C BC548A/B/C omponents 20736 Marilla Street Chatsworth !"# $ % !"# TM Micro Commercial Components Features * Lead Free Finish/RoHS Compliant ("P" Suffix designates RoHS Compliant. See ordering information) * * * Through Hole Package 150 C Junction Temperature Epoxy meets UL 94 V-0 flammability rating * * Moisure Sensitivity Level 1 Halogen free available upon request by adding suffix "-HF" NPN Silicon Amplifier Transistor 625mW TO-92 Mechanical Data A * Case: TO-92, Molded Plastic * Polarity:indicated as below E B Maximum Ratings @ 25oC Unless Otherwise Specified Charateristic Collector-Emitter Voltage Collector-Base Voltage BC546 BC547 BC548 BC546 BC547 BC548 Emitter-Base Voltage Symbol Value 65 VCEO 45 30 80 VCBO 50 30 VEBO 6.0 Collector Current(DC) IC Power Dissipation@TA=25oC Pd Power Dissipation@TC=25oC Pd Thermal Resistance, Junction to Ambient Air RqJA Thermal Resistance, Junction to Case RqJC Operating & Storage Temperature Unit C V V D V 100 625 5.0 1.5 12 mA mW mW/oC W mW/oC 200 o C B C E B E STRAIGHT LEAD BENT LEAD BULK PACK AMMO PACK G DIMENSIONS 83.3 Tj, TSTG -55~150 C/W o C/W o C DIM A B C D E G INCHES MIN .175 .175 .500 .016 .135 .095 .173 MM MAX .185 .185 --.020 .145 .105 .220 MIN 4.45 4.45 12.70 0.41 3.43 2.42 4.40 MAX 4.70 4.70 --0.63 3.68 2.67 5.60 NOTE Straight Lead Bent Lead * For ammo packing detailed specification, click here to visit our website of product packaging for details. www.mccsemi.com Revision: D 1 of 5 2013/01/01 MCC BC546 thru BC548 TM Micro Commercial Components 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) BC546 BC547 BC548 V(BR)CEO 65 45 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- V Collector-Base Breakdown Voltage (IC = 100 Adc) BC546 BC547 BC548 V(BR)CBO 80 50 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- V Emitter-Base Breakdown Voltage (IE = 10 mA, IC = 0) BC546 BC547 BC548 V(BR)EBO 6.0 6.0 6.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- V ON CHARACTERISTICS DC Current Gain (IC = 10 A, VCE = 5.0 V) hFE -- BC546A/547A/548A BC546B/547B/548B BC546C/547C/548C -- -- -- 90 150 270 -- -- -- (IC = 2.0 mA, VCE = 5.0 V) BC546A/547A/548A BC546B/547B/548B BC546C/547C/548C 110 200 420 180 290 520 220 450 800 (IC = 100 mA, VCE = 5.0 V) BC546A/547A/548A BC546B/547B/548B BC546C/547C/548C -- -- -- 120 180 300 -- -- -- -- --- 0.3 -- -- 1.0 0.55 -- -- -- 0.7 0.77 150 150 150 300 300 300 -- -- -- Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage (IC = 100 mA, IB = 5.0 mA) VCE(sat) Base-Emitter Saturation Voltage (IC = 100 mA, IB = 5.0 mA) VBE(sat) Base-Emitter On Voltage (IC = 2.0 mA, VCE = 5.0 V) (IC = 10 mA, VCE = 5.0 V) VBE(on) V V V SMALL-SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS Current-Gain -- Bandwidth Product (IC = 10 mA, VCE = 5.0 V, f = 100 MHz) fT BC546 BC547 BC548 MHz Output Capacitance (VCB = 10 V, IC = 0, f = 1.0 MHz) Cobo -- 1.7 4.5 pF Input Capacitance (VEB = 0.5 V, IC = 0, f = 1.0 MHz) Cibo -- 10 -- pF Small-Signal Current Gain (IC = 2.0 mA, VCE = 5.0 V, f = 1.0 kHz) hfe BC546A/547A/548A BC546B/547B/548B BC546C/547C/548C Noise Figure (IC = 0.2 mA, VCE = 5.0 V, RS = 2 kW, f = 1.0 kHz, f = 200 Hz) -- 125 240 450 220 330 600 260 500 900 -- -- -- 2.0 2.0 2.0 10 10 10 NF BC546 BC547 BC548 dB www.mccsemi.com Revision: D 2 of 5 2013/01/01 MCC BC546 thru BC548 1.0 VCE = 10 V TA = 25C 1.5 TA = 25C 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 VBE(sat) @ IC/IB = 10 0.7 V, VOLTAGE (VOLTS) hFE , NORMALIZED DC CURRENT GAIN 2.0 VBE(on) @ VCE = 10 V 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 VCE(sat) @ IC/IB = 10 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.5 50 2.0 5.0 10 1.0 20 IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mAdc) 100 0 0.1 200 Figure 1. Normalized DC Current Gain 2.0 TA = 25C 1.6 IC = 200 mA 1.2 IC = IC = 10 mA 20 mA 0.8 IC = 50 mA IC = 100 mA 0.4 0 0.02 10 0.1 1.0 IB, BASE CURRENT (mA) 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 Figure 2. "Saturation" and "On" Voltages 1.0 VB, TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT (mV/ C) VCE , COLLECTOR-EMITTER VOLTAGE (V) Micro Commercial Components -55C to +125C 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.4 2.8 20 10 1.0 IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) 0.2 Figure 3. Collector Saturation Region 100 Figure 4. Base-Emitter Temperature Coefficient 10 C, CAPACITANCE (pF) 7.0 TA = 25C 5.0 Cib 3.0 Cob 2.0 1.0 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10 VR, REVERSE VOLTAGE (VOLTS) 20 40 f, T CURRENT-GAIN - BANDWIDTH PRODUCT (MHz) BC547/BC548 400 300 200 VCE = 10 V TA = 25C 100 80 Figure 5. Capacitances 60 40 30 20 0.5 0.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 10 20 IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mAdc) 30 50 Figure 6. Current-Gain - Bandwidth Product www.mccsemi.com Revision: D 3 of 5 2013/01/01 TM MCC BC546 thru BC548 Micro Commercial Components BC547/BC548 TA = 25C VCE = 5 V TA = 25C 0.8 VBE(sat) @ IC/IB = 10 V, VOLTAGE (VOLTS) hFE , DC CURRENT GAIN (NORMALIZED) 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.5 0.6 VBE @ VCE = 5.0 V 0.4 0.2 0.2 VCE(sat) @ IC/IB = 10 0 10 100 1.0 IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.5 1.0 2.0 TA = 25C 1.6 20 mA 50 mA 100 mA 200 mA 1.2 IC = 10 mA 0.8 0.4 0 0.02 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.5 1.0 2.0 IB, BASE CURRENT (mA) 50 100 200 50 100 200 Figure 8. "On" Voltage VB, TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT (mV/ C) VCE , COLLECTOR-EMITTER VOLTAGE (VOLTS) Figure 7. DC Current Gain 10 20 2.0 5.0 IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) 5.0 10 20 -1.0 -1.4 -1.8 VB for VBE -55C to 125C -2.2 -2.6 -3.0 Figure 9. Collector Saturation Region 0.2 0.5 10 20 1.0 2.0 5.0 IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) Figure 10. Base-Emitter Temperature Coefficient BC546 f, T CURRENT-GAIN - BANDWIDTH PRODUCT 40 C, CAPACITANCE (pF) TA = 25C 20 Cib 10 6.0 Cob 4.0 2.0 0.1 0.2 0.5 1.0 2.0 10 20 5.0 VR, REVERSE VOLTAGE (VOLTS) 50 100 Figure 11. Capacitance 500 VCE = 5 V TA = 25C 200 100 50 20 1.0 5.0 10 50 100 IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) Figure 12. Current-Gain - Bandwidth Product www.mccsemi.com Revision: D 4 of 5 2013/01/01 TM MCC TM Micro Commercial Components Ordering Information : Device Packing Ammo Packing: 20Kpcs/Carton Part Number-AP Part Number-BP Bulk: 100Kpcs/Carton Note : Adding "-HF" suffix for halogen free, eg. Part Number-AP-HF ***IMPORTANT NOTICE*** Micro Commercial Components Corp. reserves the right to make changes without further notice to any product herein to make corrections, modifications , enhancements , improvements , or other changes . 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