BC546, A/B

BC547, A/B/C
BC548, A/B/C

NPN General Purpose Transistor COLLECTOR

1

TO-92
2
BASE

1
3 2
3
EMITTER

Maximum Ratings ( TA =25°C unless otherwise noted)

Rating Symbol BC546 BC547 BC548 Unit
Collector-Emitter Voltage VECO 65 45 30 Vdc
Collector-Base Voltage V CBO 80 50 30 Vdc
Emitter-Base Voltage VEBO 6 6 6 Vdc
Collector Current Continuous lC 100 mAdc

THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristics Symbol Max Unit

Total Device Dissipation BC546

BC547 PD 625 mW/ ℃
C
Alumina Substrate, TA = 25℃
C BC548

BC546
Junction and Storage, Temperature TJ, Tstg
BC547 -55 to +150 C
℃
BC548

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristics Symbol Min Max Unit

OFF CHARACTERISTICS

BC546 65
Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage V(BR)CEO
BC547 45 Vdc
(lC = 1 mAdc. lB =0) 30
BC548
BC546 80
Collector-Base Breakdown Voltage V(BR)CBO
BC547 50 Vdc
(lC = 100 ? Adc. lE =0) 30
BC548
BC546
Emitter-Base Breakdown Voltage V(BR)EBO
BC547 6 Vdc
(lE = 10 ? Adc. l C =0)
BC548

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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TA=25℃

C unless otherwise noted) (Countinued)
Characteristics Symbol Min Max Unit
OFF CHARACTERISTICS
Collector Cutoff Current
(VCE=60V, lB=0)
BC546
BC547 lCEO - 0.1 µA
(VCE=45V, lB=0)
(VCE=30V, lB=0) BC548
Collector Cutoff Current BC546
(VCB=70V, lE=0)
BC547 lCBO - 0.1 µA
(VCB=50V, lE=0)
(VCB=30V, lE=0) BC548

Emitter Cutoff Current BC546

(VEB=5.0V, lC=0) BC547 lEBO - 0.1 µA
BC548

ON CHARACTERISTICS
DC current gain BC546 110 800
(VCE=5V, lC=2mA) BC547 110 800
BC548 110 800
hFE
BC546A/BC547A/BC548A 110 220
BC546B/BC547B/BC548B 200 450
BC546C/BC547C/BC548C 420 800

Collector-emitter saturation voltage

VCE(sat) - 0.3 V
(lC=100mA, lB=5mA)

Base-emitter saturation voltage

(lC=100mA, lB=5mA) VBE(sat) - 1 V

Transition frequency
fT 150 - MHz
(VCE=5V, lC=10mA, f=100MHz)

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Typical Characteristics

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Typical Characteristics

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TO-92 Outline Dimensions unit:mm

TO-92
H

Dim Min Max

C A 3.30 3.70
B 1.10 1.40
C 0.38 0.55
D 0.36 0.51
L

E 4.40 4.70
G 3.43 -
H 4.30 4.70
J
J 1.270TYP
K
K 2.44 2.64
G
L 14.10 14.50
B
A
D

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