
Continental Device India Limited
An IS/ISO 9002 and IECQ Certified Manufacturer
IS/ISO 9002
Lic# QSC/L- 000019.2
SILICON PLANAR EPITAXIAL TRANSISTORS
BC337A
BC338
TO-92
Plastic Package
omplementary Transistors For Use in Driver And Output Stages of Audio Amp
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS(Ta=25ºC unless specified otherwise)
DESCRIPTION SYMBOL BC327 BC327A BC328 UNITS
BC337 BC337A BC338
Collector Emitter Voltage
Collector Emitter Voltage
Emitter Base Voltage
Collector Current Continuous
Peak
Emitter Current Peak
Base Current Continuous
Base Current Peak
Power Dissipation @ Ta=25°C
Derate Above 25°C 5 mW/ºC
Operating And Storage Junction
Temperature Range
V
CEO
V
CES
V
EBO
I
C
I
CM
I
E M
I
B
I
BM
P
TA
T
, T
j
stg
45 60 25 V
50 60 30 V
5.0 V
800 mA
1.0 A
1.0 A
100 mA
200 mA
625 mW
-65 to +150
ers
º
C
THERMAL RESISTANCE
Junction to Ambient in Free Air
Continental Device India Limited
R
th(j-a)
200 ºC/W
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SILICON PLANAR EPITAXIAL TRANSISTORS
BC337
BC337A
BC338
TO-92
Plastic Package
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Ta=25º C unless specified otherwise)
DESCRIPTION SYMBOL TEST CONDITION BC327 BC327A BC328 UNITS
BC337 BC337A BC338
Collector Emitter Voltage
Emitter Base Voltage
Collector-Cut off Current
Emitter cut off Current
V
V
V
I
I
CEO
CES
EBO
CBO
EBO
IC=10mA,IB=0
IC=100uA,IE=0
IE=10uA, IC=0
VCB =20V, IE =0
=150OC
T
J
V
=20V , IE =0
CB
VEB =5V, IC =0
>45 >60 >25 V
>50 >60 >30 V
>5.0 V
<100 nA
<5.0
<10
µA
µA
h
DC Current Gain
*IC=500mA,VCE=1V
FE
I
=100mA,VCE=1V
C
>40
100-600 100-400 100-600
Group-10 63-160 63-160
Group-16 100-250 100-250
Group-25 160-400 160-400
Group-40 250-600 250-600
V
Collector Emitter Saturation Voltage
Base Emitter On Voltage
(sat)* IC=500mA,IB=50mA
CE
V
(on)* IC=500mA,VCE =1V
BE
<0.70 V
<1.20 V
DYNAMICS CHARACTERISTICS
Transition Frequency
f
IC=10mA, VCE=5V
T
NPN Typ 200 MHz
f=35MHz PNP Typ 100 MHz
Out-put Capacitance
C
VCB=10V, f=1MHz
ob
NPN Typ 5.0 pF
Noise Figure PNP Typ 8.0 pF
*Pulse Test : Pulse Width = 300us, Duty Cycle =2%.
Continental Device India Limited
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