
Philips Semiconductors Product specification
N-channel junction FETs BF861A; BF861B; BF861C
FEATURES
• High transfer admittance
• Low input capacitance
• Low feedback capacitance
• Low noise.
APPLICATIONS
• Preamplifiers for AM tuners in car radios.
DESCRIPTION
N-channel symmetrical junction field effect transistors in a
SOT23 package.
PINNING - SOT23
PIN SYMBOL DESCRIPTION
1 s source
2 d drain
3 g gate
QUICK REFERENCE DATA
handbook, halfpage
Marking codes:
BF861A: M33.
BF861B: M34.
BF861C: M35.
21
Top view
3
g
MAM036
Fig.1 Simplified outline and symbol.
CAUTION
The device is supplied in an antistatic package. The
gate-source input must be protected against static
discharge during transport or handling.
d
s
SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN. MAX. UNIT
V
I
DSS
DS
drain-source voltage (DC) − 25 V
drain current VGS= 0; VDS=8V
BF861A 2 6.5 mA
BF861B 6 15 mA
BF861C 12 25 mA
P
tot
forward transfer admittance VGS= 0; VDS=8V
y
fs
total power dissipation up to T
=25°C − 250 mW
amb
BF861A 12 20 mS
BF861B 16 25 mS
BF861C 20 30 mS
C
iss
C
rss
input capacitance f = 1 MHz − 10 pF
reverse transfer capacitance f = 1 MHz − 2.7 pF
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