Fairchild Semiconductor BC337, BC338 Datasheet

BC337/338 NPN EPITAXIAL SILICON TRANSISTOR

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SWITCHING AND AMPLIFIER APPLICATIONS

• Suitable for AF-Driver stages and low power output stages

• Complement to BC337/BC328

ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS (TA=25°°C)

Characteristic Symbol Rating Unit

TO-92

Collector-Emitter Voltage

: BC337 : BC338

Collector-Emitter Voltage

: BC337

: BC338 Emitter-Base Voltage Collector Current (DC) Collector Dissipation Junction Temperature Storage Temperature

CES

50 30

CEO

45 25

EBO

STG

5 800 625 150

-55 ~ 150

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TA=25°°C)

Characteristic Symbol Test Conditions Min Typ Max Unit

Collector Emitter Breakdown Voltage

: BC337 : BC338

Collector Emitter Breakdown Voltage

: BC337

: BC338 Emitter Base Breakdown Voltage Collector Cut-off Current

: BC337

: BC338 DC Current Gain

Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage Base Emitter On Voltage Current Gain Bandwidth Product

Collector Base Capacitance

BV I

CES

hFE1 hFE2 V

CBO

CEO

CES

EBO

(sat) (on)

V V

V V V

°C °C

IC=10mA, IB=0

IC=0.1mA, IB=0

IE=0.1mA, IC=0

VCE=45V, IB=0 VCE=25V, IB=0 VCE=1V, IC=100mA VCE=1V, IC=300mA IC=500mA, IB=50mA VCE=1V, IC=300mA VCE=5V, IC=10mA

VCB=10V, f=1MHz

1. Collector 2. Base 3. Emitter

45 25

50 30

-5

100 100

100

630

0.7

1.2

100

V V

V V V

nA nA

V V

MHz

CLASSIFICATION

Classification 16 25 40

FE2

100-250 160-400 250-630

60- 100- 170-

Rev. B

1999 Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation

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