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DISCRETE SEMICONDUCTORS
DATA SH EET
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M3D186
BC337
NPN general purpose transistor
Product specification
Supersedes data of 1997 Mar 10
1999 Apr 15
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Philips Semiconductors Product specification
NPN general purpose transistor BC337
FEATURES
• High current (max. 500 mA)
• Low voltage (max. 45 V).
PINNING
PIN DESCRIPTION
1 emitter
2 base
APPLICATIONS
3 collector
• General purpose switching and amplification,
e.g. driver and output stages of audio amplifiers.
DESCRIPTION
NPN transistor in a TO-92; SOT54 plastic package.
handbook, halfpage
1
2
3
2
PNP complement: BC327.
MAM182
Fig.1 Simplified outline (TO-92; SOT54) and
symbol.
LIMITING VALUES
In accordance with the Absolute Maximum Rating System (IEC 134).
SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN. MAX. UNIT
V
CBO
V
CEO
V
EBO
I
C
I
CM
I
BM
P
tot
T
stg
T
j
T
amb
collector-base voltage open emitter − 50 V
collector-emitter voltage open base − 45 V
emitter-base voltage open collector − 5V
collector current (DC) − 500 mA
peak collector current − 1A
peak base current − 200 mA
total power dissipation T
≤ 25 °C; note 1 − 625 mW
amb
storage temperature −65 +150 °C
junction temperature − 150 °C
operating ambient temperature −65 +150 °C
3
1
Note
1. Transistor mounted on an FR4 printed-circuit board.
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Philips Semiconductors Product specification
NPN general purpose transistor BC337
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS VALUE UNIT
R
th j-a
Note
1. Transistor mounted on an FR4 printed-circuit board.
CHARACTERISTICS
=25°C unless otherwise specified.
T
j
SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN. TYP. MAX. UNIT
I
CBO
I
EBO
h
FE
V
CEsat
V
BE
C
c
f
T
thermal resistance from junction to ambient note 1 0.2 K/mW
collector cut-off current IE= 0; VCB=20V −−100 nA
I
= 0; VCB= 20 V; Tj= 150 °C −−5µA
E
emitter cut-off current IC= 0; VEB=5V −−100 nA
DC current gain IC= 100 mA; VCE=1V;
BC337 100 − 600
see Figs 2, 3 and 4
BC337-16 100 − 250
BC337-25 160 − 400
BC337-40 250 − 600
DC current gain I
= 500 mA; VCE=1V;
C
40 −−
see Figs 2, 3 and 4
collector-emitter saturation
IC= 500 mA; IB=50mA −−700 mV
voltage
base-emitter voltage IC= 500 mA; VCE= 1 V; note 1 −−1.2 V
collector capacitance IE=ie= 0; VCB= 10 V; f = 1 MHz − 5 − pF
transition frequency IC= 10 mA; VCE= 5 V; f = 100 MHz 100 −−MHz
Note
1. V
decreases by about 2 mV/K with increasing temperature.
BE
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