
BC817-25
®
SMALL SIGNAL NPN TRANSIS TORS
Type Marking
BC817-25 6B
BC817-40 6C
■ SILICON EPI TAX IA L PLANAR N PN
TRANSISTORS
■ MINIATURE SOT-23 PLASTIC PACKAGE
FOR SURFACE MOUNTING CIRCUITS
■ TAPE AND REEL PACKING
■ THE PNP COMPLEMENTARY TYPES ARE
BC807-25 AND BC817-40 RESPECT I VEL Y
APPLICATIONS
■ WELL SUITABLE FOR PORT AB LE
EQUIPM ENT
■ SMALL LOAD SWITCH TRANSISTORS
WITH HIGH GAIN AND LO W SA TUR ATION
VOLTAG E
BC817-40
PRELIMINARY DATA
SOT-23
INTER NAL SCH E M ATI C DIAG RA M
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Symbol Parameter Value Unit
V
V
V
I
P
T
September 2002
Collector-Base Voltage (IE = 0) 50 V
CBO
Collector-Emitter Voltage (IB = 0) 45 V
CEO
Emitter-Base Voltage (IC = 0) 5 V
EBO
Collector Current 0.5 A
I
C
Collector Peak Current 1 A
CM
Total Dissipation at TC = 25 oC 250 mW
tot
Storage Temperature -65 to 150
stg
Max. Operating Junction Temperature 150
T
j
o
C
o
C
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BC817-25 / BC817-40
THERMAL DATA
R
• Device mounted on a PCB area of 1 cm
• Thermal Resistance Junction-Ambient Max 500
thj-amb
o
2
C/W
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (T
= 25 oC unless otherwise specified)
case
Symbol Parameter Test Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Unit
I
CBO
I
EBO
V
(BR)CEO
Collector Cut-off
Current (I
= 0)
E
Emitter Cut-off Current
(I
= 0)
E
∗ Collector-Emitter
= 20 V
V
CB
V
= 20 V TC = 150oC
CB
= 5 V 100 nA
V
EB
I
= 10 mA 45 V
C
100
5
Breakdown Voltage
(I
= 0)
B
∗ Collector-Emitter
V
CE(sat)
IC = 500 mA IB = 50 mA 0.7 V
Saturation Voltage
V
∗ Base-Emitter On
BE(on)
IC = 500 mA VCE = 1 V 1.2 V
Voltage
h
∗ DC Current Gain IC = 100 mA VCE = 1 V
FE
f
C
CBO
Transition Frequency IC = 10 mA VCE = 5 V f =100 MHz 100 MHz
T
Collector-Base
for BC817-25
for BC817-40
160
250
400
600
IE = 0 VCB = 10 V f = 1 MHz 8 pF
Capacitance
∗ Pulsed: Pulse duration = 300 µs, duty cycle ≤ 2 %
nA
µA
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SOT-23 MECHANICAL DATA
BC817-25 / BC817-40
DIM.
MIN. TYP. MAX. MIN. TYP. MAX.
A 0.85 1.1 33.4 43.3
B 0.65 0.95 25.6 37.4
C 1.20 1.4 47.2 55.1
D 2.80 3 110.2 118
E 0.95 1.05 37.4 41.3
F 1.9 2.05 74.8 80.7
G2.1 2.582.6 98.4
H 0.38 0.48 14.9 18.8
L0.3 0.611.8 23.6
M 0 0.1 0 3.9
N 0.3 0.65 11.8 25.6
O 0.09 0.17 3.5 6.7
mm mils
0044616/B
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BC817-25 / BC817-40
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