BCP56; BCX56; BC56PA
80 V, 1 A NPN medium power transistors
Rev. 9 — 25 October 2011
Product data sheet
1. Product profile
1.1 General description
NPN medium power transistor series in Surface-Mounted Device (SMD) plastic packages.
Table 1.
Product overview
Package
NXP
BCP56
BCX56
BC56PA
[1]
Type number
[1]
PNP complement
JEITA
SC-73
SC-62
-
JEDEC
-
TO-243
-
BCP53
BCX53
BC53PA
SOT223
SOT89
SOT1061
Valid for all available selection groups.
1.2 Features and benefits
High current
Three current gain selections
High power dissipation capability
Exposed heatsink for excellent thermal and electrical conductivity (SOT89, SOT1061)
Leadless very small SMD plastic package with medium power capability (SOT1061)
AEC-Q101 qualified
1.3 Applications
Linear voltage regulators
Low-side switches
Battery-driven devices
Power management
MOSFET drivers
Amplifiers
1.4 Quick reference data
Table 2.
Symbol
V
CEO
I
C
I
CM
h
FE
Quick reference data
Parameter
collector-emitter voltage
collector current
peak collector current
DC current gain
h
FE
selection -10
h
FE
selection -16
[1]
Pulse test: t
p
300
s;
= 0.02.
Conditions
open base
single pulse; t
p
1 ms
V
CE
= 2 V; I
C
= 150 mA
V
CE
= 2 V; I
C
= 150 mA
V
CE
= 2 V; I
C
= 150 mA
[1]
[1]
[1]
Min
-
-
-
63
63
100
Typ
-
-
-
-
-
-
Max
80
1
2
250
160
250
Unit
V
A
A
NXP Semiconductors
BCP56; BCX56; BC56PA
80 V, 1 A NPN medium power transistors
2. Pinning information
Table 3.
Pin
SOT223
1
2
3
4
base
collector
emitter
collector
1
2
3
3
sym016
Pinning
Description
Simplified outline
Graphic symbol
4
1
2, 4
SOT89
1
2
3
emitter
collector
base
3
2
1
3
1
sym042
2
SOT1061
1
2
3
base
emitter
collector
3
1
2
1
2
sym021
3
Transparent top view
3. Ordering information
Table 4.
Ordering information
Package
Name
BCP56
BCX56
BC56PA
[1]
Type number
[1]
Description
plastic surface-mounted package with increased
heatsink; 4 leads
plastic surface-mounted package; exposed die pad for
good heat transfer; 3 leads
Version
SOT223
SOT89
SOT1061
SC-73
SC-62
HUSON3 plastic thermal enhanced ultra thin small outline
package; no leads; 3 terminals; body 2
2
0.65 mm
Valid for all available selection groups.
BCP56_BCX56_BC56PA
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4. Marking
Table 5.
BCP56
BCP56-10
BCP56-16
BCX56
BCX56-10
BCX56-16
BC56PA
BC56-10PA
BC56-16PA
Marking codes
Marking code
BCP56
BCP56/10
BCP56/16
BH
BK
BL
AZ
BK
BL
Type number
BCP56_BCX56_BC56PA
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5. Limiting values
Table 6.
Limiting values
In accordance with the Absolute Maximum Rating System (IEC 60134).
Symbol
V
CBO
V
CEO
V
EBO
I
C
I
CM
I
B
I
BM
P
tot
Parameter
collector-base voltage
collector-emitter voltage
emitter-base voltage
collector current
peak collector current
base current
peak base current
total power dissipation
BCP56
single pulse;
t
p
1 ms
T
amb
25
C
[1]
[2]
[3]
Conditions
open emitter
open base
open collector
single pulse;
t
p
1 ms
Min
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Max
100
80
5
1
2
0.3
0.3
Unit
V
V
V
A
A
A
A
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
55
65
0.65
1.00
1.35
0.50
0.95
1.35
0.42
0.83
1.10
0.81
1.65
150
+150
+150
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
C
C
C
BCX56
[1]
[2]
[3]
BC56PA
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
T
j
T
amb
T
stg
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
junction temperature
ambient temperature
storage temperature
Device mounted on an FR4 Printed-Circuit Board (PCB), single-sided copper, tin-plated and standard
footprint.
Device mounted on an FR4 PCB, single-sided copper, tin-plated, mounting pad for collector 1 cm
2
.
Device mounted on an FR4 PCB, single-sided copper, tin-plated, mounting pad for collector 6 cm
2
.
Device mounted on an FR4 PCB, 4-layer copper, tin-plated and standard footprint.
Device mounted on an FR4 PCB, 4-layer copper, tin-plated, mounting pad for collector 1 cm
2
.
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1.5
(1)
006aac674
1.5
(1)
006aac675
P
tot
(W)
(2)
P
tot
(W)
1.0
(2)
1.0
(3)
(3)
0.5
0.5
0.0
–75
–25
25
75
125
175
T
amb
(°C)
0.0
–75
–25
25
75
125
175
T
amb
(°C)
(1) FR4 PCB, mounting pad for collector 6 cm
2
(2) FR4 PCB, mounting pad for collector 1 cm
2
(3) FR4 PCB, standard footprint
(1) FR4 PCB, mounting pad for collector 6 cm
2
(2) FR4 PCB, mounting pad for collector 1 cm
2
(3) FR4 PCB, standard footprint
Fig 1.
Power derating curves SOT223
2.0
P
tot
(W)
1.5
(1)
Fig 2.
Power derating curves SOT89
006aac676
(2)
1.0
(3)
(4)
0.5
(5)
0.0
–75
–25
25
75
125
175
T
amb
(°C)
(1) FR4 PCB, 4-layer copper, mounting pad for collector 1 cm
2
(2) FR4 PCB, single-sided copper, mounting pad for collector 6 cm
2
(3) FR4 PCB, single-sided copper, mounting pad for collector 1 cm
2
(4) FR4 PCB, 4-layer copper, standard footprint
(5) FR4 PCB, single-sided copper, standard footprint
Fig 3.
Power derating curves SOT1061
BCP56_BCX56_BC56PA
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