BC847/BC547 series
45 V, 100 mA NPN general-purpose transistors
Rev. 07 — 10 December 2008
Product data sheet
1. Product profile
1.1 General description
NPN general-purpose transistors in small plastic packages.
Table 1.
Product overview
Package
NXP
BC847
BC847A
BC847B
BC847B/DG
BC847C
BC847W
BC847AW
BC847BW
BC847BW/DG
BC847CW
BC847T
BC847AT
BC847AT/DG
BC847BT
BC847CT
BC847AM
BC847BM
BC847CM
BC547
[2]
BC547B
[2]
BC547C
[2]
[1]
[2]
/DG: halogen-free
Also available in SOT54A and SOT54 variant packages (see
Section 2).
Type number
[1]
PNP complement
JEITA
-
JEDEC
TO-236AB
BC857
BC857A
BC857B
-
BC857C
SOT23
SOT323
SC-70
-
BC857W
BC857AW
BC857BW
-
BC857CW
SOT416
SC-75
-
BC857T
BC857AT
-
BC857BT
BC857CT
SOT883
SC-101
-
BC857AM
BC857BM
BC857CM
SOT54
SC-43A
TO-92
BC557
[2]
BC557B
[2]
BC557C
[2]
NXP Semiconductors
BC847/BC547 series
45 V, 100 mA NPN general-purpose transistors
1.2 Features
I
Low current
I
Low voltage
I
Three different gain selections
1.3 Applications
I
General-purpose switching and amplification
1.4 Quick reference data
Table 2.
Symbol
V
CEO
I
C
h
FE
Quick reference data
Parameter
collector-emitter voltage
collector current
DC current gain
h
FE
group A
h
FE
group B
h
FE
group C
V
CE
= 5 V; I
C
= 2 mA
Conditions
open base
Min
-
-
110
110
200
420
Typ
-
-
-
180
290
520
Max
45
100
800
220
450
800
Unit
V
mA
2. Pinning information
Table 3.
Pin
1
2
3
Pinning
Description
base
emitter
collector
1
2
006aaa144
Simplified outline
Graphic symbol
SOT23, SOT323, SOT416
3
1
2
sym021
3
SOT883
1
2
3
base
emitter
collector
1
3
2
Transparent
top view
1
2
sym021
3
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Pinning
…continued
Description
emitter
base
collector
1
2
3
001aab347
Table 3.
Pin
SOT54
1
2
3
Simplified outline
Graphic symbol
3
2
1
sym026
SOT54A
1
2
3
emitter
base
collector
1
2
3
001aab348
3
2
1
sym026
SOT54 variant
1
2
3
emitter
base
collector
1
2
3
001aab447
3
2
1
sym026
3. Ordering information
Table 4.
Ordering information
Package
Name
BC847
BC847A
BC847B
BC847B/DG
BC847C
BC847W
BC847AW
BC847BW
BC847BW/DG
BC847CW
SC-70
plastic surface-mounted package; 3 leads
SOT323
-
Description
plastic surface-mounted package; 3 leads
Version
SOT23
Type number
[1]
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Ordering information
…continued
Package
Name
Description
plastic surface-mounted package; 3 leads
Version
SOT416
SC-75
Table 4.
Type number
[1]
BC847T
BC847AT
BC847AT/DG
BC847BT
BC847CT
BC847AM
BC847BM
BC847CM
BC547
[2]
BC547B
[2]
BC547C
[2]
[1]
[2]
SC-101
leadless ultra small plastic package; 3 solder lands;
body 1.0
×
0.6
×
0.5 mm
SOT883
SC-43A
plastic single-ended leaded (through hole) package;
3 leads
SOT54
/DG: halogen-free
Also available in SOT54 and SOT54 variant packages (see
Section 2
and
Section 9).
4. Marking
Table 5.
BC847
BC847A
BC847B
BC847B/DG
BC847C
BC847W
BC847AW
BC847BW
BC847BW/DG
BC847CW
BC847T
[1]
[2]
/DG: halogen-free
* = -: made in Hong Kong
* = p: made in Hong Kong
* = t: made in Malaysia
* = W: made in China
Marking codes
Marking code
[2]
1H*
1E*
1F*
*BC
1G*
1H*
1E*
1F*
G9*
1G*
1N
Type number
[1]
BC847AT
BC847AT/DG
BC847BT
BC847CT
BC847AM
BC847BM
BC847CM
BC547
BC547B
BC547C
-
Marking code
[2]
1E
B5
1F
1G
D4
D5
D6
C547
C547B
C547C
-
Type number
[1]
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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
BM
P
tot
Parameter
collector-base voltage
collector-emitter voltage
emitter-base voltage
collector current
peak collector current
peak base current
total power dissipation
SOT23
SOT323
SOT416
SOT883
SOT54
T
j
T
amb
T
stg
[1]
[2]
[3]
Conditions
open emitter
open base
open collector
single pulse;
t
p
≤
1 ms
single pulse;
t
p
≤
1 ms
T
amb
≤
25
°C
[1]
[1]
[1]
[2][3]
[1]
Min
-
-
-
-
-
-
Max
50
45
6
100
200
100
Unit
V
V
V
mA
mA
mA
-
-
-
-
-
-
−65
−65
250
200
150
250
500
150
+150
+150
mW
mW
mW
mW
mW
°C
°C
°C
junction temperature
ambient temperature
storage temperature
Device mounted on an FR4 Printed-Circuit Board (PCB), single-sided copper, tin-plated and standard
footprint.
Reflow soldering is the only recommended soldering method.
Device mounted on an FR4 PCB with 60
µm
copper strip line, standard footprint.
6. Thermal characteristics
Table 7.
Symbol
R
th(j-a)
Thermal characteristics
Parameter
thermal resistance from
junction to ambient
SOT23
SOT323
SOT416
SOT883
SOT54
[1]
[2]
[3]
Conditions
in free air
[1]
[1]
[1]
[2][3]
[1]
Min
Typ
Max
Unit
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
500
625
833
500
250
K/W
K/W
K/W
K/W
K/W
Device mounted on an FR4 PCB, single-sided copper, tin-plated and standard footprint.
Reflow soldering is the only recommended soldering method.
Device mounted on an FR4 PCB with 60
µm
copper strip line, standard footprint.
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