BC817 series
Rev. 7 — 18 June 2018
45 V, 500 mA NPN general-purpose transistors
Product data sheet
1
Product profile
1.1 General description
NPN general-purpose transistors in a small SOT23 Surface-Mounted Device (SMD)
plastic package.
Table 1. Product overview
Type number
BC817
BC817-16
BC817-25
BC817-40
Package
Nexperia
SOT23
JEDEC
TO-236AB
JEITA
-
BC807
BC807-16
BC807-25
BC807-40
PNP complement
1.2 Features and benefits
•
High current
•
Three current gain selections
•
AEC-Q101 qualified
1.3 Applications
•
General-purpose switching and amplification
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45 V, 500 mA NPN general-purpose transistors
BC817 series
1.4 Quick reference data
Table 2. Quick reference data
T
amb
= 25 °C unless otherwise specified.
Symbol
V
CEO
I
C
I
CM
h
FE
Parameter
collector-emitter voltage
collector current
peak collector current
BC817
BC817-16
BC817-25
BC817-40
[1] pulsed; t
p
≤ 300 μs; δ ≤ 0.02
Conditions
open base
single pulse; t
p
≤ 1 ms
V
CE
= 1 V; I
C
= 100 mA
[1]
[1]
[1]
[1]
Min
-
-
-
100
100
160
250
Typ
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Max
45
500
1
600
250
400
600
Unit
V
mA
A
2
Pin
Pinning information
Symbol
B
E
C
Description
base
emitter
collector
3
B
E
C
Table 3. Pinning
Simplified outline
Graphic symbol
SOT23
1
2
3
1
2
sym123
3
Ordering information
Package
Name
Description
Plastic surface-mounted package; 3 leads
Version
SOT23
TO-236AB
Table 4. Ordering information
Type number
BC817
BC817-16
BC817-25
BC817-40
BC817_SER
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Marking
Marking code
[1]
[1]
[1]
[1]
Table 5. Marking
Type number
BC817
BC817-16
BC817-25
BC817-40
[1] % = placeholder for manufacturing site code
6D%
6A%
6B%
6C%
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
T
j
T
amb
T
stg
Parameter
collector-base voltage
collector-emitter voltage
emitter-base voltage
collector current
peak collector current
peak base current
total power dissipation
junction temperature
ambient temperature
storage temperature
single pulse; t
p
≤ 1 ms
single pulse; t
p
≤ 1 ms
T
amb
≤ 25 °C
[1] [2]
[3] [2]
Conditions
open emitter
open base
open collector
Min
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-65
-65
Max
50
45
5
500
1
200
250
345
150
150
150
Unit
V
V
V
mA
A
mA
mW
mW
°C
°C
°C
[1] Device mounted on an FR4 Printed-Circuit-Board (PCB); single-sided copper; tin-plated and standard footprint.
[2] Valid for all available selection groups.
2
[3] Device mounted on an FR4 Printed-Circuit-Board (PCB); single-sided copper; tin-plated; mounting pad for collector 1 cm .
BC817_SER
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400
P
tot
(mW)
300
(2)
200
100
0
-75
-25
2
25
75
125
175
T
amb
(°C)
(1) FR4 PCB, single-sided copper; 1 cm
Figure 1. Power derating curves
(2) FR4 PCB, single-sided copper; standard footprint
BC817_SER
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Thermal characteristics
Parameter
thermal resistance from junction
to ambient
Conditions
in free air
[1] [2]
[3] [2]
Table 7. Thermal characteristics
Symbol
R
th(j-a)
Min
-
-
Typ
-
-
Max
500
362
Unit
K/W
K/W
[1] Device mounted on an FR4 Printed-Circuit-Board (PCB); single-sided copper; tin-plated and standard footprint.
[2] Valid for all available selection groups.
2
[3] Device mounted on an FR4 Printed-Circuit-Board (PCB); single-sided copper; tin-plated; mounting pad for collector 1 cm .
10
3
Z
th(j-a)
(K/W)
10
2
duty cycle = 1
0.75
0.50
0.33
0.20
0.10
0.05
10
0.02
0.01
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0
1
10
-5
10
-4
10
-3
10
-2
10
-1
1
10
10
2
t
p
(s)
10
3
FR4 PCB; single-sided copper; tin-plated and standard footprint
Figure 2. Transient thermal impedance from junction to ambient as a function of pulse duration; typical values
10
3
Z
th(j-a)
(K/W)
10
2
duty cycle = 1
0.75
0.33
0.20
0.10
0.05
10
0.02
0.01
0.50
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0
1
10
-5
10
-4
10
-3
10
-2
10
-1
1
2
10
10
2
t
p
(s)
10
3
FR4 PCB; single-sided copper; tin-plated; mounting pad for collector 1 cm
Figure 3. Transient thermal impedance from junction to ambient as a function of pulse duration; typical values
BC817_SER
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