BC817 series 45 V, 500 mA NPN general-purpose transistors Rev. 7 — 18 June 2018 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 Package PNP complement Nexperia JEDEC JEITA BC817 SOT23 TO-236AB - BC807 BC817-16 BC807-16 BC817-25 BC807-25 BC817-40 BC807-40 1.2 Features and benefits • High current • Three current gain selections • AEC-Q101 qualified 1.3 Applications • General-purpose switching and amplification

Nexperia BC817 series 45 V, 500 mA NPN general-purpose transistors 1.4 Quick reference data Table 2. Quick reference data T = 25 °C unless otherwise specified. amb Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Unit V collector-emitter voltage open base - - 45 V CEO I collector current - - 500 mA C I peak collector current single pulse; t ≤ 1 ms - - 1 A CM p [1] h BC817 V = 1 V; I = 100 mA 100 - 600 FE CE C [1] BC817-16 100 - 250 [1] BC817-25 160 - 400 [1] BC817-40 250 - 600 [1] pulsed; tp ≤ 300 μs; δ ≤ 0.02 2 Pinning information Table 3. Pinning Pin Symbol Description Simplified outline Graphic symbol SOT23 1 B base 2 E emitter 3 C 3 C collector B E 1 2 sym123 3 Ordering information Table 4. Ordering information Type number Package Name Description Version BC817 TO-236AB Plastic surface-mounted package; 3 leads SOT23 BC817-16 BC817-25 BC817-40 BC817_SER All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. © Nexperia B.V. 2018. All rights reserved. Product data sheet Rev. 7 — 18 June 2018 2 / 15

Nexperia BC817 series 45 V, 500 mA NPN general-purpose transistors 4 Marking Table 5. Marking Type number Marking code [1] BC817 6D% [1] BC817-16 6A% [1] BC817-25 6B% [1] BC817-40 6C% [1] % = placeholder for manufacturing site code 5 Limiting values Table 6. Limiting values In accordance with the Absolute Maximum Rating System (IEC 60134). Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Max Unit V collector-base voltage open emitter - 50 V CBO V collector-emitter voltage open base - 45 V CEO V emitter-base voltage open collector - 5 V EBO I collector current - 500 mA C I peak collector current single pulse; t ≤ 1 ms - 1 A CM p I peak base current single pulse; t ≤ 1 ms - 200 mA BM p [1][2] P total power dissipation T ≤ 25 °C - 250 mW tot amb [3][2] - 345 mW T junction temperature - 150 °C j T ambient temperature -65 150 °C amb T storage temperature -65 150 °C stg [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. [3] Device mounted on an FR4 Printed-Circuit-Board (PCB); single-sided copper; tin-plated; mounting pad for collector 1 cm2. BC817_SER All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. © Nexperia B.V. 2018. All rights reserved. Product data sheet Rev. 7 — 18 June 2018 3 / 15

Nexperia BC817 series 45 V, 500 mA NPN general-purpose transistors aaa-028120 400 Ptot (1) (mW) 300 (2) 200 100 0 -75 -25 25 75 125 175 Tamb (°C) 2 (1) FR4 PCB, single-sided copper; 1 cm (2) FR4 PCB, single-sided copper; standard footprint Figure 1. Power derating curves BC817_SER All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. © Nexperia B.V. 2018. All rights reserved. Product data sheet Rev. 7 — 18 June 2018 4 / 15

Nexperia BC817 series 45 V, 500 mA NPN general-purpose transistors 6 Thermal characteristics Table 7. Thermal characteristics Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Unit [1][2] R thermal resistance from junction in free air - - 500 K/W th(j-a) to ambient [3][2] - - 362 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. [3] Device mounted on an FR4 Printed-Circuit-Board (PCB); single-sided copper; tin-plated; mounting pad for collector 1 cm2 . 103 aaa-028112 duty cycle = 1 Zth(j-a) 0.75 (K/W) 0.50 0.33 102 0.20 0.10 0.05 10 0.02 0.01 0 1 10-5 10-4 10-3 10-2 10-1 1 10 102 103 tp (s) 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 103 aaa-028113 Zth(j-a) duty cycle = 1 (K/W) 0.75 0.50 102 0.33 0.20 0.10 0.05 10 0.02 0.01 0 1 10-5 10-4 10-3 10-2 10-1 1 10 102 103 tp (s) 2 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 All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. © Nexperia B.V. 2018. All rights reserved. Product data sheet Rev. 7 — 18 June 2018 5 / 15

Nexperia BC817 series 45 V, 500 mA NPN general-purpose transistors 7 Characteristics Table 8. Characteristics T = 25 °C unless otherwise specified. amb Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Unit V collector-base I = 100 µA; I = 0 A 50 - - V (BR)CBO C E breakdown voltage V collector-emitter I = 10 mA; I = 0 A 45 - - V (BR)CEO C B breakdown voltage V emitter-base I = 100 µA; I = 0 A 5 - - V (BR)EBO E C breakdown voltage I collector-base V = 20 V; I = 0 A - - 100 nA CBO CB E cut-off current V = 20 V; I = 0 A; T = 150 °C - - 5 μA CB E j I emitter-base V = 5 V; I = 0 A - - 100 nA EBO EB C cut-off current h DC current gain FE [1] BC817 V = 1 V; I = 100 mA 100 - 600 CE C [1] BC817-16 V = 1 V; I = 100 mA 100 - 250 CE C [1] BC817-25 V = 1 V; I = 100 mA 160 - 400 CE C [1] BC817-40 V = 1 V; I = 100 mA 250 - 600 CE C [1] h DC current gain V = 1 V; I = 500 mA 40 - - FE CE C [1] V collector-emitter I = 500 mA; I = 50 mA - - 700 mV CEsat C B saturation voltage [1][2] V base-emitter voltage V = 1 V; I = 500 mA - - 1.2 V BE CE C f transition frequency V = 5 V; I = 10 mA; f = 100 MHz 100 - - MHz T CE C C collector capacitance V = 10 V; I = i = 0 A; f = 1 MHz - 3 - pF c CB E e [1] pulsed; tp ≤ 300 μs; δ ≤ 0.02 [2] VBE decreases by approxymately 2 mV/K with increasing temperature. BC817_SER All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. © Nexperia B.V. 2018. All rights reserved. Product data sheet Rev. 7 — 18 June 2018 6 / 15

Nexperia BC817 series 45 V, 500 mA NPN general-purpose transistors 006aaa131 006aaa134 400 10 hFE VBEsat 300 (V) (1) 200 1 (1) (2) (2) 100 (3) (3) 0 10-1 10-1 1 10 102 103 10-1 1 10 102 103 IC(mA) IC(mA) V = -1 V I /I = 10 CE C B (1) T = 150 °C (1) T = -55 °C amb amb (2) T = 25 °C (2) T = 25 °C amb amb (3) T = -55 °C (3) T = 150 °C amb amb Figure 4. BC817-16: DC current gain as a function of Figure 5. BC817-16: Base-emitter saturation voltage as collector current; typical values a function of collector current; typical values 006aaa137 006aaa140 1 1.2 IC (5) (4) (3) (2) (1) VCEsat (A) (V) 0.8 (6) (7) 10-1 (8) (9) 0.4 (10) (1) (2) (3) 10-2 0 10-1 1 10 102 103 0 1 2 3 4 5 IC(mA) VCE(V) I /I = 10 T = 25 °C C B amb (1) T = 150 °C (1) I = -16.0 mA amb B (2) T = 25 °C (2) I = -14.4 mA amb B (3) T = -55 °C (3) I = -12.8 mA amb B Figure 6. BC817-16: Collector-emitter saturation voltage (4) IB = -11.2 mA as a function of collector current; typical values (5) IB = -9.6 mA (6) I = -8.0 mA B (7) I = -6.4 mA B (8) I = -4.8 mA B (9) I = -3.2 mA B (10) I = -1.6 mA B Figure 7. BC817-16: Collector current as a function of collector-emitter voltage; typical values BC817_SER All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. © Nexperia B.V. 2018. All rights reserved. Product data sheet Rev. 7 — 18 June 2018 7 / 15

Nexperia BC817 series 45 V, 500 mA NPN general-purpose transistors 006aaa132 006aaa135 600 10 hFE (1) VBEsat (V) 400 (2) 1 (1) (2) 200 (3) (3) 0 10-1 10-1 1 10 102 103 10-1 1 10 102 103 IC(mA) IC(mA) V = 1 V I /I = 10 CE C B (1) T = 150 °C (1) T = -55 °C amb amb (2) T = 25 °C (2) T = 25 °C amb amb (3) T = -55 °C (3) T = 150 °C amb amb Figure 8. BC817-25: DC current gain as a function of Figure 9. BC817-25: Base-emitter saturation voltage as collector current; typical values a function of collector current; typical values 006aaa138 006aaa141 1 1.2 VCEsat IC (6) (5) (4) (3) (2) (1) (V) (A) 10-1 0.8 (7) (8) (1) (9) (2) 10-2 (3) 0.4 (10) 10-3 0 10-1 1 10 102 103 0 1 2 3 4 5 IC(mA) VCE(V) I /I = 10 T = 25 °C C B amb (1) T = 150 °C (1) I = 13.0 mA amb B (2) T = 25 °C (2) I = 11.7 mA amb B (3) T = -55 °C (3) I = 10.4 mA amb B Figure 10. BC817-25: Collector-emitter saturation (4) IB = 9.1 mA voltage as a function of collector current; typical values (5) IB = 7.8 mA (6) I = 6.5 mA B (7) I = 5.2 mA B (8) I = 3.9 mA B (9) I = 2.6 mA B (10) I = 1.3 mA B Figure 11. BC817-25: Collector current as a function of collector-emitter voltage; typical values BC817_SER All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. © Nexperia B.V. 2018. All rights reserved. Product data sheet Rev. 7 — 18 June 2018 8 / 15

Nexperia BC817 series 45 V, 500 mA NPN general-purpose transistors 006aaa133 006aaa136 800 10 hFE 600 (1) VBEsat (V) 400 (2) 1 (1) (2) (3) (3) 200 0 10-1 10-1 1 10 102 103 10-1 1 10 102 103 IC(mA) IC(mA) V = 1 V I /I = 10 CE C B (1) T = 150 °C (1) T = -55 °C amb amb (2) T = 25 °C (2) T = 25 °C amb amb (3) T = -55 °C (3) T = 150 °C amb amb Figure 12. BC817-40: DC current gain as a function of Figure 13. BC817-40: Base-emitter saturation voltage as collector current; typical values a function of collector current; typical values 006aaa139 006aaa142 1 1.2 (6) (5) (4) (3) (2) (1) VCEsat IC (V) (A) 10-1 0.8 (7) (8) (1) (9) (2) 10-2 0.4 (3) (10) 10-3 0 10-1 1 10 102 103 0 1 2 3 4 5 IC(mA) VCE(V) I /I = 10 T = 25 °C C B amb (1) T = 150 °C (1) I = 12.0 mA amb B (2) T = 25 °C (2) I = 10.8 mA amb B (3) T = -55 °C (3) I = 9.6 mA amb B Figure 14. BC817-40: Collector-emitter saturation (4) IB = 8.4 mA voltage as a function of collector current; typical values (5) IB = 7.2 mA (6) I = 6.0 mA B (7) I = 4.8 mA B (8) I = 3.6 mA B (9) I = 2.4 mA B (10) I = 1.2 mA B Figure 15. BC817-40: Collector current as a function of collector-emitter voltage; typical values BC817_SER All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. © Nexperia B.V. 2018. All rights reserved. Product data sheet Rev. 7 — 18 June 2018 9 / 15

Nexperia BC817 series 45 V, 500 mA NPN general-purpose transistors 8 Test information 8.1 Quality information This product has been qualified in accordance with the Automotive Electronics Council (AEC) standard Q101 - Stress test qualification for discrete semiconductors, and is suitable for use in automotive applications. 9 Package outline Table 9. Package outline 3.0 1.1 2.8 0.9 3 0.45 0.15 2.5 1.4 2.1 1.2 1 2 0.48 0.15 0.38 0.09 1.9 Dimensions in mm 18-03-12 Figure 16. Package outline SOT23 (TO-236AB) BC817_SER All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. © Nexperia B.V. 2018. All rights reserved. Product data sheet Rev. 7 — 18 June 2018 10 / 15

Nexperia BC817 series 45 V, 500 mA NPN general-purpose transistors 10 Soldering Table 10. Soldering 3.3 2.9 1.9 solderlands solderresist 3 1.7 2 solderpaste 0.7 0.6 occupiedarea (3×) (3×) Dimensionsinmm 0.5 (3×) 0.6 (3×) 1 sot023_fr Figure 17. Reflow soldering footprint for SOT23 (TO-236AB) 2.2 1.2 (2×) 1.4 (2×) solderlands 4.6 2.6 solderresist occupiedarea Dimensionsinmm 1.4 preferredtransportdirectionduringsoldering 2.8 4.5 sot023_fw Figure 18. Wave soldering footprint for SOT23 (TO-236AB) BC817_SER All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. © Nexperia B.V. 2018. All rights reserved. Product data sheet Rev. 7 — 18 June 2018 11 / 15

Nexperia BC817 series 45 V, 500 mA NPN general-purpose transistors 11 Revision history Table 11. Revision history Document ID Release Data sheet status Change notice Supersedes date BC817 v.7 20180618 Product data sheet - BC817_BC817W_BC337 v.6 Modifications: • The format of this data sheet has been redesigned to comply with the identity guidelines of Nexperia. • Legal texts have been adapted to the new company name where appropriate. • Removed basic types: BC327 and BC807W (separate data sheet). • Added Fig 1. Power derating curves in section "Limiting values" and the thermal graphs as Fig 2. and Fig 3. in section "Thermal characteristics". • Graphs in section "Characteristics" are sorted in new order. • Added sections 8 "Test information" and 9 "Soldering". • Removed Section "Packing information" • AEC-Q101 qualified BC817_BC817W_BC337 20091117 Product data sheet - BC817_BC817W_BC337 v.6 v.5 BC817_BC817W_BC337 20050221 Product data sheet CPCN200302007F BC817 v.4; v.5 CPCN200405006F BC817W_SER v.4; BC337 v.3 BC817 v.4 20040116 Product Specification - BC817 v.3 BC817W_SER v.4 20040225 Product Specification - BC817W_SER v.3 BC337 v.3 19990415 Product Specification - BC337_338_CNV v.2 BC817_SER All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. © Nexperia B.V. 2018. All rights reserved. Product data sheet Rev. 7 — 18 June 2018 12 / 15

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Nexperia BC817 series 45 V, 500 mA NPN general-purpose transistors Contents 1 Product profile ....................................................1 1.1 General description ............................................1 1.2 Features and benefits ........................................1 1.3 Applications ........................................................1 1.4 Quick reference data .........................................2 2 Pinning information ............................................2 3 Ordering information ..........................................2 4 Marking .................................................................3 5 Limiting values ....................................................3 6 Thermal characteristics ......................................5 7 Characteristics ....................................................6 8 Test information ................................................10 8.1 Quality information ...........................................10 9 Package outline .................................................10 10 Soldering ............................................................11 11 Revision history ................................................12 12 Legal information ..............................................13 Please be aware that important notices concerning this document and the product(s) described herein, have been included in section 'Legal information'. © Nexperia B.V. 2018. All rights reserved. For more information, please visit: http://www.nexperia.com For sales office addresses, please send an email to: salesaddresses@nexperia.com Date of release: 18 June 2018 Document identifier: BC817_SER