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DISCRETE SEMICONDUCTORS DATA SHEET BC849; BC850 NPN general purpose transistors Product data sheet 2004 Jan 16 Supersedes data of 1999 Apr 08

NXP Semiconductors Product data sheet NPN general purpose transistors BC849; BC850 FEATURES PINNING • Low current (max. 100 mA) PIN DESCRIPTION • Low voltage (max. 45 V). 1 base 2 emitter APPLICATIONS 3 collector • General purpose switching and amplification. DESCRIPTION NPN transistor in a SOT23 plastic package. PNP complements: BC859 and BC860. handbook, halfpage 3 3 MARKING 1 TYPE MARKING TYPE MARKING NUMBER CODE(1) NUMBER CODE(1) 2 1 2 BC849B 2B* BC850B 2F* BC849C 2C* BC850C 2G* Top view MAM255 Note 1. * = p : Made in Hong Kong. * = t : Made in Malaysia. Fig.1 Simplified outline (SOT23) and symbol. * = W : Made in China. ORDERING INFORMATION PACKAGE TYPE NUMBER NAME DESCRIPTION VERSION BC849B − plastic surface mounted package; 3 leads SOT23 BC849C BC850B BC850C 2004 Jan 16 2

NXP Semiconductors Product data sheet NPN general purpose transistors BC849; BC850 LIMITING VALUES In accordance with the Absolute Maximum Rating System (IEC 60134). SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN. MAX. UNIT V collector-base voltage open emitter CBO BC849 − 30 V BC850 − 50 V V collector-emitter voltage open base CEO BC849 − 30 V BC850 − 45 V V emitter-base voltage open collector − 5 V EBO I collector current (DC) − 100 mA C I peak collector current − 200 mA CM I peak base current − 200 mA BM P total power dissipation T ≤ 25 °C; note 1 − 250 mW tot amb T storage temperature −65 +150 °C stg T junction temperature − 150 °C j T operating ambient temperature −65 +150 °C amb Note 1. Transistor mounted on an FR4 printed-circuit board. THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS VALUE UNIT R thermal resistance from junction to ambient note 1 500 K/W th(j-a) Note 1. Transistor mounted on an FR4 printed-circuit board. 2004 Jan 16 3

NXP Semiconductors Product data sheet NPN general purpose transistors BC849; BC850 CHARACTERISTICS T = 25 °C unless otherwise specified. j SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN. TYP. MAX. UNIT I collector cut-off current I = 0; V = 30 V − − 15 nA CBO E CB I = 0; V = 30 V; T = 150 °C − − 5 μA E CB j I emitter cut-off current I = 0; V = 5 V − − 100 nA EBO C EB h DC current gain I = 10 μA; V = 5 V; FE C CE BC849B; BC850B see Figs 2 and 3 − 240 − BC849C; BC850C − 450 − DC current gain I = 2 mA; V = 5 V; C CE BC849B; BC850B see Figs 2 and 3 200 290 450 BC849C; BC850C 420 520 800 V collector-emitter saturation I = 10 mA; I = 0.5 mA − 90 250 mV CEsat C B voltage I = 100 mA; I = 5 mA − 200 600 mV C B V base-emitter saturation voltage I = 10 mA; I = 0.5 mA; note 1 − 700 − mV BEsat C B I = 100 mA; I = 5 mA; note 1 − 900 − mV C B V base-emitter voltage I = 2 mA; V = 5 V; note 2 580 660 700 mV BE C CE I = 10 mA; V = 5 V; note 2 − − 770 mV C CE C collector capacitance I = i = 0; V = 10 V; f = 1 MHz − 2.5 − pF c E e CB C emitter capacitance I = i = 0; V = 500 mV; f = 1 MHz − 11 − pF e C c EB f transition frequency I = 10 mA; V = 5 V; f = 100 MHz 100 − − MHz T C CE F noise figure I = 200 μA; V = 5 V; R = 2 kΩ; − − 4 dB C CE S f = 10 Hz to 15.7 kHz I = 200 μA; V = 5 V; R = 2 kΩ; − − 4 dB C CE S f = 1 kHz; B = 200 Hz Notes 1. V decreases by about 1.7 mV/K with increasing temperature. BEsat 2. V decreases by about 2 mV/K with increasing temperature. BE 2004 Jan 16 4

NXP Semiconductors Product data sheet NPN general purpose transistors BC849; BC850 MBH724 300 handbook, full pagewidth hFE VCE = 5 V 200 100 0 10−2 10−1 1 10 102 IC (mA) 103 BC849B; BC850B. Fig.2 DC current gain; typical values. MBH725 600 handbook, full pagewidth VCE = 5 V hFE 400 200 0 10−2 10−1 1 10 102 IC (mA) 103 BC849C; BC850C. Fig.3 DC current gain; typical values. 2004 Jan 16 5

NXP Semiconductors Product data sheet NPN general purpose transistors BC849; BC850 PACKAGE OUTLINE Plastic surface-mounted package; 3 leads SOT23 D B E A X HE v M A 3 Q A A1 1 2 c e1 bp w M B Lp e detail X 0 1 2 mm scale DIMENSIONS (mm are the original dimensions) UNIT A mAa1x. bp c D E e e1 HE Lp Q v w 1.1 0.48 0.15 3.0 1.4 2.5 0.45 0.55 mm 0.1 1.9 0.95 0.2 0.1 0.9 0.38 0.09 2.8 1.2 2.1 0.15 0.45 OUTLINE REFERENCES EUROPEAN ISSUE DATE VERSION IEC JEDEC JEITA PROJECTION 04-11-04 SOT23 TO-236AB 06-03-16 2004 Jan 16 6

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NXP Semiconductors Customer notification This data sheet was changed to reflect the new company name NXP Semiconductors, including new legal definitions and disclaimers. No changes were made to the technical content, except for package outline drawings which were updated to the latest version. Contact information For additional information please visit: http://www.nxp.com For sales offices addresses send e-mail to: salesaddresses@nxp.com © NXP B.V. 2009 All rights are reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without the prior written consent of the copyright owner. The information presented in this document does not form part of any quotation or contract, is believed to be accurate and reliable and may be changed without notice. No liability will be accepted by the publisher for any consequence of its use. Publication thereof does not convey nor imply any license under patent- or other industrial or intellectual property rights. Printed in The Netherlands R75/06/pp8 Date of release: 2004 Jan 16 Document order number: 9397 750 12396