MCC BC556A/B/C BC557A/B/C BC558A/B/C omponents 20736 Marilla Street Chatsworth !"# $ % !"# TM Micro Commercial Components Features Lead Free Finish/RoHS Compliant ("P" Suffix designates RoHS Compliant. See ordering information) 150oC Junction Temperature Through Hole Package Epoxy meets UL 94 V-0 flammability rating Moisure Sensitivity Level 1 Marking:Type Number * PNP Silicon Amplifier Transistor 625mW TO-92 Halogen free available upon request by adding suffix "-HF" A Mechanical Data E Case: TO-92, Molded Plastic Polarity: indicated as below. B Maximum Ratings @ 25oC Unless Otherwise Specified Charateristic Collector-Emitter Voltage Collector-Base Voltage BC556 BC557 BC558 BC556 BC557 BC558 Emitter-Base Voltage Symbol Value -65 VCEO -45 -30 -80 VCBO -50 -30 VEBO -5.0 Collector Current(DC) IC Power Dissipation@TA=25oC Pd Power Dissipation@TC=25oC Pd C V V D V mA mW mW/oC W mW/oC C B C E B E STRAIGHT LEAD BENT LEAD BULK PACK AMMO PACK G DIMENSIONS Thermal Resistance, Junction to Ambient Air R JA Thermal Resistance, Junction to Case R JC Operating & Storage Temperature -100 625 5.0 1.5 12 Unit 200 83.3 Tj, TSTG -55~150 o C/W o C/W o C DIM A B C D E G INCHES MIN .175 .175 .500 .016 .135 .095 .173 MM MAX .185 .185 --.020 .145 .105 .220 MIN 4.45 4.45 12.70 0.41 3.43 2.42 4.40 MAX 4.70 4.70 --0.63 3.68 2.67 5.60 NOTE Straight Lead Bent Lead * For ammo packing detailed specification, click here to visit our website of product packaging for details. www.mccsemi.com Revision: E 1 of 5 2014/12/15 MCC TM Micro Commercial Components ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Ta=25 unless otherwise specified) Parameter Collector-base breakdown voltage Collector-emitter breakdown voltage Symbol Min BC557 V(BR)CBO IC= -0.1mA,IE=0 -30 BC556 -65 V(BR)CEO IC=-2mA,IB=0 Unit V(BR)EBO IE=-100A,IC=0 V V -45 BC558 -30 -5 V VCB=-70V,IE=0 -0.1 A VCB=-45V,IE=0 -0.1 A BC558 VCB=-25V,IE=0 -0.1 A BC556 VCE=-60V,IB=0 -0.1 A VCE=-40V,IB=0 -0.1 A VCE=-25V,IB=0 -0.1 A VEB=-5V,IC=0 -0.1 A ICBO BC557 ICEO BC557 BC558 IEBO Emitter cut-off current hFE DC current gain * Collector-emitter saturation voltage VCE(sat) Base-emitter saturation voltage VBE(sat) Base-emitter voltage VBE Collector output capacitance Cob VCE=-5V, IC=-2mA 120 fT BC557 800 IC=-10mA,IB=-0.5mA -0.3 V IC=-100mA,IB=-5mA -0.65 V IC=-10mA,IB=-0.5mA -0.8 V IC=-100mA,IB=-5mA -1 V -0.7 V -0.82 V 6 pF -0.55 VCE=-5V, IC=-2mA VCE=-5V, IC=-10mA VCB=-10V,IE=0, f=1MHz BC556 Transition frequency Max -50 BC558 BC557 Typ -80 BC556 Collector cut-off current conditions BC556 Emitter-base breakdown voltage Collector cut-off current Test VCE=-5V,IC=-10mA, f=100MHz BC558 150 MHz 3150 MHz 150 MHz CLASSIFICATION of hFE RANK A B C RANGE 120-220 180-460 420-800 www.mccsemi.com Revision: E 2 of 5 2014/12/15 MCC BC556A thru BC558C TM Micro Commercial Components BC557/BC558 -1.0 TA = 25C -0.9 VCE = -10 V TA = 25C 1.5 VBE(sat) @ IC/IB = 10 -0.8 V, VOLTAGE (VOLTS) hFE , NORMALIZED DC CURRENT GAIN 2.0 1.0 0.7 0.5 -0.7 VBE(on) @ VCE = -10 V -0.6 -0.5 -0.4 -0.3 -0.2 0.3 VCE(sat) @ IC/IB = 10 -0.1 0.2 -0.2 -0.5 -1.0 -2.0 -5.0 -10 -20 -50 IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mAdc) 0 -0.1 -0.2 -100 -200 Figure 1. Normalized DC Current Gain VB , TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT (mV/ C) VCE , COLLECTOR-EMITTER VOLTAGE (V) -1.6 -1.2 IC = -10 mA IC = -50 mA IC = -200 mA IC = -100 mA IC = -20 mA -0.4 -0.02 -55C to +125C 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.4 2.8 -10 -20 -0.1 -1.0 IB, BASE CURRENT (mA) -0.2 10 Cib 7.0 TA = 25C 5.0 Cob 3.0 2.0 1.0 -0.4 -0.6 -1.0 -2.0 -4.0 -6.0 -10 -20 -30 -40 -10 -1.0 IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) -100 Figure 4. Base-Emitter Temperature Coefficient f T, CURRENT-GAIN - BANDWIDTH PRODUCT (MHz) Figure 3. Collector Saturation Region C, CAPACITANCE (pF) -100 1.0 TA = 25C 0 -50 Figure 2. "Saturation" and "On" Voltages -2.0 -0.8 -0.5 -1.0 -2.0 -5.0 -10 -20 IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mAdc) 400 300 200 150 VCE = -10 V TA = 25C 100 80 60 40 30 20 -0.5 -1.0 -2.0 -3.0 -5.0 -10 -20 -30 -50 VR, REVERSE VOLTAGE (VOLTS) IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mAdc) Figure 5. Capacitances Figure 6. Current-Gain - Bandwidth Product www.mccsemi.com Revision: E 3 of 5 2014/12/15 MCC BC556A thru BC558C TM Micro Commercial Components BC556 TJ = 25C VCE = -5.0 V TA = 25C -0.8 V, VOLTAGE (VOLTS) hFE , DC CURRENT GAIN (NORMALIZED) -1.0 2.0 1.0 0.5 VBE(sat) @ IC/IB = 10 -0.6 VBE @ VCE = -5.0 V -0.4 -0.2 0.2 VCE(sat) @ IC/IB = 10 0 -0.2 -1.0 -2.0 -5.0 -10 -20 -50 -100 -200 IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (AMP) -0.1 -0.2 -0.5 -50 -100 -200 -1.0 -2.0 -5.0 -10 -20 IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) Figure 8. "On" Voltage -2.0 -1.0 -1.6 -1.2 IC = -10 mA -20 mA -50 mA -100 mA -200 mA -0.8 -0.4 TJ = 25C 0 -0.02 -0.05 -0.1 -0.2 -0.5 -1.0 -2.0 IB, BASE CURRENT (mA) -5.0 -10 VB, TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT (mV/ C) VCE , COLLECTOR-EMITTER VOLTAGE (VOLTS) Figure 7. DC Current Gain -20 -1.4 -1.8 -2.6 -3.0 -0.2 20 Cib 10 8.0 6.0 Cob 4.0 2.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.5 -1.0 -2.0 -5.0 -10 -20 VR, REVERSE VOLTAGE (VOLTS) -0.5 -1.0 -50 -2.0 -5.0 -10 -20 IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) -100 -200 Figure 10. Base-Emitter Temperature Coefficient f T, CURRENT-GAIN - BANDWIDTH PRODUCT C, CAPACITANCE (pF) TJ = 25C -55C to 125C -2.2 Figure 9. Collector Saturation Region 40 VB for VBE -50 -100 500 VCE = -5.0 V 200 100 50 20 -100 -1.0 -10 IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) Figure 11. Capacitance Figure 12. Current-Gain - Bandwidth Product www.mccsemi.com Revision: E 4 of 5 2014/12/15 MCC TM Micro Commercial Components Ordering Information : Device Packing Ammo Packing: 20Kpcs/Carton Part Number-AP Part Number-BP Bulk: 100Kpcs/Carton Note : Adding "-HF" suffix for halogen free, eg. Part Number-AP-HF ***IMPORTANT NOTICE*** Micro Commercial Components Corp. reserves the right to make changes without further notice to any product herein to make corrections, modifications , enhancements , improvements , or other changes . 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