MCC
ON CHARACTERISTICS
DC Current Gain
(IC = 10 µA, VCE = 5.0 V) BC546A/547A/548A
BC546B/547B/548B
BC546C/547C/548C
(IC = 2.0 mA, VCE = 5.0 V) BC546A/547A/548A
BC546B/547B/548B
BC546C/547C/548C
(IC = 100 mA, VCE = 5.0 V) BC546A/547A/548A
BC546B/547B/548B
BC546C/547C/548C
hFE —
—
—
110
200
420
—
—
—
90
150
270
180
290
520
120
180
300
—
—
—
220
450
800
—
—
—
—
Collector–Emitter Saturation Voltage
(IC = 100 mA, IB = 5.0 mA)
VCE(sat) —--- 0.3
V
Base–Emitter Saturation Voltage
(IC = 100 mA, IB = 5.0 mA)
VBE(sat) —1.0— V
Base–Emitter On Voltage
(IC = 2.0 mA, VCE = 5.0 V)
(IC = 10 mA, VCE = 5.0 V)
VBE(on) 0.55
——
—0.7
0.77
V
SMALL–SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS
Current–Gain — Bandwidth Product
(IC = 10 mA, VCE = 5.0 V, f = 100 MHz) BC546
BC547
BC548
fT150
150
150
300
300
300
—
—
—
MHz
Output Capacitance
(VCB = 10 V, IC = 0, f = 1.0 MHz) Cobo — 1.7 4.5 pF
Input Capacitance
(VEB = 0.5 V, IC = 0, f = 1.0 MHz) Cibo — 10 — pF
Small–Signal Current Gain
(IC = 2.0 mA, VCE = 5.0 V, f = 1.0 kHz)
BC546A/547A/548A
BC546B/547B/548B
BC546C/547C/548C
hfe
125
240
450
220
330
600
260
500
900
—
Noise Figure
(IC = 0.2 mA, VCE = 5.0 V, RS = 2 kW, BC546
f = 1.0 kHz, ∆f = 200 Hz) BC547
BC548
NF —
—
—
2.0
2.0
2.0
10
10
10
dB
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TA = 25°C unless otherwise noted)
Characteristic Symbol Min Typ Max Unit
OFF CHARACTERISTICS
Collector–Emitter Breakdown Voltage BC546
(IC = 1.0 mA, IB = 0) BC547
BC548
V(BR)CEO 65
45
30
—
—
—
—
—
—
V
Collector–Base Breakdown Voltage BC546
(IC = 100 µAdc) BC547
BC548
V(BR)CBO 80
50
30
—
—
—
—
—
—
V
Emitter–Base Breakdown V oltage BC546
(IE = 10 mA, IC = 0) BC547
BC548
V(BR)EBO 6.0
6.0
6.0
—
—
—
—
—
—
V
BC546 thru BC548
Revision: D 2013/01/01
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