BB173
VHF variable capacitance diode
Rev. 1 — 25 March 2013
Product data sheet
1. Product profile
1.1 General description
The BB173 is a variable capacitance diode, fabricated in planar technology, and
encapsulated in the SOD523 (SC-79) ultra small SMD plastic package.
1.2 Features and benefits
Excellent linearity
Ultra small SMD plastic package
C
d(28V)
= 2.6 pF; C
d(1V)
to C
d(28V)
ratio = 15
Very low series resistance
1.3 Applications
Voltage Controlled Oscillators (VCO)
2. Pinning information
Table 1.
Pin
1
2
Pinning
Description
cathode
anode
[1]
Simplified outline
Symbol
1
2
sym008
[1]
The marking bar indicates the cathode.
3. Ordering information
Table 2.
Ordering information
Package
Name
BB173
SC-79
Description
plastic surface-mounted package; 2 leads
Version
SOD523
Type number
NXP Semiconductors
BB173
VHF variable capacitance diode
4. Marking
Table 3.
BB173
Marking
Marking code
CE
Type number
5. Limiting values
Table 4.
Limiting values
In accordance with the Absolute Maximum Rating System (IEC 60134).
Symbol Parameter
V
R
I
F
T
stg
T
j
reverse voltage
peak value in series with a 10 k resistor
forward current
storage temperature
junction temperature
Conditions
Min Max
-
-
-
32
35
20
Unit
V
V
mA
55
+150
C
55
+125
C
6. Characteristics
Table 5.
Characteristics
T
j
= 25
C unless otherwise specified.
Symbol
I
R
r
s
C
d
Parameter
reverse current
Conditions
V
R
= 30 V
V
R
= 30 V; T
j
= 85
C
diode series resistance f = 100 MHz; C
d
= 30 pF
diode capacitance
f = 1 MHz
V
R
= 1 V
V
R
= 28 V
C
d(1V)
/C
d(2V)
C
d(1V)
/C
d(28V)
diode capacitance ratio f = 1 MHz
(1 V to 2 V)
diode capacitance ratio f = 1 MHz
(1 V to 28 V)
[2]
[1]
[1]
Min
-
-
-
Typ
-
-
Max
10
200
Unit
nA
nA
0.65 0.8
34.65 -
2.361 2.6
-
13.5
-
1.3
15
42.35 pF
2.754 pF
-
-
C
d(25V)
/C
d(28V)
diode capacitance ratio f = 1 MHz
(25 V to 28 V)
[1]
[2]
See
Figure 2.
See
Figure 1
and
Figure 3.
1.08 -
BB173
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50
C
d
(pF)
40
mbk438
30
20
10
0
10
−1
1
10
V
R
(V)
10
2
f = 1 MHz; T
j
= 25
C.
Fig 1.
10
3
I
R
(nA)
10
2
Diode capacitance as a function of reverse voltage; typical values.
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10
−2
TC
Cd
(K
−1
)
10
−3
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10
10
−4
1
0
20
40
60
80
T
j
(°C)
100
10
−5
10
−1
1
10
V
R
(V)
10
2
T
j
= 0
C
to 85
C.
Fig 2.
Reverse current as a function of junction
temperature; maximum values.
Fig 3.
Diode capacitance temperature coefficient as a
function of reverse voltage; typical values.
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7. Package outline
Plastic surface-mounted package; 2 leads
SOD523
A
c
HE
v
M
A
D
A
0
0.5
scale
1 mm
1
E
bp
2
DIMENSIONS (mm are the original dimensions)
UNIT
mm
A
0.65
0.58
bp
0.34
0.26
c
0.17
0.11
D
1.25
1.15
E
0.85
0.75
HE
1.65
1.55
v
0.1
(1)
Note
1. The marking bar indicates the cathode.
OUTLINE
VERSION
SOD523
REFERENCES
IEC
JEDEC
JEITA
SC-79
EUROPEAN
PROJECTION
ISSUE DATE
02-12-13
06-03-16
Fig 4.
Package outline SOD523 (SC-79)
BB173
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8. Abbreviations
Table 6.
Acronym
SMD
VHF
Abbreviations
Description
Surface Mounted Device
Very High Frequency
9. Revision history
Table 7.
BB173 v.1
Revision history
Release date
20130325
Data sheet status
Product data sheet
Change notice
-
Supersedes
-
Document ID
BB173
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