DATA SHEET
SILICON TRANSISTOR
2SC5179
NPN EPITAXIAL SILICON TRANSISTOR IN SMALL MINI-MOLD PACKAGE
FOR LOW-NOISE MICROWAVE AMPLIFICATION
FEATURES
• Low current consumption and high gain
|S
21e
|
2
= 9 dB TYP. @ V
CE
= 2 V, I
C
= 7 mA, f = 2 GHz
|S
21e
|
2
= 8.5 dB TYP. @ V
CE
= 1 V, I
C
= 5 mA, f = 2 GHz
• Small Mini-Mold package
EIAJ: SC-70
PACKAGE DIMENSIONS
(Units: mm)
2.1±0.1
1.25±0.1
2.0±0.2
+0.1
0.3
–0
0.65
ORDERING INFORMATION
PART
NUMBER
2SC5179-T1
QUANTITY
ARRANGEMENT
Embossed tape, 8 mm wide, pin
No. 3 (Collector) facing
the perforations
2
T84
0.65
3000 units/reel
2SC5179-T2
evaluation (available in batches of 50).
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS (T
A
= 25
°
C)
Collector to Base Voltage
Collector to Emitter Voltage
Emitter to Base Voltage
Collector Current
Total Power Dissipation
Junction Temperature
Storage Temperature
V
CBO
V
CEO
V
EBO
I
C
P
T
T
j
T
stg
5
3
2
10
30
150
–65 to +150
V
V
V
mA
mW
°C
°C
PIN CONNECTIONS
1. Emitter
2. Base
3. Collector
CAUTION;
This transistor uses high-frequency technology. Be careful not to allow excessive current to flow through the transistor, including static electricity.
Document No. P12103EJ2V0DS00 (2nd edition)
(Previous No. TC-2476)
Date Published November 1996 N
Printed in Japan
0 to 0.1
* Contact your NEC sales representatives to order samples for
0.9±0.1
©
0.15
–0.05
No. 1 (Emitter) and No. 2 (Base)
facing the perforations
0.3
Embossed tape, 8 mm wide, pins
Marking
+0.1
0.3
–0
+0.1
1
3
1994
2SC5179
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (T
A
= 25
°
C)
PARAMETER
Collector Cutoff Current
Emitter Cutoff Current
DC Current Gain
Insertion Power Gain (1)
Insertion Power Gain (2)
Noise Figure (1)
Noise Figure (2)
Gain Bandwidth Product (1)
Gain Bandwidth Product (2)
Feedback Capacitance
SYMBOL
I
CBO
I
EBO
h
FE
|S
21e
|
2
|S
21e
|
2
NF
NF
f
T
f
T
C
re
10
8.5
70
7.5
7
9
8.5
1.5
1.5
13
12
0.4
0.6
2.0
2.0
MIN.
TYP.
MAX.
100
100
140
dB
dB
dB
dB
GHz
GHz
pF
UNIT
nA
nA
CONDITIONS
V
CB
= 5 V, I
E
= 0
V
EB
= 1 V, I
C
= 0
V
CE
= 2 V, I
C
= 7 mA
*1
V
CE
= 2 V, I
C
= 7 mA, f = 2 GHz
V
CE
= 1 V, I
C
= 5 mA, f = 2 GHz
V
CE
= 2 V, I
C
= 3 mA, f = 2 GHz
V
CE
= 1 V, I
C
= 3 mA, f = 2 GHz
V
CE
= 2 V, I
C
= 7 mA, f = 2 GHz
V
CE
= 1 V, I
C
= 5 mA, f = 2 GHz
V
CB
= 2 V, I
E
= 0 mA, f = 1 MHz
*2
*1.
*2.
Measured with pulses: Pulse width
≤
350
µ
s, duty cycle
≤
2 %, pulsed
Measured with a three-terminal bridge. The emitter and case terminal are connected to the guard terminal
of the bridge.
h
FE
Class
Class
Marking
h
FE
FB
T84
70 to 140
2
2SC5179
CHARACTERISTICS CURVES (T
A
= 25
°
C)
TOTAL POWER DISSIPATION vs.
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
50
P
T
– Total Power Dissipation – mW
200
I
C
– Collector Current – mA
40
V
CE
= 2 V
COLLECTOR CURRENT vs.
BASE TO EMITTER VOLTAGE
30
100
20
30 mW
10
0
50
100
150
0
0.5
V
BE
– Base to Emitter Voltage – V
DC CURRENT GAIN vs.
COLLECTOR CURRENT
1.0
T
A
– Ambient Temperature – °C
COLLECTOR CURRENT vs.
COLLECTOR TO EMITTER VOLTAGE
25
I
C
– Collector Current – mA
500
h
FE
– DC Current Gain
20
200
µ
A
180
µ
A
160
µ
A
140
µ
A
120
µ
A
100
µ
A
80
µ
A
60
µ
A
40
µ
A
I
B
= 20
µ
A
0
1.0
2.0
3.0
200
V
CE
= 2 V
100
50
V
CE
= 1 V
15
10
5
20
10
1
2
5
10
20
50
100
V
CE
– Collector to Emitter Voltage – V
GAIN BANDWIDTH PRODUCT vs.
COLLECTOR CURRENT
15
f
T
– Gain Bandwidth Product – GHz
V
CE
= 2 V
|S
21e
|
2
– Insertion Power Gain – dB
f = 2 GHz
10
I
C
– Collector Current – mA
INSERTION POWER GAIN vs.
COLLECTOR CURRENT
V
CE
= 2 V
V
CE
= 1 V
V
CE
= 1 V
10
5
5
1
2
3
5
7
10
20
0
1
2
3
5
7
10
20
I
C
– Collector Current – mA
I
C
– Collector Current – mA
3
2SC5179
NOISE FIGURE vs.
COLLECTOR CURRENT
3
0.8
FEED-BACK CAPACITANCE vs.
COLLECTOR TO BASE VOLTAGE
C
re
– Feedback Capacitance – pF
f = 2 GHz
f = 1 MHz
0.6
NF – Noise Figure – dB
2
V
CE
= 1 V
V
CE
= 2 V
1
0.4
0.2
1
2
3
5
7
10
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
I
C
– Collector Current – mA
V
CB
– Collector to Base Voltage – V
4
2SC5179
S-PARAMETER
V
CE
= 1 V, I
C
= 1 mA, Z
O
= 50
Ω
FREQUENCY
MHz
100.0000
200.0000
300.0000
400.0000
500.0000
600.0000
700.0000
800.0000
900.0000
1000.0000
1100.0000
1200.0000
1300.0000
1400.0000
1500.0000
1600.0000
1700.0000
1800.0000
1900.0000
2000.0000
MAG
0.982
0.983
0.973
0.955
0.946
0.918
0.900
0.873
0.845
0.827
0.799
0.776
0.753
0.718
0.695
0.663
0.634
0.609
0.581
0.554
S11
ANG
–3.7
–7.5
–10.6
–14.9
–17.9
–22.1
–25.8
–29.1
–33.3
–35.8
–40.3
–43.4
–46.8
–50.7
–53.4
–57.1
–60.0
–62.8
–65.7
–69.0
MAG
1.968
1.939
1.930
2.014
1.934
1.988
1.951
1.931
1.996
1.900
1.963
1.944
1.909
1.936
1.870
1.878
1.849
1.810
1.786
1.773
S21
ANG
174.3
167.5
161.8
156.4
150.9
146.3
141.7
137.1
133.2
129.5
125.6
121.7
118.0
114.1
110.7
107.2
104.0
100.6
97.9
94.7
MAG
0.020
0.038
0.058
0.075
0.091
0.107
0.122
0.136
0.148
0.158
0.170
0.179
0.189
0.196
0.205
0.211
0.215
0.222
0.227
0.231
S12
ANG
83.4
82.6
79.2
75.4
72.8
69.9
66.8
64.2
61.7
59.8
57.6
55.7
54.3
52.7
50.9
49.7
48.5
47.3
46.4
45.8
MAG
0.994
0.992
0.980
0.959
0.949
0.923
0.901
0.875
0.851
0.832
0.806
0.781
0.761
0.736
0.719
0.698
0.677
0.658
0.642
0.622
S22
ANG
–4.0
–8.1
–11.5
–15.5
–18.8
–22.1
–25.6
–28.4
–31.2
–34.1
–36.4
–38.8
–41.1
–43.1
–45.4
–47.0
–48.9
–50.3
–51.9
–53.4
V
CE
= 1 V, I
C
= 3 mA, Z
O
= 50
Ω
FREQUENCY
MHz
100.0000
200.0000
300.0000
400.0000
500.0000
600.0000
700.0000
800.0000
900.0000
1000.0000
1100.0000
1200.0000
1300.0000
1400.0000
1500.0000
1600.0000
1700.0000
1800.0000
1900.0000
2000.0000
MAG
0.932
0.914
0.881
0.833
0.797
0.737
0.687
0.636
0.583
0.541
0.495
0.452
0.420
0.381
0.354
0.325
0.299
0.276
0.254
0.234
S11
ANG
–6.3
–12.8
–18.1
–25.4
–29.6
–35.8
–41.6
–46.0
–51.0
–54.6
–59.2
–61.8
–65.0
–67.5
–70.0
–71.8
–73.7
–75.3
–77.3
–79.0
MAG
5.517
5.308
5.147
5.209
4.893
4.844
4.709
4.495
4.406
4.184
4.048
3.894
3.693
3.545
3.369
3.227
3.089
2.965
2.842
2.744
S21
ANG
168.9
160.7
152.7
145.3
139.4
133.4
127.6
122.5
117.5
113.4
108.6
104.4
101.0
97.1
94.2
91.2
88.6
85.9
83.7
81.2
MAG
0.019
0.037
0.054
0.067
0.080
0.092
0.101
0.111
0.118
0.127
0.135
0.143
0.150
0.158
0.165
0.173
0.180
0.187
0.194
0.201
S12
ANG
83.2
79.3
74.7
70.9
67.7
65.8
63.4
62.2
61.4
60.5
59.5
59.0
58.2
58.2
57.4
57.5
57.2
56.9
56.8
56.7
MAG
0.975
0.951
0.913
0.857
0.819
0.765
0.720
0.680
0.645
0.616
0.587
0.561
0.538
0.517
0.502
0.483
0.469
0.457
0.446
0.434
S22
ANG
–7.0
–13.6
–19.1
–24.5
–28.7
–32.1
–35.6
–37.8
–40.0
–41.8
–43.4
–44.6
–46.0
–47.1
–48.3
–48.9
–49.9
–50.5
–51.3
–52.2
5