SILICON EPITAXIAL
NPN TRANSISTOR
BC378
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Hermetic TO-18 Metal Package
Designed For General Purpose Amplifiers,
Driver Stages and Signal Processing Applications
Screening Options Available
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
(TA = 25°C unless otherwise stated)
VCES
VCEO
VEBO
IC
IB
PD
TJ
Tstg
Collector – Emitter Voltage (
VEB = 0V
)
Collector – Emitter Voltage (I
B = 0
)
Emitter – Base Voltage (I
C = 0
)
Collector Current
Base Current
Total Power Dissipation at
Junction Temperature Range
Storage Temperature Range
30V
25V
6V
1.0A
0.2A
375mW
1.0W
175°C
-65 to +175°C
TA
≤
25°C
TC
≤
75°C
THERMAL PROPERTIES
Symbols
R
θJA
R
θJC
Parameters
Thermal Resistance, Junction To Ambient
Thermal Resistance, Junction To Case
Min.
Typ.
Max.
400
100
Units
°C/W
°C/W
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SILICON EPITAXIAL
NPN TRANSISTOR
BC378
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(TA = 25°C unless otherwise stated)
Symbols
ICES
V(BR)CEO
V(BR)EBO
VBE(sat)
(1)
(1)
Parameters
Collector Cut off Current
Collector-Emitter
Breakdown Voltage
Emitter-Base Breakdown
Voltage
Base-Emitter Saturation
Voltage
Collector-Emitter Saturation
Voltage
Base-Emitter Voltage
Forward-current transfer
ratio
Test Conditions
VBE = 0V
IC = 2mA
IE = 10µA
IC = 500mA
IC = 500mA
IC = 100mA
IC = 100mA
IC = 300mA
VCE = 30V
IB = 0
IC = 0
IB = 50mA
IB = 50mA
VCE = 1.0V
VCE = 1.0V
VCE = 1.0V
Min.
Typ
Max.
15
Units
nA
25
6
V
1.2
0.7
740
75
35
260
mV
-
VCE(sat)
VBE
hFE
(1)
(1)
(1)
DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
fT
Cobo
Transition Frequency
Output Capacitance
IC = 50mA
VCB = 10V
f = 1.0MHz
Input Capacitance
VEB = 0.5V
f = 1.0MHz
IC = 0
30
pF
VCE = 10V
IE = 0
100
10
MHz
pF
Cibo
Notes
(1) Pulse Width
≤
300us,
δ ≤
2%
MECHANICAL DATA
Dimensions in mm (inches)
5.84 (0.230)
5.31 (0.209)
4.95 (0.195)
4.52 (0.178)
5.33 (0.210)
4.32 (0.170)
TO-18 (TO-206AA) METAL PACKAGE
Underside View
Pin 1 - Emitter
Pin 2 - Base
Pin 3 - Collector
0.48 (0.019)
0.41 (0.016)
dia.
2.54 (0.100)
Nom.
3
2
1
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