BC183 NPN General Purpose Amplifer
June 2007
BC183
NPN General Purpose Amplifer
1
TO-92
1. Collector 2. Base 3. Emitter
Absolute Maximum Ratings
Symbol
V
CBO
V
CEO
V
EBO
I
C
P
C
T
STG
, T
J
Collector-Base Voltage
Collector-Emitter Voltage
Emitter-Base Voltage
Collector Current (DC)
Collector Dissipation (T
a
=25°C)
T
C
=25°C unless otherwise noted
Parameter
Value
45
30
5
100
350
- 55 ~ 150
Units
V
V
V
mA
mW
°C
Storage Junction Temperature Range
Electrical Characteristics
T
C
=25°C unless otherwise noted
Symbol
BV
CBO
BV
CEO
BV
EBO
I
CBO
I
EBO
h
FE
V
CE
(sat)
V
BE
(sat)
V
BE
(on)
C
OB
f
T
h
fe
NF
Parameter
Collector-Base Voltage
Collector-Emitter Voltage
Emitter-Base Voltage
Collector Cut-off Current
Emitter Cut-off Current
DC Current Gain
Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage
Base-Emitter Saturation Voltage
Base-Emitter On Voltage
Output Capacitance
Current gain Bandwidth Product
Small Signal Current Gain
Noise Figure
Conditions
I
C
= 10μA
I
C
= 2mA
I
E
= 10μA
V
CB
= 30V
V
EB
= 4.0V
V
CE
= 5V, I
C
= 10μA
V
CE
= 5V, I
C
= 100mA
I
C
= 10mA, I
B
= 0.5mA
I
C
= 100mA, I
B
= 5.0mA
I
C
= 100mA, I
B
= 5mA
V
CE
= 5V, I
C
= 2mA
V
CE
= 10V, f = 1.0MHz
V
CE
= 5V, I
C
= 10mA,
f = 100MHz
V
CE
= 5V, I
C
= 2mA
f = 1KHz
V
CE
= 5V, I
C
= 200mA
R
G
= 2KΩ, f = 1KHz
Min.
45
30
5
Max
Units
V
V
V
15
15
40
80
0.25
0.6
1.2
0.55
0.7
5
150
125
900
10
nA
nA
V
V
V
pF
MHz
dB
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Typical Characteristics
1200
1000
800
600
25 °C
125 °C
V
CESAT
- COLLECTOR-EMITTER VOLTAGE (V)
h
FE
- TYPICAL PULSED CURRENT GAIN
V
CE
= 5.0V
0.3
0.25
0.2
125 °C
β
= 10
0.15
0.1
0.05
0.1
25 °C
- 40 °C
400
- 40 °C
200
0
0.01 0.03
0.1 0.3
1
3
10
30
I
C
- COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)
100
1
10
I
C
- COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)
100
Figure 1. Typical Pulsed Current Gain
vs Collector Current
V
BESAT
- COLLECTOR-EMITTER VOLTAGE (V)
Figure 2. Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage
vs Collector Current
V
BEON
- BASE-EMITTER ON VOLTAGE (V)
1
- 40 °C
1
0.8
0.6
125°C
- 40 °C
25 °C
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.1
1
10
I
C
- COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)
100
25 °C
125°C
0.4
V
CE
= 5.0 V
β
= 10
0.2
0.1
1
10
I
C
- COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)
40
Figure 3. Base-Emitter Saturation Voltage
vs Collector Curent
Figure 4. Base-Emitter ON Voltage
vs Collector Current
I
CBO
- COLLE CTOR CURRENT (nA)
10
V
CB
= 45V
CAPACITANCE (pF)
5
f = 1.0 MHz
4
3
C
1
2
1
0
C ob
0.1
25
50
75
100
125
T
A
- AMBIE NT TEMP ERATURE (
°
C)
150
0
4
8
12
16
REVERSE BIAS VOLTAGE (V)
20
Figure 5. Collector-Cutoff Current
vs Ambient Temperature
Figure 6. Input and Output Capacitance
vs Reverse Bias Voltage
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