BC556B, BC557A, B, C, BC558B, C
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TA = 25°C unless otherwise noted)
Characteristic
Symbol
Min
Typ
OFF CHARACTERISTICS
Collector −Emitter Breakdown Voltage
(IC = −2.0 mAdc, IB = 0)
Collector −Base Breakdown Voltage
(IC = −100 mAdc)
Emitter −Base Breakdown Voltage
(IE = −100 mAdc, IC = 0)
V(BR)CEO
BC556
−65
−
BC557
−45
−
BC558
−30
−
V(BR)CBO
BC556
−80
−
BC557
−50
−
BC558
−30
−
V(BR)EBO
BC556
−5.0
−
BC557
−5.0
−
BC558
−5.0
−
Collector−Emitter Leakage Current
(VCES = −40 V)
(VCES = −20 V)
(VCES = −20 V, TA = 125°C)
BC556
BC557
BC558
BC556
BC557
BC558
ICES
−
−2.0
−
−2.0
−
−2.0
−
−
−
−
−
−
ON CHARACTERISTICS
DC Current Gain
(IC = −10 mAdc, VCE = −5.0 V)
(IC = −2.0 mAdc, VCE = −5.0 V)
(IC = −100 mAdc, VCE = −5.0 V)
Collector −Emitter Saturation Voltage
(IC = −10 mAdc, IB = −0.5 mAdc)
(IC = −10 mAdc, IB = see Note 1)
(IC = −100 mAdc, IB = −5.0 mAdc)
Base −Emitter Saturation Voltage
(IC = −10 mAdc, IB = −0.5 mAdc)
(IC = −100 mAdc, IB = −5.0 mAdc)
Base−Emitter On Voltage
(IC = −2.0 mAdc, VCE = −5.0 Vdc)
(IC = −10 mAdc, VCE = −5.0 Vdc)
SMALL−SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS
Current −Gain − Bandwidth Product
(IC = −10 mA, VCE = −5.0 V, f = 100 MHz)
Output Capacitance
(VCB = −10 V, IC = 0, f = 1.0 MHz)
Noise Figure
(IC = −0.2 mAdc, VCE = −5.0 V,
RS = 2.0 kW, f = 1.0 kHz, Df = 200 Hz)
A Series Device
B Series Devices
C Series Devices
BC557
A Series Device
B Series Devices
C Series Devices
A Series Device
B Series Devices
C Series Devices
hFE
VCE(sat)
VBE(sat)
VBE(on)
fT
BC556
BC557
BC558
Cob
NF
BC556
BC557
BC558
−
−
−
120
120
180
420
−
−
−
−
−
−
−
−
−0.55
−
90
150
270
−
170
290
500
120
180
300
−0.075
−0.3
−0.25
−0.7
−1.0
−0.62
−0.7
−
280
−
320
−
360
−
3.0
−
2.0
−
2.0
−
2.0
Small−Signal Current Gain
(IC = −2.0 mAdc, VCE = 5.0 V, f = 1.0 kHz)
hfe
BC557
A Series Device
B Series Devices
C Series Devices
125
−
125
−
240
−
450
−
1. IC = −10 mAdc on the constant base current characteristics, which yields the point IC = −11 mAdc, VCE = −1.0 V.
Max
−
−
−
−
−
−
−
−
−
−100
−100
−100
−4.0
−4.0
−4.0
−
−
−
800
220
460
800
−
−
−
−0.3
−0.6
−0.65
−
−
−0.7
−0.82
−
−
−
6.0
10
10
10
900
260
500
900
Unit
V
V
V
nA
mA
−
V
V
V
MHz
pF
dB
−
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