2 Motorola Small–Signal Transistors, FETs and Diodes Device Data
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TA = 25°C unless otherwise noted) (Continued)
Characteristic Symbol Min Typ Max Unit
ON CHARACTERISTICS
DC Current Gain
(IC = –10 µAdc, VCE = –5.0 Vdc) BC559B
BC559C/560C
(IC = –2.0 mAdc, VCE = –5.0 Vdc) BC559B
BC559C/560C
BC559
hFE 100
100
180
380
120
150
270
290
500
—
—
—
460
800
800
—
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, see note 2)
VCE(sat) —
—
—
–0.075
–0.3
–0.25
–0.25
–0.6
—
Vdc
Base–Emitter Saturation Voltage
(IC = –100 mAdc, IB = –5.0 mAdc) VBE(sat) — –1.1 — Vdc
Base–Emitter On Voltage
(IC = –10 µAdc, VCE = –5.0 Vdc)
(IC = –100 µAdc, VCE = –5.0 Vdc)
(IC = –2.0 mAdc, VCE = –5.0 Vdc)
VBE(on) —
—
–0.55
–0.52
–0.55
–0.62
—
—
–0.7
Vdc
SMALL–SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS
Current–Gain — Bandwidth Product
(IC = –10 mAdc, VCE = –5.0 Vdc, f = 100 MHz) fT— 250 — MHz
Collector–Base Capacitance
(VCB = –10 Vdc, IE = 0, f = 1.0 MHz) Ccbo — 2.5 — pF
Small–Signal Current Gain
(IC = –2.0 mAdc, VCE = –5.0 V, f = 1.0 kHz) BC559B
BC559C/BC560C
hfe 240
450 330
600 500
900
—
Noise Figure
(IC = –200 µAdc, VCE = –5.0 Vdc, RS = 2.0 kΩ, f = 1.0 kHz)
(IC = –200 µAdc, VCE = –5.0 Vdc, RS = 100 kΩ, f = 1.0 kHz, ∆f = 200 kHz) NF1
NF2—
—0.5
—2.0
10
dB
NOTES:
1. IB is value for which IC = –11 mA at VCE = –1.0 V.
2. Pulse test = 300 µs – Duty cycle = 2%.