BC546
BC547
BC548
MIN TYP MAX
65
45
30
80
50
30
6
6
5
15
5
0.2 15
0.2 15
0.2 15
4
4
4
0.55 0.66 0.7
0.77
0.09 0.25
0.2 0.60
0.3 0.60
0.7
0.9
90
150
270
110 450
110 800
110 180 220
200 290 450
420 520 800
120
200
400
Note (1): IB is value for which IC = 11mA @ VCE = 10V.
n
BC546/BC546A/BC546B/BC546C VCE = 80V n
ICES
VCE = 80V, Tj = 125oCu
V
Collector Base Voltage VCBO IC = 100uA, IE = 0
V
BC546/BC546A/BC546B/BC546C
BC547/BC547A/BC547B/BC547C
BC548/BC548A/BC548B/BC548C
IC = 1mA, IB = 0Collector Emitter Voltage
BC546/BC546A/BC546B/BC546C V
BC547/BC547A/BC547B/BC547C
ICBO
BC547/BC547A/BC547B/BC547C
BC548/BC548A/BC548B/BC548C
VCEO
VEBO IE = 10uA, IC = 0
IC= 10mA, IB= 5mA
VCE(Sat)
Base Emitter Saturation Voltage
Collector Cut off Current
BC546B/BC547B/BC548B
hFE
BC546C/BC547C/BC548C
BC546A/BC547A/BC548A
V
BC546
V
V
IC= 100mA, IB= 5mA
IC= 100mA, IB= see note (1)
VBE(Sat) IC= 10mA, IB= 0.5mA
BC548/BC548A/BC548B/BC548C VCE = 30V, Tj = 125oCu
BC547/BC547A/BC547B/BC547C VCE = 50V, Tj = 125oCu
BC546/BC546A/BC546B/BC546C
Base Emitter On Voltage
TEST CONDITION
VBE(on) IC= 2mA, VCE = 5V
IC= 10mA, VCE = 5V
Collector Cut off Current
Emitter Base Voltage
BC546/BC546A/BC546B/BC546C
BC546C/BC547C/BC548C
BC546B/BC547B/BC548B
BC546A/BC547A/BC548A
BC547/BC548
VCE = 5V, IC= 100mA
VCE = 5V, IC= 2mA
UNITS
Collector Emitter Saturation Voltage IC= 10mA, IB= 0.5mA
VCB = 30V, IE= 0
DESCRIPTION SYMBOL
VCB = 30V, IE = 0, Tj = 150oC
BC548/BC548A/BC548B/BC548C
BC548/BC548A/BC548B/BC548C VCE = 30V
DC Current Gain
n
u
BC547/BC547A/BC547B/BC547C VCE = 50V n
VCE = 5V, IC= 10uA
BC546A/BC547A/BC548A
BC546B/BC547B/BC548B
BC546C/BC547C/BC548C
Electrical Characteristics (Ta=25 oC unless otherwise specified)
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