Continental Device India Limited
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SOT-23 Formed SMD Package
BC859
BC860
SILICON PLANAR EPITAXIAL TRANSISTORS
P–N–P transistors
Marking
BC859 = 4D
BC859A = 4A
BC859B = 4B
BC859C = 4C
BC860 = 4H
BC860A = 4E
BC860B = 4F
BC860C = 4G
Pin configuration
1 = BASE
2 = EMITTER
3 = COLLECTOR
3
PACKAGE OUTLINE DETAILS
ALL DIMENSIONS IN m
m
1
2
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
BC859
BC860
Collector–emitter voltage (+V
BE
= 1 V)
Collector–emitter voltage (open base)
Collector current (peak value)
Total power dissipation up to T
amb
= 60 °C
Junction temperature
Small–signal current gain
–I
C
= 2 mA; –V
CE
= 5 V; f = 1 kHz
Transition frequency
–I
C:
10 mA; –V
CE
= 5 V; f = 100 MHz
Noise figure at R
s
= 2 kΩ
–I
C
= 200
µ
A; –V
CE
= 5 V
f = 30 Hz to 15 kHz
f = 1 KHz; B = 200 Hz
–V
CEX
–V
CE0
–I
CM
P
tot
T
j
h
fe
f
T
max.
max.
max.
max.
max.
>
<
>
30
30
200
250
150
125
900
100
50
45
200
250
150
125
900
100
V
V
mA
mW
°C
MHz
F
F
typ.
<
<
1,2
4
4
1
3
4
dB
dB
dB
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BC859
BC860
RATINGS
(at T
A
= 25°C unless otherwise specified)
Limiting values
Collector–base voltage (open emitter)
–V
CB0
Collector–emitter voltage (+V
BE
= 1 V)
–V
CEX
Collector–emitter voltage (open base)
–V
CE0
Emitter–base voltage (open collector)
–V
EB0
Collector current (d.c.)
–I
C
Collector current (peak value)
–I
CM
Emitter current (peak value)
I
EM
Base current (peak value)
–I
BM
Total power dissipation up to T
amb
= 60 °C** P
tot
Storage temperature
T
stg
Junction temperature
T
j
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS
T
j
= P
x
(R
th j–t
+ R
th t–s
+ R
th s–a
) + T
amb
Thermal resistance
From junction to tab
From tab to soldering points
From soldering points to ambient**
CHARACTERISTICS
T
j
= 25 °C unless otherwise specified
Collector cut–off current
I
E
= 0; –V
CB
= 30V; T
j
= 25°C
T
j
= 150 °C
Base–emitter voltage
–I
C
= 2 mA; –V
CE
= 5 V
–I
C
= 10 mA; –V
CE
= 5 V
Saturation voltages
–I
C
= 10 mA; –I
B
= 0,5 mA
max.
max.
max.
max.
max.
max.
max.
max.
max.
max.
BC859
30
30
30
5
BC860
50 V
50 V
45 V
5 V
100
mA
200
mA
200
mA
200
mA
250
mW
–55 to +150
°C
150
°C
R
th j–t
=
R
th t–s
=
R
th s–a
60
280
90
KW
/
KW
/
KW
/
–I
CBO
–I
CBO
typ.
<
<
1
15
4
nA
nA
mA
–V
BE
—V
BE
typ.
<
650
600 to 750
820
75
300
700
250
650
850
4,5
mV
mV
mV
mV
mV
mV
mV
mV
mV
pF
–V
CEsat
typ.
<
–V
BEsat
typ.
–V
CEsat
typ.
<
–V
BEsat
typ.
C
c
typ.
–I
C
= 100 mA; –I
B
= 5 mA
Collector capacitance at f = 1 MHz
I
E
= I
e
= 0; –V
CB
= 10 V
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BC859
BC860
Transition frequency at f = 100 MHz
–I
C
= 10 mA; –V
CE
= 5 V
Small–signal current gain at f = 1 kHz
–I
C
= 2 mA; –V
CE
= 5 V
Noise figure at R
S
= 2 kW
–I
C
= 200
m
A; –V
CE
= 5 V
f = 30 Hz to 15 kHz
f = 1 kHz; B = 200 Hz
Equivalent noise voltage at R
S
= 2 kW
–I
C
= 200
m
A; –V
CE
= 5 V
f = 10Hz to 50Hz; T
amb
= 25°C
D.C. current gain
–I
C
= 2mA; –V
CE
= 5V; total range
A selections
B selections
C selections
f
T
h
fe
>
100
125 to 800
BC859
MHz
BC860
F
F
typ.
<
typ.
<
1,2
4
1
4
1
3
1
4
dB
dB
dB
dB
V
n
<
–
0,11
mV
h
FE
h
FE
h
FE
h
FE
125
125
220
420
to
to
to
to
800
250
475
800
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