BC817 series 45 V, 500 mA NPN general-purpose transistors Rev. 7 -- 18 June 2018 1 Product data sheet Product profile 1.1 General description NPN general-purpose transistors in a small SOT23 Surface-Mounted Device (SMD) plastic package. Table 1. Product overview Type number BC817 Package PNP complement Nexperia JEDEC JEITA SOT23 TO-236AB - BC807 BC817-16 BC807-16 BC817-25 BC807-25 BC817-40 BC807-40 1.2 Features and benefits * High current * Three current gain selections * AEC-Q101 qualified 1.3 Applications * General-purpose switching and amplification BC817 series Nexperia 45 V, 500 mA NPN general-purpose transistors 1.4 Quick reference data Table 2. Quick reference data Tamb = 25 C unless otherwise specified. Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Unit VCEO collector-emitter voltage open base - - 45 V IC collector current - - 500 mA ICM peak collector current A hFE single pulse; tp 1 ms - - 1 [1] 100 - 600 BC817-16 [1] 100 - 250 BC817-25 [1] 160 - 400 BC817-40 [1] 250 - 600 VCE = 1 V; IC = 100 mA BC817 [1] pulsed; tp 300 s; 0.02 2 Pinning information Table 3. Pinning Pin Symbol Description 1 B base 2 E emitter 3 C collector Simplified outline Graphic symbol SOT23 3 C B E 1 3 2 sym123 Ordering information Table 4. Ordering information Type number BC817 Package Name Description Version TO-236AB Plastic surface-mounted package; 3 leads SOT23 BC817-16 BC817-25 BC817-40 BC817_SER Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 7 -- 18 June 2018 (c) Nexperia B.V. 2018. All rights reserved. 2 / 15 BC817 series Nexperia 45 V, 500 mA NPN general-purpose transistors 4 Marking Table 5. Marking Type number Marking code BC817 [1] 6D% BC817-16 [1] 6A% BC817-25 [1] 6B% BC817-40 [1] 6C% [1] % = placeholder for manufacturing site code 5 Limiting values Table 6. Limiting values In accordance with the Absolute Maximum Rating System (IEC 60134). Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Max Unit VCBO collector-base voltage open emitter - 50 V VCEO collector-emitter voltage open base - 45 V VEBO emitter-base voltage open collector - 5 V IC collector current - 500 mA ICM peak collector current single pulse; tp 1 ms - 1 A IBM peak base current single pulse; tp 1 ms Ptot total power dissipation Tamb 25 C - 200 mA [1] [2] - 250 mW [3] [2] - 345 mW Tj junction temperature - 150 C Tamb ambient temperature -65 150 C Tstg storage temperature -65 150 C [1] Device mounted on an FR4 Printed-Circuit-Board (PCB); single-sided copper; tin-plated and standard footprint. [2] Valid for all available selection groups. 2 [3] Device mounted on an FR4 Printed-Circuit-Board (PCB); single-sided copper; tin-plated; mounting pad for collector 1 cm . BC817_SER Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 7 -- 18 June 2018 (c) Nexperia B.V. 2018. All rights reserved. 3 / 15 BC817 series Nexperia 45 V, 500 mA NPN general-purpose transistors aaa-028120 400 Ptot (mW) (1) 300 (2) 200 100 0 -75 -25 (1) FR4 PCB, single-sided copper; 1 cm 25 75 125 175 Tamb (C) 2 (2) FR4 PCB, single-sided copper; standard footprint Figure 1. Power derating curves BC817_SER Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 7 -- 18 June 2018 (c) Nexperia B.V. 2018. All rights reserved. 4 / 15 BC817 series Nexperia 45 V, 500 mA NPN general-purpose transistors 6 Thermal characteristics Table 7. Thermal characteristics Symbol Parameter Rth(j-a) Conditions thermal resistance from junction to ambient in free air Min Typ Max Unit [1] [2] - - 500 K/W [3] [2] - - 362 K/W [1] Device mounted on an FR4 Printed-Circuit-Board (PCB); single-sided copper; tin-plated and standard footprint. [2] Valid for all available selection groups. 2 [3] Device mounted on an FR4 Printed-Circuit-Board (PCB); single-sided copper; tin-plated; mounting pad for collector 1 cm . aaa-028112 103 Zth(j-a) (K/W) 102 duty cycle = 1 0.75 0.50 0.33 0.20 0.10 0.05 10 0.02 0.01 0 1 10-5 10-4 10-3 10-2 10-1 1 10 102 tp (s) 103 FR4 PCB; single-sided copper; tin-plated and standard footprint Figure 2. Transient thermal impedance from junction to ambient as a function of pulse duration; typical values aaa-028113 103 Zth(j-a) (K/W) 102 duty cycle = 1 0.75 0.50 0.33 0.20 0.10 0.05 10 0.02 0.01 0 1 10-5 10-4 10-3 10-2 10-1 1 FR4 PCB; single-sided copper; tin-plated; mounting pad for collector 1 cm 10 102 tp (s) 103 2 Figure 3. Transient thermal impedance from junction to ambient as a function of pulse duration; typical values BC817_SER Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 7 -- 18 June 2018 (c) Nexperia B.V. 2018. All rights reserved. 5 / 15 BC817 series Nexperia 45 V, 500 mA NPN general-purpose transistors 7 Characteristics Table 8. Characteristics Tamb = 25 C unless otherwise specified. Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Unit V(BR)CBO collector-base breakdown voltage IC = 100 A; IE = 0 A 50 - - V V(BR)CEO collector-emitter breakdown voltage IC = 10 mA; IB = 0 A 45 - - V V(BR)EBO emitter-base breakdown voltage IE = 100 A; IC = 0 A 5 - - V ICBO collector-base cut-off current VCB = 20 V; IE = 0 A - - 100 nA VCB = 20 V; IE = 0 A; Tj = 150 C - - 5 A IEBO emitter-base cut-off current VEB = 5 V; IC = 0 A - - 100 nA hFE DC current gain BC817 BC817-16 BC817-25 BC817-40 hFE DC current gain VCE = 1 V; IC = 100 mA [1] 100 - 600 VCE = 1 V; IC = 100 mA [1] 100 - 250 VCE = 1 V; IC = 100 mA [1] 160 - 400 VCE = 1 V; IC = 100 mA [1] 250 - 600 VCE = 1 V; IC = 500 mA [1] 40 - - - - 700 mV - - 1.2 V VCEsat collector-emitter saturation voltage IC = 500 mA; IB = 50 mA [1] VBE base-emitter voltage VCE = 1 V; IC = 500 mA [1] [2] fT transition frequency VCE = 5 V; IC = 10 mA; f = 100 MHz 100 - - MHz Cc collector capacitance VCB = 10 V; IE = ie = 0 A; f = 1 MHz - 3 - pF [1] pulsed; tp 300 s; 0.02 [2] VBE decreases by approxymately 2 mV/K with increasing temperature. BC817_SER Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 7 -- 18 June 2018 (c) Nexperia B.V. 2018. All rights reserved. 6 / 15 BC817 series Nexperia 45 V, 500 mA NPN general-purpose transistors 006aaa131 400 006aaa134 10 hFE 300 VBEsat (V) (1) 200 1 (2) (1) (2) (3) (3) 100 0 10- 1 1 10 102 I C (mA) 103 10- 1 10- 1 1 102 10 I C (mA) 103 VCE = -1 V (1) Tamb = 150 C (2) Tamb = 25 C (3) Tamb = -55 C IC/IB = 10 (1) Tamb = -55 C (2) Tamb = 25 C (3) Tamb = 150 C Figure 4. BC817-16: DC current gain as a function of collector current; typical values Figure 5. BC817-16: Base-emitter saturation voltage as a function of collector current; typical values 006aaa137 1 006aaa140 1.2 (5) IC (A) VCEsat (V) (4) (3) (2) 0.8 (1) (6) (7) 10- 1 (8) (9) 0.4 (10) (1) (2) (3) 10- 2 10- 1 1 10 102 I C (mA) 103 0 0 1 2 3 4 VCE (V) 5 IC/IB = 10 (1) Tamb = 150 C (2) Tamb = 25 C (3) Tamb = -55 C Tamb = 25 C (1) IB = -16.0 mA (2) IB = -14.4 mA (3) IB = -12.8 mA Figure 6. BC817-16: Collector-emitter saturation voltage (4) IB = -11.2 mA (5) IB = -9.6 mA as a function of collector current; typical values (6) IB = -8.0 mA (7) IB = -6.4 mA (8) IB = -4.8 mA (9) IB = -3.2 mA (10) IB = -1.6 mA Figure 7. BC817-16: Collector current as a function of collector-emitter voltage; typical values BC817_SER Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 7 -- 18 June 2018 (c) Nexperia B.V. 2018. All rights reserved. 7 / 15 BC817 series Nexperia 45 V, 500 mA NPN general-purpose transistors 006aaa132 600 hFE 006aaa135 10 (1) VBEsat (V) (2) 1 400 (2) 200 0 10- 1 (1) (3) 1 (3) 102 10 I C (mA) 103 10- 1 10- 1 1 102 10 I C (mA) 103 VCE = 1 V (1) Tamb = 150 C (2) Tamb = 25 C (3) Tamb = -55 C IC/IB = 10 (1) Tamb = -55 C (2) Tamb = 25 C (3) Tamb = 150 C Figure 8. BC817-25: DC current gain as a function of collector current; typical values Figure 9. BC817-25: Base-emitter saturation voltage as a function of collector current; typical values 006aaa138 1 006aaa141 1.2 VCEsat (V) (6) IC (A) 10- 1 (5) (4) (3) (2) (1) 0.8 (7) (8) (1) (9) (2) 10- 2 0.4 (3) (10) 10- 3 10- 1 1 10 102 I C (mA) 103 IC/IB = 10 (1) Tamb = 150 C (2) Tamb = 25 C (3) Tamb = -55 C Figure 10. BC817-25: Collector-emitter saturation voltage as a function of collector current; typical values 0 0 1 2 3 4 VCE (V) 5 Tamb = 25 C (1) IB = 13.0 mA (2) IB = 11.7 mA (3) IB = 10.4 mA (4) IB = 9.1 mA (5) IB = 7.8 mA (6) IB = 6.5 mA (7) IB = 5.2 mA (8) IB = 3.9 mA (9) IB = 2.6 mA (10) IB = 1.3 mA Figure 11. BC817-25: Collector current as a function of collector-emitter voltage; typical values BC817_SER Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 7 -- 18 June 2018 (c) Nexperia B.V. 2018. All rights reserved. 8 / 15 BC817 series Nexperia 45 V, 500 mA NPN general-purpose transistors 006aaa133 800 006aaa136 10 hFE 600 (1) VBEsat (V) 400 (2) 1 (1) (2) (3) 200 0 10- 1 1 (3) 102 10 I C (mA) 103 10- 1 10- 1 1 102 10 I C (mA) 103 VCE = 1 V (1) Tamb = 150 C (2) Tamb = 25 C (3) Tamb = -55 C IC/IB = 10 (1) Tamb = -55 C (2) Tamb = 25 C (3) Tamb = 150 C Figure 12. BC817-40: DC current gain as a function of collector current; typical values Figure 13. BC817-40: Base-emitter saturation voltage as a function of collector current; typical values 006aaa139 1 006aaa142 1.2 VCEsat (V) (6) IC (A) 10- 1 (5) (4) (3) (2) 0.8 (1) (7) (8) (9) (1) (2) 10- 2 10- 3 10- 1 0.4 (3) 1 10 102 I C (mA) 103 IC/IB = 10 (1) Tamb = 150 C (2) Tamb = 25 C (3) Tamb = -55 C Figure 14. BC817-40: Collector-emitter saturation voltage as a function of collector current; typical values 0 (10) 0 1 2 3 4 VCE (V) 5 Tamb = 25 C (1) IB = 12.0 mA (2) IB = 10.8 mA (3) IB = 9.6 mA (4) IB = 8.4 mA (5) IB = 7.2 mA (6) IB = 6.0 mA (7) IB = 4.8 mA (8) IB = 3.6 mA (9) IB = 2.4 mA (10) IB = 1.2 mA Figure 15. BC817-40: Collector current as a function of collector-emitter voltage; typical values BC817_SER Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 7 -- 18 June 2018 (c) Nexperia B.V. 2018. All rights reserved. 9 / 15 BC817 series Nexperia 45 V, 500 mA NPN general-purpose transistors 8 Test information 8.1 Quality information This product has been qualified in accordance with the Automotive Electronics Council (AEC) standard Q101 - Stress test qualification for discrete semiconductors, and is suitable for use in automotive applications. 9 Package outline Table 9. Package outline 3.0 2.8 1.1 0.9 3 0.45 0.15 2.5 1.4 2.1 1.2 1 2 1.9 0.48 0.38 0.15 0.09 Dimensions in mm 18-03-12 Figure 16. Package outline SOT23 (TO-236AB) BC817_SER Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 7 -- 18 June 2018 (c) Nexperia B.V. 2018. All rights reserved. 10 / 15 BC817 series Nexperia 45 V, 500 mA NPN general-purpose transistors 10 Soldering Table 10. Soldering 3.3 2.9 1.9 solder lands 3 solder resist 2 1.7 solder paste occupied area 0.6 (3x) 0.7 (3x) Dimensions in mm 0.5 (3x) 0.6 (3x) 1 sot023_fr Figure 17. Reflow soldering footprint for SOT23 (TO-236AB) 2.2 1.2 (2x) 1.4 (2x) solder lands 4.6 solder resist 2.6 occupied area Dimensions in mm 1.4 preferred transport direction during soldering 2.8 4.5 sot023_fw Figure 18. Wave soldering footprint for SOT23 (TO-236AB) BC817_SER Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 7 -- 18 June 2018 (c) Nexperia B.V. 2018. All rights reserved. 11 / 15 BC817 series Nexperia 45 V, 500 mA NPN general-purpose transistors 11 Revision history Table 11. Revision history Document ID Release date Data sheet status Change notice Supersedes BC817 v.7 20180618 Product data sheet - BC817_BC817W_BC337 v.6 Modifications: * The format of this data sheet has been redesigned to comply with the identity guidelines of Nexperia. * Legal texts have been adapted to the new company name where appropriate. * Removed basic types: BC327 and BC807W (separate data sheet). * Added Fig 1. Power derating curves in section "Limiting values" and the thermal graphs as Fig 2. and Fig 3. in section "Thermal characteristics". * Graphs in section "Characteristics" are sorted in new order. * Added sections 8 "Test information" and 9 "Soldering". * Removed Section "Packing information" * AEC-Q101 qualified BC817_BC817W_BC337 20091117 v.6 Product data sheet - BC817_BC817W_BC337 v.5 BC817_BC817W_BC337 20050221 v.5 Product data sheet CPCN200302007F CPCN200405006F BC817 v.4; BC817W_SER v.4; BC337 v.3 BC817 v.4 20040116 Product Specification - BC817 v.3 BC817W_SER v.4 20040225 Product Specification - BC817W_SER v.3 BC337 v.3 19990415 Product Specification - BC337_338_CNV v.2 BC817_SER Product data sheet All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 7 -- 18 June 2018 (c) Nexperia B.V. 2018. 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All rights reserved. 14 / 15 BC817 series Nexperia 45 V, 500 mA NPN general-purpose transistors Contents 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8.1 9 10 11 12 Product profile .................................................... 1 General description ............................................1 Features and benefits ........................................1 Applications ........................................................1 Quick reference data ......................................... 2 Pinning information ............................................ 2 Ordering information .......................................... 2 Marking .................................................................3 Limiting values .................................................... 3 Thermal characteristics ......................................5 Characteristics .................................................... 6 Test information ................................................ 10 Quality information ...........................................10 Package outline .................................................10 Soldering ............................................................11 Revision history ................................................ 12 Legal information .............................................. 13 Please be aware that important notices concerning this document and the product(s) described herein, have been included in section 'Legal information'. (c) Nexperia B.V. 2018. All rights reserved. For more information, please visit: http://www.nexperia.com For sales office addresses, please send an email to: salesaddresses@nexperia.com Date of release: 18 June 2018 Document identifier: BC817_SER