BC368 NPN Silicon Epitaxial Planar Transistor Applications • General purpose switching and amplification • Power applications such as audio output stages 1. Emitter 2. Collector 3. Base TO-92 Plastic Package Absolute Maximum Ratings (Ta = 25 OC) Parameter Symbol Value Unit Collector Base Voltage VCBO 32 V Collector Emitter Voltage VCEO 20 V Emitter Base Voltage VEBO 5 V Collector Current (DC) IC 1 A Peak Collector Current ICM 2 A Total Power Dissipation Ptot 625 mW Junction Temperature Tj 150 O Storage Temperature Range TS - 55 to + 150 O Characteristics at Ta = 25 OC Parameter DC Current Gain at VCE = 10 V, IC = 5 mA at VCE = 1 V, IC = 500 mA at VCE = 1 V, IC = 1 A Collector Base Cutoff Current at VCB = 25 V C C Symbol Min. Max. Unit hFE hFE hFE 50 85 60 375 - - ICBO - 100 nA Emitter Base Cutoff Current at VEB = 5 V Collector Base Breakdown Voltage at IC = 100 µA IEBO - 100 nA V(BR)CBO 32 - V Collector Emitter Breakdown Voltage at IC = 10 mA V(BR)CEO 20 - V Emitter Base Breakdown Voltage at IE = 100 µA V(BR)EBO 5 - V Collector Emitter Saturation Voltage at IC = 1 A, IB = 100 mA VCE(sat) - 0.5 V Base Emitter On Voltage at VCE = 1 V, IC = 1 A VBE(on) - 1 V fT 40 - MHz Gain Bandwidth Product at VCE = 5 V, IC = 10 mA, f = 20 MHz SEMTECH ELECTRONICS LTD. (Subsidiary of Sino-Tech International Holdings Limited, a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Stock Code: 724) ® Dated : 27/12/2007 BC368 On Voltages DC Current Gain 1.0 200 Tj=25 C VBEsat @Ic/I B=10 0.8 VBEon @VCE=1V Voltage (v) Current Gain 100 70 VCE=1V Tj=25 C 50 0.6 0.4 0.2 VCEsat @Ic/I B=10 20 10 20 100 50 200 500 0 1000 1 2 5 10 20 Collector Current (mA) 100 200 500 1000 Collector current (mA) Current Gain - Bandwidth Product Collector Saturation Region 300 1.0 200 0.8 Tj=25 C Collector Voltage (v) Current Gain - Bandwidth Product (MHz) 50 VCE=10V Tj=25 C f=20MHz 100 70 50 30 10 100mA 0.6 1000mA 50mA 0.4 500mA 0.2 0 20 100 50 200 1000 500 Ic =10mA 0.01 0.02 0.05 250mA 0.1 0.2 0.5 1 2 5 10 20 50 Base current (mA) Collector Current (mA) Capacitance 160 Tj=25 C Capacitance (pF) 120 80 Cibo 40 Cobo 0 Cobo 5 10 15 20 25 Cibo 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 Reverse Voltage ( V ) SEMTECH ELECTRONICS LTD. (Subsidiary of Sino-Tech International Holdings Limited, a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Stock Code: 724) ® Dated : 27/12/2007 100