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BC141-16
GENERAL PURPOSE TRANSISTOR
DESCRIPTION
The BC141-16 is a silicon Planar Epitaxial NPN transistor in Jedec TO-39 metal case. It is particularly designed for audio amplifiers and switching application up to 1A.
The complementary PNP type is the BC161-16.
TO-39
INTERNAL SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Symbol
V
CBO
V
CEO
V
EBO
I
C
I
B
P tot
T stg
T j
Parameter
Collector-Base Voltage (I
E
= 0)
Collector-Emitter Voltage (I
B
= 0)
Emitter-Base Voltage (I
C
= 0)
Collector Current
Base Current
Total Dissipation at T amb
at T
C
≤
25 o
≤
25 o
C
C
Storage Temperature
Max. Operating Junction Temperature
January 2003
Value
100
60
7
1
0.1
0.65
3.7
-55 to 175
175
Unit
V
V
V
A
A
W
W o
C o
C
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THERMAL DATA
R thj-case
R thj-amb
Thermal Resistance Junction-Case
Max
Thermal Resistance Junction-Ambient Max
35
200
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (T case
= 25 o
C unless otherwise specified)
Min.
Symbol Parameter Test Conditions
I
CES
Collector Cut-off
Current (V
BE
= 0)
V
(BR)CBO
∗
Collector-Base
Breakdown Voltage
(I
E
= 0)
V
(BR)CEO
∗
Collector-Emitter
Breakdown Voltage
(I
B
= 0)
V
(BR)EBO
∗
Emitter-Base
Breakdown Voltage
(I
C
= 0)
V
CE(sat)
∗
Collector-Emitter
Saturation Voltage
I
I
I
V
V
C
C
E
CE
= 60 V
CE
= 60 V T
= 100
µ
A
= 30 mA
= 100
µ
A
C
= 150 o
C
I
C
= 100 mA I
B
= 10 mA
I
C
= 500 mA I
B
= 50 mA
I
C
= 1 A I
B
= 100 mA
V
BE(on)
∗
Base-Emitter On
Voltage h
FE
∗
DC Current Gain
I
C
= 1 A V
CE
= 1 V
I
C
= 100
µ
A V
CE
= 1 V
I
C
= 100 mA V
CE
= 1 V
I
C
= 1 A V
CE
= 1 V
I
C
= 50 mA V
CE
= 10 V
C f
T
CBO
Transition Frequency
Collector-Base
Capacitance
Turn-on Time
I
E
= 0 V
CB
= 5 V f = 1MHz t on
I
C
= 100 mA I
B1
= 5 mA t off
Turn-off Time I
C
∗
Pulsed: Pulse duration = 300
µ s, duty cycle
≤
1 %
= 100 mA I
B1
= I
B2
= 5 mA
100
60
7
100
50
Typ.
0.1
0.35
0.6
1.25
90
160
30
12
1
1.8
250
25
250
850 o
C/W o
C/W
Max.
100
100
Unit nA
µ
A
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
MHz pF ns ns
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Collector-emitter Saturation Voltage.
Base-emitter Voltage.
BC141-16
DC Curent Gain.
Transiition Frequency.
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DIM.
H
I
F
G
L
D
E
A
B
MIN.
12.7
5.08
TO-39 MECHANICAL DATA
mm
TYP.
MAX.
MIN.
0.500
0.49
6.6
8.5
9.4
1.2
0.9
45 o
(typ.)
0.200
inch
TYP.
MAX.
0.019
0.260
0.334
0.370
0.047
0.035
D A
H
I
G
L
P008B
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