ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TA = 25°C unless otherwise noted)
Characteristic Symbol Min Typ Max Unit
OFF CHARACTERISTICS
Collector–Emitter Breakdown Voltage
(IC = –2.0 mAdc, IB = 0) BC556
BC557
BC558
V(BR)CEO –65
–45
–30
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—
—
—
—
—
V
Collector–Base Breakdown Voltage
(IC = –100 µAdc) BC556
BC557
BC558
V(BR)CBO –80
–50
–30
—
—
—
—
—
—
V
Emitter–Base Breakdown Voltage
(IE = –100 Adc, IC = 0) BC556
BC557
BC558
V(BR)EBO –5.0
–5.0
–5.0
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—
—
—
—
—
V
ON CHARACTERISTICS
DC Current Gain
(IC = –10 µAdc, VCE = –5.0 V) BC557A
BC556B/557B/558B
BC557C
(IC = –2.0 mAdc, VCE = –5.0 V) BC556
BC557
BC558
BC557A
BC556B/557B/558B
BC557C
(IC = –100 mAdc, VCE = –5.0 V) BC557A
BC556B/557B/558B
BC557C
hFE —
—
—
120
120
120
120
180
420
—
—
—
90
150
270
—
—
—
170
290
500
120
180
300
—
—
—
500
800
800
220
460
800
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—
—
—
Collector–Emitter Saturation Voltage
(IC = –100mAdc, IB = –5.0 mAdc) VCE(sat) —--- –0.3 V
Base–Emitter Saturation V oltage
(IC = –100 mAdc, IB = –5.0mAdc) VBE(sat) —–1.0—V
Base–Emitter On Voltage
(IC = –2.0 mAdc, VCE = –5.0 Vdc)
(IC = –10 mAdc, VCE = –5.0 Vdc)
VBE(on) –0.55
—–0.62
–0.7 –0.7
–0.82
V
SMALL–SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS
Current–Gain — Bandwidth Product
(IC = –10 mA, VCE = –5.0 V, f = 100 MHz) BC556
BC557
BC558
fT150
150
150
280
320
360
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—
—
MHz
Output Capacitance
(VCB = –10 V, IC = 0, f = 1.0 MHz) Cob — 3.0 6.0 pF
MCC
BC556 thru BC558B
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I —
-100 nA
CBO
Collector Cut-off Current
(VCB = –70 V, IE = 0) —