BC559B BC559C BC560C

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Motorola Small–Signal Transistors, FETs and Diodes Device Data

Characteristic

Symbol

Min

Typ

Max

Unit

ON CHARACTERISTICS

DC Current Gain

(IC = –10 µAdc, VCE = –5.0 Vdc)

BC559B

BC559C/560C

(IC = –2.0 mAdc, VCE = –5.0 Vdc)

BC559B

BC559C/560C

hFE

100

100

180

380

150

270

290

500

—

—

460

800

—

Collector – Emitter Saturation Voltage

(IC = –10 mAdc, IB = –0.5 mAdc)

(IC = –10 mAdc, IB = see note 1)

(IC = –100 mAdc, IB = –5.0 mAdc, see note 2)

VCE(sat)

—

—

—

–0.075

–0.3

–0.25

–0.25

–0.6

—

Vdc

Base–Emitter Saturation Voltage

(IC = –100 mAdc, IB = –5.0 mAdc)

VBE(sat)

—

–1.1

—

Vdc

Base–Emitter On Voltage

(IC = –10 µAdc, VCE = –5.0 Vdc)

(IC = –100 µAdc, VCE = –5.0 Vdc)

(IC = –2.0 mAdc, VCE = –5.0 Vdc)

VBE(on)

—

—

–0.55

–0.52

–0.55

–0.62

—

—

–0.7

Vdc

SMALL–SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS

Current – Gain — Bandwidth Product

(IC = –10 mAdc, VCE = –5.0 Vdc, f = 100 MHz)

fT

—

250

—

MHz

Collector–Base Capacitance

(VCB = –10 Vdc, IE = 0, f = 1.0 MHz)

Ccbo

—

2.5

—

pF

Small–Signal Current Gain

(IC = –2.0 mAdc, VCE = –5.0 V, f = 1.0 kHz)

BC559B

BC559C/BC560C

hfe

240

450

330

600

500

900

—

Noise Figure

(IC = –200 µAdc, VCE = –5.0 Vdc, RS = 2.0 kΩ, f = 1.0 kHz)

(IC = –200 µAdc, VCE = –5.0 Vdc, RS = 100 kΩ, f = 1.0 kHz, ∆f = 200 kHz)

NF1

NF2

—

—

0.5

—

2.0

10

dB

NOTES:

1. IB is value for which IC = –11 mA at VCE = –1.0 V.

2. Pulse test = 300

µs – Duty cycle = 2%.