Continental Device India Limited

An IS/ISO 9002 and IECQ Certified Manufacturer

PNP SILICON PLANAR EPITAXIAL TRANSISTORS

BC 556, A, B

BC 557, 8, A, B, C

TO-92

EBC

APPLICATION

PNP General Purpose Transistors, Especially Suited For Use in Driver Stages of Audio

Amplifier, Low Noise Input Stages of Tape Recorders, HI-FI Amplifiers, Signal Processing

Circuits of Television Receivers.

ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS(Ta=25 deg C unless otherwise specified)

DESCRIPTION

SYMBOL

BC556

BC557

BC558

UNITS

Collector -Emitter Voltage

VCEO

65

45

30

V

Collector -Emitter Voltage

VCES

80

50

30

V

Collector -Base Voltage

VCBO

80

50

30

V

Emitter -Base Voltage

VEBO

5.0

V

Collector Current Continuous

IC

100

mA

Peak

ICM

200

mA

Base Current -Peak

IBM

200

mA

Emitter Current- Peak

IEM

200

mA

Power Dissipation@ Ta=25 degC

PTA

500

mW

Derate Above 25 deg C

4.0

mW/deg C

Storage Temperature

Tstg

-65 to +150

deg C

Junction Temperature

Tj

150

deg C

THERMAL RESISTANCE

Junction to Ambient

Rth(j-a)

250

deg C/W

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Ta=25 deg C Unless Otherwise Specified)

DESCRIPTION

SYMBOL

TEST CONDITION

BC556

BC557

BC558

UNITS

Collector -Emitter Voltage

VCEO

IC=2mA,IB=0

>65

>45

>30

V

Collector -Base Voltage

VCBO

IC=100uA.IE=0

>80

>50

>30

V

Emitter-Base Voltage

VEBO

IE=100uA, IC=0 ALL

V

Collector-Cut off Current

ICBO

VCB=30V, IE=0 ALL

nA

Tj=150 deg C

VCB=30V, IE=0 ALL

uA

ICES

VCE=80V, VBE=0

<15

-

-

nA

VCE=50V, VBE=0

-

<15

-

nA

VCE=30V, VBE=0

-

-

<15

nA

TJ=125 deg C

Collector-Cut off Current

ICES

VCE=80V, VBE=0

<4.0

-

-

uA

VCE=50V, VBE=0

-

uA

VCE=30V, VBE=0

-

-

<4.0

uA

>5.0

<15

<5.0

<4.0

IS/ISO 9002

Lic# QSC/L- 000019.2

IS / IECQC 700000

IS / IECQC 750100

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