BC56-16PA-7

**BC56-16PA** ~~[7~~ **NPN MEDIUM POWER TRANSISTOR** 

## E_PTS,DIODES'n corRePORATEOD 

## **Features** 

## **Mechanical Data** 

- BVCEO  > 80V 

- IC = 1A High Continuous Collector Current 

- ICM = 2A Peak Pulse Current 

- 520mW Power Dissipation 

- Low Saturation Voltage VCE(sat) <  500mV @ 0.5A 

- Complementary PNP Type: BC53-16PA 

- **Totally Lead-Free & Fully RoHS Compliant (Notes 1 & 2)** 

   - Case: U-DFN2020-3 (Type B) 

   - Case Material: Molded Plastic. “Green” Molding Compound. UL Flammability Rating 94V-0 

   - Moisture Sensitivity: Level 1 per J-STD-020 

   - Terminals: Finish - Matte Tin Plated Leads. Solderable per MIL-STD-202, Method 208 

   - Weight: 0.01 grams (Approximate) 

- **Halogen and Antimony Free. “Green” Device (Note 3)** 

- **Qualified to AEC-Q101 Standards for High Reliability** 

## **Applications** 

- Medium Power Switching or Amplification Applications 

- AF Driver and Output Stages 

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## **Ordering Information** (Note 4) 

|**Product**|**Compliance**|**Marking**|**Reel size(inches)**|**Tape width(mm)**|**Quantity per reel**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|BC56-16PA-7|AEC-Q101|BL|7|12|3,000|



Notes: 1. No purposely added lead. Fully EU Directive 2002/95/EC (RoHS) & 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2) compliant. 

2. See http://www.diodes.com/quality/lead_free.html for more information about Diodes Incorporated’s definitions of Halogen- and Antimony-free, "Green" and Lead-free. 

3. Halogen- and Antimony-free "Green” products are defined as those which contain <900ppm bromine, <900ppm chlorine (<1500ppm total Br + Cl) and <1000ppm antimony compounds. 

4. For packaging details, go to our website at http://www.diodes.com/products/packages.html. 

## **Marking Information** 

BL = Product Type Marking Code = YM = Date Code Marking BL = Y = Year (ex: C = 2015) M = Month (ex: 9 = September) 

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|**Year**|**2015**|||**2016**|**2017**|||**2018**|**2019**|||**2020**|**2021**|**2021**||**2022**|
|**Code**|C|||D|E|||F|G|||H|I|||J|
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|**Month**|**Jan**|**Feb**||**Mar**|**Apr**|**May**||**Jun**|**Jul**|**Aug**||**Sep**|**Oct**|**Nov**||**Dec**|
|**Code**|1|2||3|4|5||6|7|8||9|O|N||D|



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## **Absolute Maximum Ratings** (@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.) 

|**Absolute Maximum Ratingsgss** (@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)|(@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)A = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)= +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)|(@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)A = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)= +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)pecified.)ecified.))||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Characteristic**|**Symbol**|**Value**|**Unit**|
|Collector-Base Voltage|VCBO|100|V|
|Collector-Emitter Voltage|VCEO|80|V|
|Emitter-Base Voltage|VEBO|7|V|
|Continuous Collector Current|IC|1|A|
|Peak Pulse Collector Current|ICM|2||
|Continuous Base Current|IB|100|mA|
|Peak Pulse Base Current|IBM|200||



## **Thermal Characteristics** (@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.) 

|**Thermal Characteristics **(@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)A = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)= +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)|**Thermal Characteristics **(@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)A = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)= +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)|(@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)A = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)= +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)pecified.)ecified.))|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Characteristic**||**Symbol**|**Value**|**Unit**|
|Power Dissipation|(Note 5)|PD|520|mW|
|Thermal Resistance,Junction to Ambient|(Note 5)|RθJA|240|°C/W|
|Thermal Resistance,Junction to Leads|(Note 6)|RθJL|20|°C/W|
|Operatingand Storage Temperature Range||TJ,TSTG|-65 to +150|°C|



## **ESD Ratings** (Note 7) 

|**ESD Ratingsgss **(Note 7)|**ESD Ratingsgss **(Note 7)|**ESD Ratingsgss **(Note 7)|**ESD Ratingsgss **(Note 7)|**ESD Ratingsgss **(Note 7)|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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|**Characteristic**|**Symbol**|**Value**|**Unit**|**JEDEC Class**|
|ElectrostaticDischarge- Human BodyModel|ESD HBM|4,000|V|3A|
|ElectrostaticDischarge- MachineModel|ESD MM|400|V|C|



Notes: 5. For a device mounted on minimum recommended pad layout FR4 PCB single sided 1oz copper; device is measured under still air conditions while operating at a steady-state. 

6. Thermal resistance from junction to solder-point (at the end of the collector lead). 

7. Refer to JEDEC specification JESD22-A114 and JESD22-A115. 

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## **Thermal Characteristics and Derating Information** 

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## **Electrical Characteristics** (@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.) 

|**Electrical Characteristics** (@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)A = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)= +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)pecified.)ecified.))|**Electrical Characteristics** (@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)A = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)= +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)pecified.)ecified.))|**Electrical Characteristics** (@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)A = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)= +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)pecified.)ecified.))|**Electrical Characteristics** (@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)A = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)= +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)pecified.)ecified.))|**Electrical Characteristics** (@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)A = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)= +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)pecified.)ecified.))|**Electrical Characteristics** (@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)A = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)= +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)pecified.)ecified.))|**Electrical Characteristics** (@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)A = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)= +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)pecified.)ecified.))|
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|**Characteristic**|**Symbol**<br>~~I~~|**Min**<br>~~(RR~~|**Typ**<br>~~I~~|**Max**<br>~~I~~|**Unit**<br>~~OO~~|**Test Condition**|
|Collector-Base Breakdown Voltage<br>~~nD~~|BVCBO<br>~~nD~~<br>~~I~~|100<br>~~nD~~<br>~~(RR~~<br>~~I~~|-<br>~~nD~~<br>~~I~~<br>~~(RR~~|-<br>~~nD~~<br>~~I~~<br>~~I~~|V<br>~~nD~~<br>~~OO~~<br>~~(I~~|IC= 100µA<br>~~nD~~|
|Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage (Note 8)<br>~~I~~|BVCEO<br>~~I~~<br>~~I~~|80<br>~~(RR~~<br>~~I~~<br>~~I~~|-<br>~~I~~<br>~~I~~<br>~~(RR~~|-<br>~~I~~<br>~~I~~<br>~~I~~|V<br>~~OO~~<br>~~I~~<br>~~(I~~|IC= 10mA<br>~~I~~|
|Emitter-Base Breakdown Voltage<br>~~OO~~|BVEBO<br>~~OO~~|7<br>~~I~~<br>~~OO~~|-<br>~~(RR~~<br>~~OO~~|-<br>~~I ~~<br>~~OO~~|V<br> ~~(I~~<br>~~OO~~|IE= 100µA<br>~~OO~~|
|Collector Cut-off Current<br>~~OO~~|ICBO<br>~~OO~~|-<br>~~OO~~|-<br>~~OO~~|0.1<br>20<br>~~OO~~|µA<br>~~OO~~|VCB= 30V<br>VCB= 30V,TA= +150°C<br>~~OO~~|
|Emitter Cut-off Current|IEBO<br>~~ee ee~~|-<br>~~ee~~|-<br>~~ee~~|20<br>~~ee~~|nA<br>~~ee~~|VEB= 4V<br>~~ee~~|
|Static Forward Current Transfer Ratio (Note 8)<br>~~ee~~|hFE<br>~~ee~~<br>~~ee ee~~|25<br>100<br>25<br>~~ee~~<br>~~ee~~|-<br>-<br>-<br>~~ee~~<br>~~ee~~|-<br>250<br>-<br>~~ee~~<br>~~ee~~|-<br>~~ee~~<br>~~ee~~<br>~~GO~~|IC= 5mA, VCE= 2V<br>IC= 150mA, VCE= 2V<br>IC= 500mA, VCE= 2V<br>~~ee~~<br>~~ee~~|
|Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage(Note 8)<br>~~GO~~|VCE(sat)<br>~~ee ee~~<br>~~GO~~|-<br>~~ee~~<br>~~GO~~|-<br>~~ee~~<br>~~GO~~|0.5<br>~~ee ~~<br>~~GO~~|V<br> ~~ee~~<br>~~GO~~<br>~~GO~~|IC= 500mA,IB= 50mA<br>~~ee~~<br>~~GO~~|
|Base-Emitter Turn-On Voltage(Note 8)<br>~~oo~~|VBE(on)<br>~~oo~~|-<br>~~oo~~|-<br>~~oo~~|1.0<br>~~oo~~|V<br>~~GO~~<br>~~oo~~|IC= 500mA,VCE= 2V<br>~~oo~~|
|Transition Frequency<br>~~oo~~|fT<br>~~oo~~<br>~~GO~~|-<br>~~oo~~<br>~~I~~|125<br>~~oo~~<br>~~RDGOON~~|-<br>~~oo~~<br>~~GOON~~|MHz<br>~~oo~~<br>~~I~~|IC= 50mA, VCE= 10V<br>f = 100MHz<br>~~oo~~|
|Output Capacitance<br>~~nD~~|Cobo<br>~~nD~~<br>~~GO~~|-<br>~~nD~~<br>~~I~~|-<br>~~nD~~<br>~~RDGOON~~|25<br>~~nD~~<br>~~GOON~~|pF<br>~~nD~~<br>~~I~~|VCB= 10V,f = 1MHz<br>~~nD~~|



## **Typical Electrical Characteristics** (@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.) 

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## **Typical Electrical Characteristics** (continued) 

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## **Package Outline Dimensions** 

Please see AP02001 at http://www.diodes.com/_files/datasheets/ap02001.pdf for the latest version. 

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## **Suggested Pad Layout** 

Please see AP02001 at http://www.diodes.com/_files/datasheets/ap02001.pdf for the latest version. 

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Note: For high voltage applications, the appropriate industry sector guidelines should be considered with regards to creepage and clearance distances between device Terminals and PCB tracking. 

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