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BC857AW-7-F
Bipolar (BJT) Single Transistor, PNP, 45 V, 100 mA, 200 mW, SOT-323, Surface Mount
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- Manufacturer: DIODES INC.
- Product type:
- MSL: MSL 1 - Unlimited
- SVHC: No SVHC (25-Jun-2025)
- No. of Pins: 3Pins
- Product Range: BC857 Series
- Qualification: -
- Power Dissipation: 200mW
- Transistor Mounting: Surface Mount
- Transistor Polarity: PNP
- Transition Frequency: 200MHz
- Transistor Case Style: SOT-323
- DC Current Gain hFE Min: 125hFE
- Operating Temperature Max: 150°C
- Continuous Collector Current: 100mA
- Collector Emitter Voltage Max: 45V
| Delivery and price | |
|---|---|
| Units per pack | 1000 |
| Price | 0.029 € |
| Current stock | 1000+ |
| Lead time | 30 days |
Datasheet
**BC856AW - BC858CW** ~~7~~ **PNP SMALL SIGNAL TRANSISTOR IN SOT323**
## DIODES.
## **Features**
## **Mechanical Data**
- Ideally Suited for Automatic Insertion
- Complementary NPN Types Available (BC846AW - BC848CW)
- For Switching and AF Amplifier Applications
- **Totally Lead-Free & Fully RoHS Compliant (Notes 1 & 2)**
- **Halogen and Antimony Free. "Green" Device (Note 3)**
- **For automotive applications requiring specific change control (i.e.: parts qualified to AEC-Q100/101/200, PPAP capable, and manufactured in IATF 16949 certified facilities), please refer to the related automotive grade (Q-suffix) part. A listing can be found at**
- Case: SOT323
- Case Material: Molded Plastic, “Green” Molding Compound UL Flammability Classification 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: 0.006 grams (Approximate)
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- **https://www.diodes.com/products/automotive/automotive products/.**
- **This part is qualified to JEDEC standards (as references in AEC-Q) for High Reliability.**
**https://www.diodes.com/quality/product-definitions/**
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## **Ordering Information** (Note 4)
|**Ordering Informationg Information Information**(Note 4)|**Ordering Informationg Information Information**(Note 4)|**Ordering Informationg Information Information**(Note 4)|**Ordering Informationg Information Information**(Note 4)|**Ordering Informationg Information Information**(Note 4)|
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|**Product**|**Compliance**|**Marking**|**Reel Size**<br>**(Inches)**|**Quantity per Reel**|
|BC856AW-7-F<br>~~OO~~|Standard<br>~~OO~~|K3A<br>~~OO~~|7<br>~~OO~~<br>~~QO~~|3000<br>~~OO~~|
|BC856BW-7-F<br>~~GO~~|Standard<br>~~GO~~|K3B<br>~~GO~~|7<br>~~GO~~<br>~~QO~~|3000<br>~~GO~~|
|BC856BW-13-F<br>~~OG~~<br>~~RS~~|Standard<br>~~OG~~<br>~~G~~|K3B<br>~~OG~~<br>~~G~~|13<br>~~QO~~<br>~~OG~~<br>~~(~~|10,000<br>~~OG~~<br>~~O~~|
|BC857AW-7-F<br>~~RS~~|Standard<br>~~G~~|K3A<br>~~G~~|7<br>~~(~~<br>~~CO~~|3000<br>~~O~~|
|BC857BW-7-F<br>~~RS~~<br>~~GO~~|Standard<br>~~G~~<br>~~GO~~|K3B<br>~~G~~<br>~~GO~~|7<br>~~(~~<br>~~GO~~<br>~~CO~~|3000<br>~~O~~<br>~~GO~~|
|BC857BWQ-13-F<br>~~OO~~|Automotive<br>~~OO~~|K3B<br>~~OO~~|13<br>~~CO~~<br>~~OO~~<br>~~QO~~|10,000<br>~~OO~~|
|BC857CW-7-F<br>~~GO~~|Standard<br>~~GO~~|K3G<br>~~GO~~|7<br>~~GO~~<br>~~QO~~|3000<br>~~GO~~|
|BC858AW-7-F<br>~~OG~~|Standard<br>~~OG~~|K3A<br>~~OG~~|7<br>~~QO~~<br>~~OG~~<br>~~CO~~|3000<br>~~OG~~|
|BC858BW-7-F<br>~~GO~~|Standard<br>~~GO~~|K3B<br>~~GO~~|7<br>~~GO~~<br>~~CO~~|3000<br>~~GO~~|
|BC858CW-7-F<br>~~OG~~|Standard<br>~~OG~~|K3G<br>~~OG~~|7<br>~~CO~~<br>~~OG~~|3000<br>~~OG~~|
- Notes: 1. No purposely added lead. Fully EU Directive 2002/95/EC (RoHS), 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2) & 2015/863/EU (RoHS 3) compliant. 2. See https://www.diodes.com/quality/lead-free/ 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. Tape width is 8mm. For packaging details, go to our website at https://www.diodes.com/design/support/packaging/diodes-packaging/.
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## **Marking Information**
## SOT323
XXX = Product Type Marking Code (See Ordering Information) YM = Date Code Marking Y or Y = Year (ex: H = 2020) ~~:~~ M or M = Month (ex: 9 = September)
|Date Code Key<br>**Year**<br>**2020**<br>**2021**<br>**2022**<br>**2023**<br>**2024**<br>**2025**<br>**2026**<br>**2027**<br>**2028**<br>**2029**<br>**2030**<br>**2031**<br>**Code**<br>H<br>I<br>J<br>K<br>L<br>M<br>N<br>O<br>P<br>R<br>S<br>T<br>**Month**<br>**Jan**<br>**Feb**<br>**Mar**<br>**Apr**<br>**May**<br>**Jun**<br>**Jul**<br>**Aug**<br>**Sep**<br>**Oct**<br>**Nov**<br>**Dec**<br>**Code**<br>1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>O<br>N<br>D<br>~~[|__|~~<br>~~| __}_}+__|- __}_} + _]~~<br>~~————}—_}+—}—}—_+—_+—_+—_}—_}—_~~<br>~~+} —|~~|Date Code Key<br>**Year**<br>**2020**<br>**2021**<br>**2022**<br>**2023**<br>**2024**<br>**2025**<br>**2026**<br>**2027**<br>**2028**<br>**2029**<br>**2030**<br>**2031**<br>**Code**<br>H<br>I<br>J<br>K<br>L<br>M<br>N<br>O<br>P<br>R<br>S<br>T<br>**Month**<br>**Jan**<br>**Feb**<br>**Mar**<br>**Apr**<br>**May**<br>**Jun**<br>**Jul**<br>**Aug**<br>**Sep**<br>**Oct**<br>**Nov**<br>**Dec**<br>**Code**<br>1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>O<br>N<br>D<br>~~[|__|~~<br>~~| __}_}+__|- __}_} + _]~~<br>~~————}—_}+—}—}—_+—_+—_+—_}—_}—_~~<br>~~+} —|~~|
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|**Absolute Maximum Ratings** (@TA= +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)||
|**Absolute Maximum Ratings** (@TA= +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)|**Absolute Maximum Ratings** (@TA= +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)|**Absolute Maximum Ratings** (@TA= +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)|**Absolute Maximum Ratings** (@TA= +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)|**Absolute Maximum Ratings** (@TA= +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)|
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|**Characteristic**||**Symbol**|**Value**|**Unit**|
|Collector-Base Voltage|BC856|VCBO|-80|V|
||BC857||-50||
||BC858||-30||
|Collector-Emitter Voltage|BC856|VCEO|-65|V|
||BC857||-45||
||BC858||-30||
|Emitter-Base Voltage||VEBO|-5.0|V|
|Continuous Collector Current||IC|-100|mA|
|Peak Pulse Collector Current (single pulse)||ICM|-200|mA|
|Peak Pulse Emitter Current (single pulse)||IEM|-200|mA|
## **Thermal Characteristics** (@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)
|**Thermal Characteristics **(@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.)A = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)= +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)|(@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)A = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)= +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)|||
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|**Characteristic**||**Symbol**|**Value**|**Unit**|
|Power Dissipation|(Note 5)|PD|200|mW|
|Thermal Resistance, Junction to Ambient|(Note 5)|RϴJA|625|°C/W|
|Operating and Storage Temperature Range||TJ, TSTG|-55 to +150|°C|
Note: 5. For a device mounted on minimum recommended pad layout 1oz copper that is on a single-sided FR4 PCB; device is measured under still air conditions whilst operating in a steady-state.
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**Electrical Characteristics** (@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)
|**Electrical Characteristics** (@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)A = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)= +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)|**Electrical Characteristics** (@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)A = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)= +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)|**Electrical Characteristics** (@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)A = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)= +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)|**Electrical Characteristics** (@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)A = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)= +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)|**Electrical Characteristics** (@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)A = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)= +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)|**Electrical Characteristics** (@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)A = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)= +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)|**Electrical Characteristics** (@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)A = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)= +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)|**Electrical Characteristics** (@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)A = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)= +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)|**Electrical Characteristics** (@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)A = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)= +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)|**Electrical Characteristics** (@TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)A = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)= +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)|
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|**Characteristic**<br>~~ff~~||||**Symbol**<br>~~ff~~|**Min**<br>~~ff~~|**Typ**<br>~~ff~~|**Max**<br>~~ff~~|**Unit**<br>~~ff~~|**Test Condition**<br>~~ff~~|
|Collector-Base Breakdown Voltage<br>~~ff~~<br>~~OO~~||BC856<br>~~ff~~<br>~~OO~~||BVCBO<br>~~ff~~<br>~~Er~~|-80<br>~~ff~~<br>~~Er~~|—<br>~~ff~~<br>~~Er~~|—<br>~~ff~~<br>~~Er~~|V<br>~~ff~~<br>~~Er~~|IC= -100µA<br>~~ff~~|
|||BC857<br>~~OO~~|||-50<br>~~Er~~|||||
|||BC858<br>~~OO~~|||-30<br>~~Er~~|||||
|Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage (Note 6)<br>~~OO~~<br>~~se~~||BC856<br>~~OO~~<br>~~se~~||BVCEO<br>~~Er~~<br>~~se~~<br>~~EES~~|-65<br>~~Er~~<br>~~se~~|—<br>~~Er~~<br>~~se~~<br>~~EES~~|—<br>~~Er~~<br>~~se~~<br>~~EES~~|V<br>~~Er~~<br>~~se~~|IC= -10mA<br>~~se~~|
|||BC857<br>~~se~~|||-45<br>~~se~~|||||
|||BC858<br>~~se~~|||-30<br>~~se~~<br>~~EES~~|||||
|Emitter-Base Breakdown Voltage<br>~~se~~<br>~~|~~||||BVEBO<br>~~se~~<br>~~EES~~|-5<br>~~se~~<br>~~a~~<br>~~EES~~|—<br>~~se~~<br>~~ee~~<br>~~EES~~|—<br>~~se~~<br>~~EES~~|V<br>~~se~~|IE = -100µA<br>~~se~~|
|DC Current Gain (Note 6)<br>~~Ee~~|Current Gain Group<br>~~|~~<br>~~Ee~~||A<br>~~|~~<br>~~Ee~~|hFE<br>~~Ee~~<br>~~EES~~|125<br>~~a~~<br>~~Ee~~<br>~~EES~~|180<br>~~ee~~<br>~~Ee~~<br>~~EES~~|250<br>~~Ee~~<br>~~EES~~|—<br>~~Ee~~|VCE= -5.0V, IC= -2.0mA<br>~~Ee~~|
||||B<br>~~|~~<br>~~Ee~~||220<br>~~a~~<br>~~Ee~~<br>~~EES~~|290<br>~~ee~~<br>~~Ee~~<br>~~EES~~|475<br>~~Ee~~<br>~~EES~~|||
||||C<br>~~Ee~~||420<br>~~Ee~~<br>~~EES~~|520<br>~~Ee~~<br>~~EES~~|800<br>~~Ee~~<br>~~EES~~|||
|Collector Cutoff Current<br>~~pe~~||||ICBO<br>~~EES~~<br>~~pe~~|—<br>~~EES~~<br>~~pe~~<br>~~ee~~|—<br>~~EES~~<br>~~pe~~<br>~~ee~~|-15<br>~~EES~~<br>~~pe~~|nA<br>~~pe~~|VCB = -30V<br>~~pe~~|
||||||||-4<br>~~EES~~<br>~~pe~~<br>~~ee~~|µA<br>~~pe~~<br>~~ee~~|VCB= -30V, TA= +150°C<br>~~pe~~<br>~~ee~~|
|Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage (Note 6)<br>~~ee~~||||VCE(sat)<br>~~ee~~|—<br>~~ee~~<br>~~ee~~|-75<br>~~ee~~<br>~~ee~~|-300<br>~~ee~~<br>~~ee~~|mV<br>~~ee~~<br>~~ee~~|IC= -10mA, IB= -0.5mA<br>~~ee~~<br>~~ee~~|
|||||||-250<br>~~ee~~<br>~~ee~~|-650<br>~~ee~~<br>~~ee~~||IC= -100mA, IB= -5.0mA<br>~~ee~~<br>~~ee~~|
|Base-Emitter Turn-On Voltage (Note 6)<br>~~pe~~||||VBE(on)<br>~~pe~~|-600<br>~~ee~~<br>~~pe~~|-650<br>~~ee ~~<br>~~pe~~|-750<br> ~~ee~~<br>~~pe~~|mV<br>~~ee~~<br>~~pe~~<br>~~ee~~|IC = -2mA, VCE= -5V<br>~~ee~~<br>~~pe~~|
||||||—<br>~~pe~~<br>~~ee~~|—<br>~~pe~~<br>~~ee~~|-820<br>~~pe~~<br>~~ee~~||IC = -10mA, VCE= -5V<br>~~pe~~<br>~~ee~~|
|Base-Emitter Saturation Voltage (Note 6)<br>~~ee~~||||VBE(sat)<br>~~ee~~|—<br>~~ee~~<br>~~ee~~|-700<br>~~ee~~<br>~~ee~~|—<br>~~ee~~<br>~~ee~~|mV<br>~~ee~~<br>~~ee~~<br>~~CO~~|IC = -10mA, IB= -0.5mA<br>~~ee~~<br>~~ee~~|
|||||||-850<br>~~ee~~<br>~~ee~~<br>~~CO~~|-950<br>~~ee~~<br>~~ee~~<br>~~CO~~||IC = -100mA, IB= -5mA<br>~~ee~~<br>~~ee~~|
|Output Capacitance<br>~~GG~~||||Cobo<br>~~GG~~|—<br>~~ee~~<br>~~GG~~|3<br>~~ee ~~<br>~~GG~~<br>~~CO~~|4.5<br> ~~ee~~<br>~~GG~~<br>~~CO~~|pF<br>~~ee~~<br>~~GG~~<br>~~CO~~|VCB= -10V, f = 1.0MHz<br>~~ee~~<br>~~GG~~|
|Transition Frequency<br>~~ee~~<br>~~la~~||||fT<br>~~ee~~|100<br>~~ee~~|200<br>~~CO~~<br>~~ee~~|—<br>~~CO~~<br>~~ee~~|MHz<br>~~CO~~<br>~~ee~~|VCE= -5V, IC= -10mA,<br>f = 100MHz<br>~~ee~~|
|Noise Figure<br>~~la~~||||NF|—|—|10|dB|VCE= -5V, IC= -200µA<br>RS= 2kΩ, f = 1kHz<br>∆f = 200Hz|
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## **Typical Electrical Characteristics** (@ TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.)
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250 0.5<br>IC<br>IB [= 10]<br>200 0.4<br>150 0.3<br>100 0.2 T A = 25°C<br>iL TA = 150°C Meh<br>50 R θJA [ = 625] °C/W 0.1 fill IWANAl<br>TA = -50°C<br>0 0 Bai mnniimel<br>0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 0.1 1 10 100 1,000<br>TA, AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (°C) - IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)<br>Fig. 1 Power Dissipation vs. Fig. 2 Typical Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage<br>Ambient Temperature (Note 5) Pd v TA V vs. Collector Current CE(sat) V IC<br>1,000 1,000<br>TA = 150°C VV = -5VCE = 5V VCEV = -5V = 5VCEV = -5V = 5VV = -5V = 5V = 5V<br>eet act aeeet P Et<br>Ae ee |<br>100<br>BN) TA = 25°C ae! e l<br>TA = -50°C<br>100<br>coe T N ce TATE 1M<br>a ee Nl eee eel!<br>10 | | SE ott<br>1 Tt| 10 en |<br>1 10 100 1,000 1 10<br>- IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) - IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)C, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA), COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)<br>Fig. 3 Typical DC Current Gain (Group B) vs. Collector Current hFE V IC Fig. 4 Typical Gain-Bandwidth Product vs. Collector Current fT V ICT V ICICC<br>, COLLECTOR-EMITTER<br>COLLECTOR-EMITTER<br>, POWER DISSIPATION (mW)<br>D SATURATION VOLTAGE (V)<br>P CE(SAT)<br>CE(sat) V<br>-V<br>, DC CURRENT GAIN<br>FE<br>h<br>f , GAIN-BANDWIDTH PRODUCT (MHz)ftT,ftT,tT,T,<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>
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1,000<br>VCEV = -5V = 5VCEV = -5V = 5VV = -5V = 5V = 5V<br>P Et<br>ee |<br>e l<br>100<br>TATE 1M<br>eee eel!<br>SE ott<br>10 en |<br>1 10 100<br>- IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)C, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA), COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)<br>Fig. 4 Typical Gain-Bandwidth Product vs. Collector Current fT V ICT V ICICC<br>f , GAIN-BANDWIDTH PRODUCT (MHz)ftT,ftT,tT,T,<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>
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## **Package Outline Dimensions**
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Please see http://www.diodes.com/package-outlines.html for the latest version.<br>SOT323<br>D<br>A2<br>SOT323<br>Dim Min Max Typ<br>c a A1 0.00 0.10 0.05<br>A1 e L A2 0.90 1.00 0.95<br>b 0.25 0.40 0.30<br>c 0.10 0.18 0.11<br>b<br>— JO, GEE D 1.80 2.20 2.15<br>E 2.00 2.20 2.10<br>E1 1.15 1.35 1.30<br>e 0.650 BSC<br>e1 1.20 1.40 1.30<br>F 0.375 0.475 0.425<br>L 0.25 0.40 0.30<br>E E1<br>a 0° 8° --<br>All Dimensions in mm<br>tT *<br>F e1<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>
## **Suggested Pad Layout**
Please see http://www.diodes.com/package-outlines.html for the latest version.
## **SOT323**
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Value<br>Dimensions<br>(in mm)<br>C 0.650<br>G 1.300<br>X 0.470<br>Y 0.600<br>= Y1 2.500<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>
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## **IMPORTANT NOTICE**
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Novapart is a B2B electronic component broker specialising in stock shortages and cost reduction. We source hard-to-find parts and identify compliant alternatives across a catalogue of 410,000+ components from 500+ manufacturers.
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When a component is unavailable, discontinued or has an unacceptable lead time, we tap into our network of vetted European and Asian distributors to source what you need — without compromising on quality or traceability.
Request a quote →Compliant Alternatives
We identify pin-to-pin, electrically equivalent substitutes that meet the same certifications (RoHS, AEC-Q100, REACH) as your original specification — validated against datasheets, not just part numbers. Often at a lower cost.
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