BC858C-7-F

**BC856A – BC858C** 

**PNP SMALL SIGNAL TRANSISTOR IN SOT23** 

## **Features** 

## **Mechanical Data** 

- Ideally Suited for Automatic Insertion 

- Complementary NPN Types: BC846 – BC848 

- 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: SOT23 

      - 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 ed 

      - Weight: 0.008 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**<br>~~a~~|**Compliance**<br>|**Marking**<br>|**Reel Size**<br>**(Inches)**<br>~~**O**~~<br>|**Quantity per Reel**<br>~~(~~|
|BC856A-7-F<br>~~GC~~<br>~~a~~|Standard<br>~~GC~~<br>|K3A<br>~~GC~~<br>|7<br>~~GC~~<br>~~**O**~~<br>|3,000<br>~~GC~~<br>~~(~~|
|BC856B-7-F<br>~~a ~~<br>~~**G**e~~|Standard<br> ~~G~~<br>~~e~~|K3B<br>~~G~~<br>~~CG~~|7<br>~~**O** ~~<br>~~G~~<br>~~CG~~|3,000<br> ~~(~~<br>~~(~~|
|BC856B-13-F<br>~~**G**e~~|Standard<br>~~e~~|K3B<br>~~CG~~|13<br>~~CG~~|10,000<br>~~(~~|
|BC857A-7-F<br>~~**G**e~~|Standard<br>~~e~~|K3A<br>~~CG~~<br>~~O~~|7<br>~~CG~~<br>~~O~~|3,000<br>~~(~~<br>~~O~~|
|BC857B-7-F<br>~~GC~~<br>~~Ge~~|Standard<br>~~GC~~<br>~~Ge~~|K3B<br>~~GC~~|7<br>~~GC~~<br>~~OS~~|3,000<br>~~GC~~<br>~~(~~|
|BC857B-13-F<br>~~GC~~<br>~~Ge~~<br>~~Ge~~|Standard<br>~~GC~~<br>~~Ge~~<br>~~Ge~~|K3B<br>~~GC~~<br>~~**C**G~~|13<br>~~GC~~<br>~~OS~~<br>~~G~~|10,000<br>~~GC~~<br>~~(~~<br>~~**(**~~|
|BC857C-7-F<br>~~Ge~~<br>~~Ge~~|Standard<br>~~Ge~~<br>~~Ge~~|K3G<br>~~**C**G~~<br>~~O~~|7<br>~~OS~~<br>~~G~~<br>~~O~~|3,000<br>~~(~~<br>~~**(**~~|
|BC857C-13-F<br>~~Ge~~|Standard<br>~~Ge~~|K3G<br>~~**C**G~~<br>~~O~~|13<br>~~G ~~<br>~~O~~|10,000<br> ~~**(**~~|
|BC858A-7-F<br>~~GO~~<br>~~Ge~~|Standard<br>~~GO~~<br>~~Ge~~|K3A<br>~~O~~<br>~~GO~~<br>~~CG~~|7<br>~~O~~<br>~~GO~~<br>~~CG~~|3,000<br>~~GO~~<br>~~(~~|
|BC858B-7-F<br>~~Ge~~<br>~~es~~|Standard<br>~~Ge~~|K3B<br>~~CG~~|7<br>~~CG~~|3,000<br>~~(~~|
|BC858C-7-F<br>~~Ge~~<br>~~es~~|Standard<br>~~Ge~~|K3G<br>~~CG~~|7<br>~~CG~~|3,000<br>~~(~~|



- 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. For packaging details, go to our website at https://www.diodes.com/design/support/packaging/diodes-packaging/. 

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## **Marking Information** 

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|xxx = Product Type Marking Code|
|(Please see Ordering Information)|
|xxx|YM = Date Code Marking|
|Y or Y = Year (ex: G = 2019)|
|M or M = Month (ex: 9 = September)|
|Date Code Key|
|Year|2019|2020|2021|2022|2023|2024|2025|2026|
|Code|G|H|I|J|K|L|M|N|
|——|Month|Jan|Feb|a|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|Dec|
|Code|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|O|N|D|
|——|ee|ee|ee|ee|ee|ee|

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

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|Characteristic|Symbol|Value|Unit|
|BC856|-80|
|Collector-Base Voltage|BC857|VCBO|-50|V|
|BC858|-30|
|BC856|-65|
|Collector-Emitter Voltage|BC857|VCEO|-45|V|
|BC858|-30|
|Emitter-Base Voltage|VEBO|-5.0|V|
|Continuous Collector Current|IC|-100|mA|
|Peak Collector Current (Single Pulse)|ICM|-200|mA|
|Peak Emitter Current|IEM|-200|mA|
|Peak Base Current (Single Pulse)|IBM|-200|mA|

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

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|Characteristic|Symbol|Value|Unit|
|(Note 5)|310|
|Power Dissipation|PD|mW|
|(Note 6)|350|
|(Note 5)|403|
|Thermal Resistance, Junction to Ambient|RθJA|°C/W|
|(Note 6)|357|
|Thermal Resistance, Junction to Leads|(Note 7)|RθJL|350|°C/W|
|Operating and Storage Temperature Range|TJ, TSTG|-55 to +150|°C|

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## **ESD Ratings** (Note 8) 

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|Characteristic|Symbol|Value|Unit|JEDEC Class|
|Electrostatic Discharge - Human Body Model|ESD HBM|4,000|V|3A|
|Electrostatic Discharge - Machine Model|ESD MM|400|V|C|

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Notes: 5. For a device mounted on minimum recommended pad layout 1oz copper that is on a single-sided FR-4 PCB; device is measured under still air conditions whilst operating in a steady-state. 

6. Same as Note 5, except the device is mounted on 15mm × 15mm 1oz copper. 

7. Thermal resistance from junction to solder-point (at the end of the leads). 

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

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## **Thermal Characteristics and Derating Information** 

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## **Derating Curve** 

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## **Transient Thermal Impedance** 

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

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|pf|Characteristic|Symbol|Min|Typ|Max|Unit|Test Condition|
|BC856|-80|
|Collector-Base Breakdown Voltage|po|BC857|BVCBO|||-50|—|—|V|IC = -10µA|
|pe|||
|BC858|-30|
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|BC856|-65|
|Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage (Note 9)|pdPp|BC857|BVCEO||||-45|—|—|V|IC = -10mA|
|BC858|-30|
|a|Emitter-Base Breakdown Voltage|po|BVEBO|||-5|—|—|V|IE|= -1µA|
|-15|nA|VCB = -30V|
|Collector Cutoff Current|ICBO|—|—|
|-4|µA|VCB = -30V, TJ = +150°C|
|BC856|-15|VCE = -80V|
|OO|es|esee|
|pO|pe|Pp|
|Collector Emitter Cutoff Current|BC857|ICES|—|—|-15|nA|VCE = -50V|
|||pe|pd|
|BC858|-15|VCE = -30V|
|a|Emitter-Base Cutoff Current|J|IEBO|—|—|pe|-100|nA|Pp|VEB = -5V|
|BC856A / BC857A / BC858A|200|
|Pp|GG CO|
|Small Signal Current Gain|BC856B / BC857B / BC858B|hfe|—|330|—|—|
|Ee|BC857C / BC858C|||600|
|PO|||
|BC856A / BC857A / BC858A|2.7|
|po|||
|Input Impedance|BC856B / BC857B / BC858B|hie|—|4.5|—|kΩ|
|pO|||
|BC857C / BC858C|8.7|IC = -2.0mA, VCE = -5V|
|PO|||
|BC856A / BC857A / BC858A|18|f = 1.0kHz|
|Output Admittance|po|||
|BC856B / BC857B / BC858B|hoe|—|30|—|µS|
|pO|||
|BC857C / BC858C|60|
|pO|||
|BC856A / BC857A / BC858A|1.5x10|[-4]|
|Reverse Voltage Transfer|pO|||
|Ratio|BC856B / BC857B / BC858B|hre|—|2x10|[-4]|—|—|
|PO|||
|BC857C / BC858C|3x10|[-4]|
|PO|||
|BC856A / BC857A / BC858A|rs|125|180|250|
|po|||
|DC Current Gain (Note 9)|BC856B / BC857B / BC858B|hFE|220|290|475|—|IC = -2.0mA, VCE = -5V|
|pO|ee|
|BC857C / BC858C|420|520|800|
|po|a|ee|
|-75|-300|IC = -10mA, IB = -0.5mA|
|Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage (Note 9)|VCE(sat)|—|mV|
|ee|-250|-650|IC = -100mA, IB = -5.0mA|
|ee|Pp|
|-600|-650|-750|IC|= -2mA, VCE = -5V|
|Base-Emitter Turn-On Voltage (Note 9)|VBE(on)|mV|
|a|—|—|-820|IC|= -10mA, VCE = -5V|
|a|ee|Pp|
|-700|—|IC|= -10mA, IB = -0.5mA|
|Base-Emitter Saturation Voltage (Note 9)|VBE(sat)|—|mV|
|ee|-850|-1100|IC|= -100mA, IB = -5mA|
|ee|Pp|
|GO|Output Capacitance|Cobo|—|3|OO|—|pF|VCB = -10V, f = 1.0MHz|
|VCE = -5V, IC = -10mA,|
|Transition Frequency|fT|100|200|—|MHz|
|f = 100MHz|
|VCE = -5V, IC = -200µA|
|Noise Figure|NF|—|2|10|dB|RS = 2kΩ, f = 1kHz|
|∆f = 200Hz|
|Note:|ee|9. Measured under pulsed conditions. Pulse width ≤ 300µs. Duty cycle ≤ 2%.|ee|

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## **Typical Electrical Characteristics (BC856B)** (@ TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.) 

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1,000 0.5<br>T AA [ =]  =  150° CC VCE = 5V IC<br>a ==|| Fg IB [= 10]<br>ACh : 0.4 |<br>100<br>m TTA = 25°CA = 25°C se!n 1 0.3 |LL<br>TTAA = -50° = -50° C<br>Se ee ee eNl I 0.2 MT TTA = 25A = 25 °° CC ITif<br>10 TT A  = 150°C = 150°C<br>ScoEE oon| ll . 0.1 Bina sen manSe,an<br>TTAA = -50°C = -50°C<br>1 0<br>a 1 10 100 1,000 Foon 0.1 1 1 0 Th 1 00 | 1,000<br>I CC,   , COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) [COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) ] IIC,   C,  COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA ))<br>Figure 1 Typical DC Current Gain vs. Collector Current                    hFE  V  IC Figure 2 Typical Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage        V vs. Collector Current CE(sat)  V  IC<br>1,000<br>VCE = 5V<br>po<br>|<br>eo<br>100<br>ee LIN<br>|<br>ee |<br>|<br>10 Co TT<br>1 10 100<br>II C , COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA),   COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)<br>Figure 3 Gain-Bandwidth Product vs Collector Current                    fT  V  IC<br>(V)<br>CE(sat)<br>, COLLECTOR-EMITTER<br>, DC CURRENT GAIN , COLLECTOR-EMITTER<br>FE<br>h (SAT)(sat)<br>SATURATION VOLTAGE (V)<br>CE<br>VV<br>        V<br>f , GAIN-BANDWIDTH PRODUCT (MHz)t<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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## **Package Outline Dimensions** 

Please see http://www.diodes.com/package-outlines.html for the latest version. 

## **SOT23** 

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All 7°<br>H<br>GAUGE PLANE SOT23<br>0.25<br>J Dim  Min  Max  Typ<br>K1 K A  0.37  0.51  0.40<br>B  1.20  1.40  1.30<br>a C  2.30  2.50  2.40<br>A M D  0.89  1.03  0.915<br>L L1 F  0.45  0.60  0.535<br>Gal, J | a<br>G  1.78  2.05  1.83<br>p oy oe CE H  2.80  3.00  2.90<br>J  0.013  0.10  0.05<br>C B K  0.890  1.00  0.975<br>K1  0.903  1.10  1.025<br>L  0.45  0.61  0.55<br>L1  0.25  0.55  0.40<br>To ===5 M  0.085 0.150 0.110<br>D<br>a  0°  8°  --<br>hh F G Ls === All Dimensions in mm<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Suggested Pad Layout** 

Please see http://www.diodes.com/package-outlines.html for the latest version. 

## **SOT23** 

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|**Dimensions**|**Value(in mm)**|
|---|---|
|**C**|2.0|
|**X**|0.8|
|**X1**|1.35|
|**Y**|0.9|
|**Y1**|2.9|



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