Data Sheet
BC337, BC337−25, BC337−40
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (T
A
= 25°C unless otherwise noted)
Characteristic
Symbol Min Typ Max Unit
OFF CHARACTERISTICS
Collector− Emitter Breakdown Voltage
(I
C
= 10 mA, I
B
= 0)
V
(BR)CEO
45 − − Vdc
Collector− Emitter Breakdown Voltage
(I
C
= 100 mA, I
E
= 0)
V
(BR)CES
50 − − Vdc
Emitter− Base Breakdown Voltage
(I
E
= 10 mA, I
C
= 0)
V
(BR)EBO
5.0 − − Vdc
Collector Cutoff Current
(V
CB
= 30 V, I
E
= 0)
I
CBO
− − 100 nAdc
Collector Cutoff Current
(V
CE
= 45 V, V
BE
= 0)
I
CES
− − 100 nAdc
Emitter Cutoff Current
(V
EB
= 4.0 V, I
C
= 0)
I
EBO
− − 100 nAdc
ON CHARACTERISTICS
DC Current Gain
(I
C
= 100 mA, V
CE
= 1.0 V) BC337
BC337−25
BC337−40
(I
C
= 300 mA, V
CE
= 1.0 V)
h
FE
100
160
250
60
−
−
−
−
630
400
630
−
−
Base−Emitter On Voltage
(I
C
= 300 mA, V
CE
= 1.0 V)
V
BE(on)
− − 1.2 Vdc
Collector− Emitter Saturation Voltage
(I
C
= 500 mA, I
B
= 50 mA)
V
CE(sat)
− − 0.7 Vdc
SMALL−SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS
Output Capacitance
(V
CB
= 10 V, I
E
= 0, f = 1.0 MHz)
C
ob
− 15 − pF
Current− Gain − Bandwidth Product
(I
C
= 10 mA, V
CE
= 5.0 V, f = 100 MHz)
f
T
− 210 − MHz
Product parametric performance is indicated in the Electrical Characteristics for the listed test conditions, unless otherwise noted. Product
performance may not be indicated by the Electrical Characteristics if operated under different conditions.
Figure 1. Thermal Response
t, TIME (SECONDS)
0.001 0.002 0.005 0.01 0.02 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.5 1.0 2.0 5.0 10 20 50 100
0.01
0.02
0.03
0.05
0.07
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.5
0.7
1.0
r(t), NORMALIZED EFFECTIVE TRANSIENT
THERMAL RESISTANCE
D = 0.5
0.2
0.1
0.05
0.02
0.01
SINGLE PULSE
q
JC
(t) = (t) q
JC
q
JC
= 100°C/W MAX
q
JA
(t) = r(t) q
JA
q
JA
= 375°C/W MAX
D CURVES APPLY FOR
POWER
PULSE TRAIN SHOWN
READ TIME AT t
1
T
J(pk)
− T
C
= P
(pk)
q
JC
(t)
t
1
t
2
P
(pk)
DUTY CYCLE, D = t
1
/t
2
SINGLE PULSE
