BC846x series
65 V, 100 mA NPN general-purpose transistors
Rev. 12 — 1 July 2022
Product data sheet
1. General descr...
BC846x series
65 V, 100 mA
NPN general-purpose
transistors
Rev. 12 — 1 July 2022
Product data sheet
1. General description
NPN general-purpose
transistors in a small SOT23 (TO236AB) Surface-Mounted Device (SMD) plastic package.
Table 1. Product overview
Type number
Package
Nexperia
BC846
SOT23
BC846A
BC846B
JEDEC TO-236AB
PNP complement
BC856 BC856A BC856B
2. Features and benefits
General-purpose
transistors SMD plastic package Two different gain selections
3. Applications
General-purpose switching and amplification
4. Quick reference data
Table 2. Quick reference data
Symbol Parameter
Conditions
VCEO
collector-emitter open base voltage
IC
collector current
DCcurrent gain
hFE
BC846
BC846A
BC846B
VCE = 5 V; IC = 2 mA
Min Typ Max Unit
-
-
65
V
-
-
100 mA
110 -
450
110 180 220
200 290 450
Nexperia
5. Pinning information
Table 3. Pinning Pin 1 2 3
Symbol B E C
BC846x series
65 V, 100 mA
NPN general-purpose
transistors
Description base emitter collector
Simplified outline
3
Graphic symbol
C
B
E
1
2
sym021
6. Ordering information
Table 4. Ordering information
Type number
Package
Name
BC846
TO-236AB
BC846A
BC846B
Description Plastic surface-mounted package; 3 leads
Version SOT23
7. Marking
Table 5. Marking Type number BC846 BC846A BC846B
[1] % = placeholder for manufacturing site code
Marking code[1] 1D% 1A% 1B%
BC846X_SER
Product data sheet
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