Description
The BC557 Transistor is a general-purpose transistor, used like an amplifier or a switch in electronic circuits. Its hFE ratings of this transistor range from 125 to 800 to make the transistor ideal by using like an amplifier within electronic circuits like audio signal amplification.
Characteristics of BC557 Transistor
- Type: PNP
- Collector-Emitter Voltage, max: -45 V
- Collector-Base Voltage, max: -50 V
- Emitter-Base Voltage, max: -5 V
- Collector Current − Continuous, max: -0.1 A
- Collector Dissipation: 0.5 W
- DC Current Gain (hfe): 110 to 800
- Transition Frequency, min: 150 MHz
- Noise Figure, max: 2 dB
- Operating and Storage Junction Temperature Range: -65 to +150 °C
- Package: TO-92
Complementary NPN transistor
The complementary NPN transistor to the BC557 is the BC547.