BC817-Q series

45 V, 500 mA NPN general-purpose transistors

NPN general-purpose transistor in a small SOT23 (TO-236AB) Surface-Mounted Device (SMD) plastic package.

Table 1. Product overview
Type number	Package			PNP complement
Type number	Nexperia	JEDEC	JEITA	PNP complement
BC817-Q	SOT23	TO-236AB	-	BC807-Q
BC817-16-Q				BC807-16-Q
BC817-25-Q				BC807-25-Q
BC817-40-Q				BC807-40-Q

Features and benefits

High current
Three current gain selections
Qualified according to AEC-Q101 and recommended for use in automotive applications

Applications

General-purpose switching and amplification

Parametrics

Type number	Package version	Package name	Size (mm)	Polarity	Configuration	P_tot (mW)	V_CEO [max] (V)	I_C [max] (mA)	h_FE [min]	h_FE [max]
BC817-16-Q	SOT23	SOT23	2.9 x 1.3 x 1	NPN	1	250	45	500	100	250
BC817-25-Q	SOT23	SOT23	2.9 x 1.3 x 1	NPN	1	250	45	500	160	400
BC817-40-Q	SOT23	SOT23	2.9 x 1.3 x 1	NPN	1	250	45	500	250	600
BC817-Q	SOT23	SOT23	2.9 x 1.3 x 1	NPN	1	250	45	500	100	600

Package

Type number	Package	Packing	Status	Marking	Orderable part number, (Ordering code (12NC))
BC817-16-Q	SOT23-1 (SOT23)	SOT23_235	Active	6A%	BC817-16-QVL ( 9346 636 64235 )
BC817-16-Q	SOT23-1 (SOT23)	SOT23_215	Active	6A%	BC817-16-QR ( 9346 636 64215 )
BC817-25-Q	SOT23-1 (SOT23)	SOT23_235	Active	6B%	BC817-25-QVL ( 9346 636 34235 )
BC817-25-Q	SOT23-1 (SOT23)	SOT23_215	Active	6B%	BC817-25-QR ( 9346 636 34215 )
BC817-40-Q	SOT23-1 (SOT23)	SOT23_235	Active	6C%	BC817-40-QVL ( 9346 636 19235 )
BC817-40-Q	SOT23-1 (SOT23)	SOT23_215	Active	6C%	BC817-40-QR ( 9346 636 19215 )
BC817-Q	SOT23-1 (SOT23)	SOT23_235	Active	6D%	BC817-QVL ( 9346 636 63235 )
BC817-Q	SOT23-1 (SOT23)	SOT23_215	Active	6D%	BC817-QR ( 9346 636 63215 )

Environmental information

Type number	Orderable part number	Chemical content
BC817-16-Q	BC817-16-QVL	BC817-16-Q
BC817-16-Q	BC817-16-QR	BC817-16-Q
BC817-25-Q	BC817-25-QVL	BC817-25-Q
BC817-25-Q	BC817-25-QR	BC817-25-Q
BC817-40-Q	BC817-40-QVL	BC817-40-Q
BC817-40-Q	BC817-40-QR	BC817-40-Q
BC817-Q	BC817-QVL	BC817-Q
BC817-Q	BC817-QR	BC817-Q

Quality and reliability disclaimer

Documentation (2)

File name	Title	Type	Date
BC817-Q_SER	45 V, 500 mA NPN general-purpose transistors	Data sheet	2021-06-08
BC817-Q_Nexperia_Product_Reliability	BC817-Q Nexperia Product Reliability	Quality document	2024-04-22

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