BC846x Series

65 V, 100 mA NPN general-purpose transistors

NPN general-purpose transistors in a small SOT23 (TO236AB) Surface-Mounted Device (SMD) plastic package.

Table 1. Product overview
Type number	Package		PNP complement
Type number	Nexperia	JEDEC	PNP complement
BC846	SOT23	TO-236AB	BC856
BC846A			BC856A
BC846B			BC856B

Features and benefits

General-purpose transistors
SMD plastic package
Two different gain selections

Applications

General-purpose switching and amplification

Parametrics

Type number	Package version	Package name	Size (mm)	Polarity	P_tot (mW)	V_CEO [max] (V)	I_C [max] (mA)	h_FE [min]	h_FE [max]	T_j [max] (°C)
BC846	SOT23	SOT23	2.9 x 1.3 x 1	NPN	250	65	100	110	450	150
BC846A	SOT23	SOT23	2.9 x 1.3 x 1	NPN	250	65	100	110	220	150
BC846B	SOT23	SOT23	2.9 x 1.3 x 1	NPN	250	65	100	200	450	150

Package

Type number	Package	Packing	Status	Marking	Orderable part number, (Ordering code (12NC))
BC846	SOT23-1 (SOT23)	SOT23_215	Active	1D%	BC846,215 ( 9335 895 40215 )
BC846A	SOT23-1 (SOT23)	SOT23_215	Active	1A%	BC846A,215 ( 9335 895 50215 )
BC846A	SOT23-1 (SOT23)	SOT23_235	Active	1A%	BC846A,235 ( 9335 895 50235 )
BC846B	SOT23-1 (SOT23)	SOT23_215	Active	1B%	BC846B,215 ( 9335 895 60215 )
BC846B	SOT23-1 (SOT23)	SOT23_235	Active	1B%	BC846B,235 ( 9335 895 60235 )

Discontinuation information

Type number	Orderable part number, (Ordering code (12NC))	Last time buy date	Last time delivery date	Replacement product	Status	Comments
BC846	933589540185
BC846/A2	934062961215
BC846/DG	934061878215
BC846/G	934058361215
BC846A	933589550185
BC846A/A2	934062962215
BC846B	933589560185
BC846B/A2	934062963215
BC846B/AU	934067113235

Environmental information

Type number	Orderable part number	Chemical content	Leadfree conversion date
BC846	BC846,215	BC846	week 34, 2003
BC846A	BC846A,215	BC846A	week 34, 2003
BC846A	BC846A,235	BC846A	week 34, 2003
BC846B	BC846B,215	BC846B	week 34, 2003
BC846B	BC846B,235	BC846B	week 34, 2003

Quality and reliability disclaimer

Documentation (1)

File name	Title	Type	Date
BC846X_SER	65 V, 100 mA NPN general-purpose transistors	Data sheet	2022-06-30

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