Nexperia
BC817 series
45 V, 500 mA NPN general-purpose transistors
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Product data sheet Rev. 7 — 18 June 2018
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6 Thermal characteristics
Table 7. Thermal characteristics
Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Unit
[1]
[2]
- - 500 K/WR
th(j-a)
thermal resistance from junction
to ambient
in free air
[3]
[2]
- - 362 K/W
[1] Device mounted on an FR4 Printed-Circuit-Board (PCB); single-sided copper; tin-plated and standard footprint.
[2] Valid for all available selection groups.
[3] Device mounted on an FR4 Printed-Circuit-Board (PCB); single-sided copper; tin-plated; mounting pad for collector 1 cm
2
.
aaa-028112
10
-5
1010
-2
10
-4
10
2
10
-1
t
p
(s)
10
-3
10
3
1
10
2
10
10
3
Z
th(j-a)
(K/W)
1
duty cycle = 1
0
0.01
0.02
0.05
0.10
0.20
0.33
0.50
0.75
FR4 PCB; single-sided copper; tin-plated and standard footprint
Figure 2. Transient thermal impedance from junction to ambient as a function of pulse duration; typical values
aaa-028113
10
-5
1010
-2
10
-4
10
2
10
-1
t
p
(s)
10
-3
10
3
1
10
2
10
10
3
Z
th(j-a)
(K/W)
1
duty cycle = 1
0.01
0.02
0.05
0.10
0.20
0.33
0.50
0.75
0
FR4 PCB; single-sided copper; tin-plated; mounting pad for collector 1 cm
2
Figure 3. Transient thermal impedance from junction to ambient as a function of pulse duration; typical values
