Package: TO-92, 1-collector, 2-base, 3-emitter.
Marking: BC547.
Material of transistor: Si
Polarity: NPN
Total Devise power dissipation |PD|: 0.625 W
Collector-base breakdown voltage |VCBO|: 50V
Collector-emitter breakdown voltage |VCEO|: 45V
Emitter-base breakdown voltage |VEBO|: 6V
Maximum collector current |Ic max|: 0.1A
Maximum junction temperature |Tj|: +150 °C
Transition frequency (ft) : 300MHz(min)
Input Capacitance |Cib|:9pF
Output Capacitance |Cob|:1,7pF
Collector-emitter saturation voltage|VCE|:
0,09V(IC=10mA,IB=0,5mA),0,2V(IC=100mA,IB=5mA)
Base-emitter saturation voltage|VBE|:
0,7V(IC=10mA,IB=0,5mA),0,9V(IC=100mA,IB=5mA)
Forward current transfer ratio |hFE|:
110-800,(IC=2mA,VCE=5V), 200-450(BC547B) , 420-800(BC547C)
Turn-on time|t on |:35ns
Turn-off time |t off |:300ns
Noise Figure, (NF): 2-10dB
The complementary p-n-p transistor to the BC547 is the BC557.
Instead of a transistor BC547, you can use BC546 or BC550, BC847(plastic surface mounted package SOT23) as its equivalent.
Example of application.
BC546, BC547, BC548 transistors are very popular in the world.
They are used
in various electronic devices for amplification and switching purposes, in a wide range of frequencies.
You can use them:
1. In the audio-frequency amplifiers. For example: mini-amplifier with push - pull output.
Resistors: R1-1 MOm, R2-56 KOm, R3-1 KOm, R4-240 Om, R5-220 KOm.
Capacitors: C1-1 µF, C2-5 µF, C3-47 nF, C4,C5-100 µF*12V.
Transistors: Q1, Q4 - BC546, BC547, BC548; Q2, Q3 - BC557.
2.Radio-frequency amplifiers(in transistor radio AM).

Resistors: R1, R4 - 220* KOm, R2 - 75* KOm, R3, R5 - 10 KOm, R6 - 56 KOm, R7 - 12 KOm, R8 - 870 Om.
Capacitors:variable C1 - 20-415pF, C2 - 10 nF, C3 - 100nF, C4 - 5 µF*6V.
Transistors: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 - BC546, BC547, BC548; Q5 - BC557.
Loopstick antenna L1 - 60 turns wire 0,25mm wrapped around 10mm ferrite rod;
3. In Radio-frequency oscillators(in transistor radio FM.)
Variable resistor - 10 KOm.
Capacitors:variable C1 - 5-35pF, C2 - 5-14 pF, C3 - 0,1 µF, C4 - 10 pF.
Coils: L1-8,5 and L2-2,5 turns diam 6mm; L3, L4, L5 - 8 turns diam 8mm.
Transistor - BC546, BC547, BC548.
Ratings and characteristics curves.
BC546, BC547, BC548. Collector-base capacitance,
Emitter-base capacitance
versus reverse bias voltage(Tamb=25° C).
BC546, BC547, BC548. Gain-bandwidth product
versus collector current(Tamb=25° C,VCE=10V).
BC546, BC547, BC548. Relative h-parameters
versus collector current(Tamb=25° C,VCE=5V).

BC546, BC547, BC548. Base-Emitter Saturation Voltage(VBE)
Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage (VCE).
BC546, BC547, BC548..Transfer Characteristic.
BC546, BC547, BC548.Static Characteristic.
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