BC857BS
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Technical content
Features
- Ultra-Small Surface-Mount Package
- Ideally Suited for Automated Insertion
- For switching and AF Amplifier Application
- Totally Lead-Free & Fully RoHS compliant (Notes 1 & 2)
- Halogen and Antimony Free. "Green" Device (Note 3)
- For automotive applications requiring specific change control (i.e. parts qualified to AEC-Q100/101/104/200, PPAP capable, and manufactured in IATF 16949 certified facilities), please contact us or your local Diodes representative. https://www.diodes.com/quality/product-definitions/ Mechanical Data
- Package: SOT363
- Package Material: Molded Plastic, “Green” Molding Compound UL Flammability Classification Rating 94V-0
- Moisture Sensitivity: Level 1 per J-STD-020
- Terminals: Finish ⎯ Matte Tin Finish. Solderable per MIL-STD- 202, Method 208
- Weight: 0.006 grams (Approximate) Ordering Information (Note 4) Orderable Part Number Package Marking Reel Size (inches) Tape Width (mm) Packing Qty. Carrier BC857BS-7-F SOT363 K3W 7 8 3,000 Reel BC857BS-13-F SOT363 K3W 13 8 10,000 Reel Notes: 1. No purposely added lead. Fully EU Directive 2002/95/EC (RoHS), 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2) & 2015/863/EU (RoHS 3) compliant. 2. See https://www.diodes.com/quality/lead-free/ for more information about Diodes Incorporated’s definitions of Halogen - and Antimony-free, "Green" and Lead-free. 3. Halogen- and Antimony-free "Green” products are defined as those which contain <900ppm bromine, <900ppm chlorine (<1500ppm total Br + Cl) and <1000ppm antimony compounds. 4. For packaging details, go to our website at https://www.diodes.com/design/support/packaging/diodes -packaging/. Marking Information Date Code Key Year 2003 - 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 Code P - N P R S T U V W X Y Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Code 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 O N D Device Symbol K3W = Product Type Marking Code YM = Date Code Marking Y = Year (ex: N = 2026) M = Month (ex: 9 = September) Top View SOT363 Top View Pinout SOT363
Document number: DS30373 Rev. 9 - 2 2 of 6 www.diodes.com June 2026 © 2026 Copyright Diodes Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. BC857BS Absolute Maximum Ratings (TA = +25° C unless otherwise specified.) Characteristic Symbol Value Unit Collector-Base Voltage VCBO -50 V Collector-Emitter Voltage VCEO -45 V Emitter-Base Voltage VEBO -5.0 V Collector Current IC -100 mA Peak Collector Current ICM -200 mA Peak Base Current IBM -200 mA Thermal Characteristics (TA = +25° C unless otherwise specified.) Characteristic Symbol Value Unit Power Dissipation (Note 5) PD 200 mW Thermal Resistance, Junction to Ambient Air (Note 5) RJA 625 C/W Operating and Storage Temperature Range TJ, TSTG -55 to +150 C Notes: 5. For the device mounted on minimum recommended pad layout FR4 PCB single sided 1oz copper, in still air conditions ; the device with one active die is measured when operating in a steady-state condition. Thermal Characteristics Graphs (TA = +25° C unless otherwise specified.)
Document number: DS30373 Rev. 9 - 2 3 of 6 www.diodes.com June 2026 © 2026 Copyright Diodes Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. BC857BS Electrical Characteristics (TA = +25° C unless otherwise specified.) Characteristic (Note 6) Symbol Min Typ Max Unit Test Condition Collector-Base Breakdown Voltage BVCBO -50 — — V IC = 100µA, IB = 0 Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage BVCEO -45 — — V IC = 10mA, IB = 0 Emitter-Base Breakdown Voltage BVEBO -5 — — V IE = 100µA, IC = 0 DC Current Gain hFE 220 — 475 — VCE = -5.0V, IC = -2.0mA Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage VCE(sat) — — -100 -400 mV IC = -10mA, IB = -0.5mA IC = -100mA, IB = -5.0mA Base-Emitter Saturation Voltage VBE(sat) — -700 — mV IC = -10mA, IB = -0.5mA Base-Emitter Voltage VBE(on) -580 -665 -750 mV VCE = -5.0V, IC = -2.0mA Collector-Cutoff Current ICBO — -15 -4.0 nA µA VCB = -30V VCB = -30V, TA = +150° C Emitter Cutoff Current IEBO — — -100 nA VEB = -5.0V, IC = 0 Gain Bandwidth Product fT 100 — — MHz VCE = -5.0V, IC = -10mA, f = 100MHz Collector-Base Capacitance CCBO — 2 3 pF VCB = -10V, f = 1.0MHz Emitter-Base Capacitance CEBO — 11 — pF VEB = -0.5V, f = 1.0MHz Notes: 6. Short duration pulse test used to minimize self-heating effect.
Document number: DS30373 Rev. 9 - 2 4 of 6 www.diodes.com June 2026 © 2026 Copyright Diodes Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. BC857BS Typical Electrical Characteristics (TA = +25° C unless otherwise specified.) 100 1,000 10 1001 h DC CURRENT GAINFE, I , COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) Fig. 2 Typical DC Current Gain vs. Collector Current C 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.1 1 10 100 1,000 V , COLLECTOR-EMITTER SATURATION VOLTAGE (V) CE I , COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) Fig. 3 Typical Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage vs. Collector Current C 100 1,000 1 10 100 f , GAIN-BANDWIDTH PRODUCT (MHz)T I , COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) Fig. 4 Typical Gain-Bandwidth Product vs. Collector Current C VCE(sat), COLLECTOR-EMITTER SATURATION VOLTAGE (V) Fig. 4 Fig. 5 Fig. 6
Document number: DS30373 Rev. 9 - 2 5 of 6 www.diodes.com June 2026 © 2026 Copyright Diodes Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. BC857BS Package Outline Dimensions Please see http://www.diodes.com/package-outlines.html for the latest version. SOT363 SOT363 Dim Min Max Typ A1 0.00 0.10 0.05 A2 0.90 1.00 0.95 b 0.10 0.30 0.25 c 0.10 0.22 0.11 D 1.80 2.20 2.15 E 2.00 2.20 2.10 E1 1.15 1.35 1.30 e 0.650 BSC F 0.40 0.45 0.425 L 0.25 0.40 0.30 a 0° 8° -- All Dimensions in mm Suggested Pad Layout Please see http://www.diodes.com/package-outlines.html for the latest version. SOT363 Dimensions Value (in mm) C 0.650 G 1.300 X 0.420 Y 0.600 Y1 2.500 e D L b E F c a Y1 G Y X C
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