1. Product profile 1.1 General description N-channel symmetrical silicon junction field-effect transistors in a SOT23 package. 1.2 Features and benefits  Low leakage level (typ. 500 fA)  High gain  Low cut-off voltage (max. 2.2 V for BF545A). 1.3 Applications  Impedance converters in e.g. electret microphones and infra-red detectors  VHF amplifiers in oscillators and mixers. 1.4 Quick reference data BF545A; BF545B; BF545C N-channel silicon junction field-effect transistors Rev. 4 — 15 September 2011 Product data sheet SOT23 CAUTION This device is sensitive to ElectroStatic Discharge (ESD). Therefore care should be taken during transport and handling. Table 1. Quick reference data Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Unit VDS drain-source voltage - - 30 V VGSoff gate-source cut-off voltage ID = 1 A; VDS = 15 V 0.4 - 7.8 V IDSS drain current VGS = 0 V; VDS = 15 V BF545A 2 - 6.5 mA BF545B 6 - 15 mA BF545C 12 - 25 mA Ptot total power dissipation Tamb  25 C - - 250 mW yfs forward transfer admittance VGS = 0 V; VDS = 15 V 3 - 6.5 mS BF545A_BF545B_BF545C All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. © NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. Product data sheet Rev. 4 — 15 September 2011 2 of 16 NXP Semiconductors BF545A; BF545B; BF545C N-channel silicon junction field-effect transistors) 2. Pinning information 3. Ordering information 4. Marking [1] * = p: made in Hong Kong. * = t: made in Malaysia. * = W: made in China. Table 2. Pinning Pin Description Simplified outline Symbol 1 source (s) 2 drain (d) 3 gate (g) 1 2 3 sym054 d sg Table 3. Ordering information Type number Package Name Description Version BF545A - plastic surface mounted package; 3 leads SOT23 BF545B BF545C Table 4. Marking Type number Marking code[1] BF545A 20* BF545B 21* BF545C 22* BF545A_BF545B_BF545C All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. © NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. Product data sheet Rev. 4 — 15 September 2011 3 of 16 NXP Semiconductors BF545A; BF545B; BF545C N-channel silicon junction field-effect transistors) 5. Limiting values [1] Device mounted on an FR4 printed-circuit board, maximum lead length 4 mm; mounting pad for the drain lead 10 mm2. 6. Thermal characteristics [1] Device mounted on an FR4 printed-circuit board, maximum lead length 4 mm; mounting pad for the drain lead 10 mm2. Table 5. Limiting values In accordance with the Absolute Maximum Rating System (IEC 60134). Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Max Unit VDS drain-source voltage (DC) - 30 V VGSO gate-source voltage open drain - 30 V VGDO gate-drain voltage (DC) open source - 30 V IG forward gate current (DC) - 10 mA Ptot total power dissipation Tamb  25 C [1] - 250 mW Tstg storage temperature 65 +150 C Tj junction temperature - 150 C Fig 1. Power derating curve. Tamb (°C) 0 20015050 100 mbb688 200 100 300 400 Ptot (mW) 0 Table 6. Thermal characteristics Symbol Parameter Conditions Typ Unit Rth(j-a) thermal resistance from junction to ambient [1] 500 K/W BF545A_BF545B_BF545C All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. © NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. Product data sheet Rev. 4 — 15 September 2011 4 of 16 NXP Semiconductors BF545A; BF545B; BF545C N-channel silicon junction field-effect transistors) 7. Static characteristics Table 7. Static characteristics Tj = 25 C unless otherwise specified. Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Unit V(BR)GSS gate-source breakdown voltage IG = 1 A; VDS = 0 V 30 - - V VGSoff gate-source cut-off voltage ID = 200 A; VDS = 15 V BF545A 0.4 - 2.2 V BF545B 1.6 - 3.8 V BF545C 3.2 - 7.8 V ID = 1 A; VDS = 15 V 0.4 - 7.5 V IDSS drain current VGS = 0 V; VDS = 15 V BF545A 2 - 6.5 mA BF545B 6 - 15 mA BF545C 12 - 25 mA IGSS gate-source leakage current VGS = 20 V; VDS = 0 V - 0.5 1000 pA VGS = 20 V; VDS = 0 V; Tj = 125 C - - 100 nA yfs forward transfer admittance VGS = 0 V; VDS = 15 V 3 - 6.5 mS yos common source output admittance VGS = 0 V; VDS = 15 V - 40 - S BF545A_BF545B_BF545C All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. © NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. Product data sheet Rev. 4 — 15 September 2011 5 of 16 NXP Semiconductors BF545A; BF545B; BF545C N-channel silicon junction field-effect transistors) 8. Dynamic characteristics Table 8. Dynamic characteristics Tamb = 25 C unless otherwise specified. Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Unit Ciss input capacitance VDS = 15 V; f = 1 MHz VGS = 10 V - 1.7 - pF VGS = 0 V - 3 - pF Crss reverse transfer capacitance VDS = 15 V; f = 1 MHz VGS = 10 V - 0.8 - pF VGS = 0 V - 0.9 - pF gis common source input conductance VDS = 10 V; ID = 1 mA f = 100 MHz - 15 - S f = 450 MHz - 300 - S gfs common source transfer conductance VDS = 10 V; ID = 1 mA f = 100 MHz - 2 - mS f = 450 MHz - 1.8 - mS grs common source reverse conductance VDS = 10 V; ID = 1 mA f = 100 MHz - 6 - S f = 450 MHz - 40 - S gos common source output conductance VDS = 10 V; ID = 1 mA f = 100 MHz - 30 - S f = 450 MHz - 60 - S VDS = 15 V; Tj = 25 C. VDS = 15 V; VGS = 0 V; Tj = 25 C. Fig 2. Drain current as a function of gate-source cut-off voltage; typical values. Fig 3. Forward transfer admittance as a function of gate-source cut-off voltage; typical values. VGSoff (V) 0 −8−6−2 −4 mbb467 10 20 30 IDSS (mA) 0 VGSoff (V) 0 −8−6−2 −4 mbb466 5 4.5 5.5 6 Yfs (mS) 4 BF545A_BF545B_BF545C All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. © NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. Product data sheet Rev. 4 — 15 September 2011 6 of 16 NXP Semiconductors BF545A; BF545B; BF545C N-channel silicon junction field-effect transistors) VDS = 15 V; VGS = 0 V; Tj = 25 C. VDS = 100 mV; VGS = 0 V; Tj = 25 C. Fig 4. Common-source output admittance as a function of gate-source cut-off voltage; typical values. Fig 5. Drain-source on-resistance as a function of gate-source cut-off voltage; typical values. BF545A Tj = 25 C. (1) VGS = 0 V. (2) VGS = 0.5 V. (3) VGS = 1.0 V. BF545A VDS = 15 V; Tj = 25 C. Fig 6. Typical output characteristics. Fig 7. Typical input characteristics. VGSoff (V) 0 −8−6−2 −4 mbb465 40 20 60 80 Yos (μS) 0 VGSoff (V) 0 −8−6−2 −4 mbb464 100 200 300 RDSon (Ω) 0 VDS (V) 0 16124 8 mbb462 2 4 6 ID (mA) 0 (1) (2) (3) VGS (V) −3 0−1−2 mbb463 2 4 6 ID (mA) 0 BF545A_BF545B_BF545C All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. © NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. Product data sheet Rev. 4 — 15 September 2011 7 of 16 NXP Semiconductors BF545A; BF545B; BF545C N-channel silicon junction field-effect transistors) BF545B Tj = 25 C. (1) VGS = 0 V. (2) VGS = 0.5 V. (3) VGS = 1.0 V. (4) VGS = 1.5 V. (5) VGS = 2.0 V. (6) VGS = 2.5 V. BF545B VDS = 15 V; Tj = 25 C. Fig 8. Typical output characteristics. Fig 9. Typical input characteristics. VDS (V) 0 16124 8 mbb460 8 4 12 16 ID (mA) 0 (1) (6) (2) (3) (4) (5) mbb459 VGS (V) −6 0−2−4 8 4 12 16 ID (mA) 0 BF545A_BF545B_BF545C All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. © NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. Product data sheet Rev. 4 — 15 September 2011 8 of 16 NXP Semiconductors BF545A; BF545B; BF545C N-channel silicon junction field-effect transistors) BF545C Tj = 25 C. (1) VGS = 0 V. (2) VGS = 1.0 V. (3) VGS = 2.0 V. (4) VGS = 3.0 V. (5) VGS = 4.0 V. (6) VGS = 5.0 V. BF545C VDS = 15 V; Tj = 25 C. Fig 10. Typical output characteristics. Fig 11. Typical input characteristics. VDS (V) 0 16124 8 mbb457 10 20 30 ID (mA) 0 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) VGS (V) −8 0−2−6 −4 mbb456 10 20 30 ID (mA) 0 BF545A_BF545B_BF545C All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. © NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. Product data sheet Rev. 4 — 15 September 2011 9 of 16 NXP Semiconductors BF545A; BF545B; BF545C N-channel silicon junction field-effect transistors) BF545A VDS = 15 V; Tj = 25 C. BF545B VDS = 15 V; Tj = 25 C. Fig 12. Drain current as a function of gate-source voltage; typical values. Fig 13. Drain current as a function of gate-source voltage; typical values. BF545C VDS = 15 V; Tj = 25 C. ID = 10 mA only for BF545B and BF545C; Tj = 25 C. (1) ID = 10 mA. (2) ID = 1 mA. (3) ID = 0.1 mA. (4) IGSS. Fig 14. Drain current as a function of gate-source voltage; typical values. Fig 15. Gate current as a function of drain-gate voltage; typical values. mbb461 VGS (V) −3 0−1−2 1 10−2 10−1 102 10 103 ID (μA) 10−3 mbb458 VGS (V) −6 0−2−4 1 10−2 10−1 102 10 103 ID (μA) 10−3 mbb455 1 10−2 10−1 102 10 103 ID (μA) 10−3 VGS (V) −8 0−2−6 −4 mbb454 −10−1 −1 −10 −102 IG (pA) −10−2 VDG (V) 0 20168 124 (3) (4) (2) (1) BF545A_BF545B_BF545C All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. © NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. Product data sheet Rev. 4 — 15 September 2011 10 of 16 NXP Semiconductors BF545A; BF545B; BF545C N-channel silicon junction field-effect transistors) VDS = 0 V; VGS = 20 V. VDS = 15 V; Tj = 25 C. Fig 16. Gate current as a function of junction temperature; typical values. Fig 17. Reverse transfer capacitance as a function of gate-source voltage; typical values. VDS = 15 V; Tj = 25 C. VDS = 10 V; ID = 1 mA; Tamb = 25 C. (1) bis. (2) gis. Fig 18. Typical input capacitance. Fig 19. Common-source input admittance; typical values. mbb453 −1 −10 −102 −103 IGSS (pA) 10−1 Tj (°C) −50 1501000 50 VGS (V) −10 0−2−6 −4−8 mbb452 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.8 1 Crss (pF) 0 VGS (V) −10 0−2−6 −4−8 mbb451 1 2 3 Ciss (pF) 0 mbb468 f (MHz) 10 103102 10−1 1 10 102 yis (mS) 10−2 (1) (2) BF545A_BF545B_BF545C All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. © NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. Product data sheet Rev. 4 — 15 September 2011 11 of 16 NXP Semiconductors BF545A; BF545B; BF545C N-channel silicon junction field-effect transistors) VDS = 10 V; ID = 1 mA; Tamb = 25 C. (1) gfs. (2) bfs. VDS = 10 V; ID = 1 mA; Tamb = 25 C. (1) brs. (2) grs. Fig 20. Common-source forward transfer admittance; typical values. Fig 21. Common-source reverse transfer admittance; typical values. VDS = 10 V; ID = 1 mA; Tamb = 25 C. (1) bos. (2) gos. Fig 22. Common-source output admittance; typical values. mbb469 10 1 102 Yfs (mS) 10−1 f (MHz) 10 103102 (2) (1) mbb470 f (MHz) 10 103102 10−2 10−1 1 10 yrs (mS) 10−3 (1) (2) mbb471 1 10−1 10 yos (mS) 10−2 f (MHz) 10 103102 (1) (2) BF545A_BF545B_BF545C All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. © NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. Product data sheet Rev. 4 — 15 September 2011 12 of 16 NXP Semiconductors BF545A; BF545B; BF545C N-channel silicon junction field-effect transistors) 9. Package outline Fig 23. Package outline. UNIT A1 max. bp c D E e1 HE Lp Q wv REFERENCESOUTLINE VERSION EUROPEAN PROJECTION ISSUE DATE 04-11-04 06-03-16 IEC JEDEC JEITA mm 0.1 0.48 0.38 0.15 0.09 3.0 2.8 1.4 1.2 0.95 e 1.9 2.5 2.1 0.55 0.45 0.10.2 DIMENSIONS (mm are the original dimensions) 0.45 0.15 SOT23 TO-236AB bp D e1 e A A1 Lp Q detail X HE E w M v M A B AB 0 1 2 mm scale A 1.1 0.9 c X 1 2 3 Plastic surface-mounted package; 3 leads SOT23 BF545A_BF545B_BF545C All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. © NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. Product data sheet Rev. 4 — 15 September 2011 13 of 16 NXP Semiconductors BF545A; BF545B; BF545C N-channel silicon junction field-effect transistors) 10. Revision history Table 9. Revision history Document ID Release date Data sheet status Change notice Supersedes BF545A_BF545B_BF545C v.4 20110915 Product data sheet - BF545A_BF545B_BF545C v.3 Modifications: • The format of this data sheet has been redesigned to comply with the new identity guidelines of NXP Semiconductors. • Legal texts have been adapted to the new company name where appropriate. • Package outline drawings have been updated to the latest version. BF545A_BF545B_BF545C v.3 (9397 750 13391) 20040805 Product data sheet - BF545A-B-C v.2 BF545A-B-C v.2 19960729 Product specification - - BF545A_BF545B_BF545C All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. © NXP B.V. 2011. All rights reserved. Product data sheet Rev. 4 — 15 September 2011 14 of 16 NXP Semiconductors BF545A; BF545B; BF545C N-channel silicon junction field-effect transistors) 11. 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Contents 1 Product profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.1 General description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.2 Features and benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.3 Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.4 Quick reference data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 Pinning information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Ordering information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 Limiting values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 Thermal characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7 Static characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8 Dynamic characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 9 Package outline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 10 Revision history. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 11 Legal information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 11.1 Data sheet status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 11.2 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 11.3 Disclaimers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 11.4 Trademarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 12 Contact information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 13 Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16