2N3903, 2N3904

2N3903 is a Preferred Device

General Purpose
Transistors
NPN Silicon
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TO92
CASE 29
MAXIMUM RATINGS 1 STYLE 1
Rating Symbol Value Unit 2
3
Collector Emitter Voltage VCEO 40 Vdc
Collector Base Voltage VCBO 60 Vdc
MARKING DIAGRAMS
Emitter Base Voltage VEBO 6.0 Vdc
Collector Current Continuous IC 200 mAdc
2N 2N
Total Device Dissipation PD 3903 3904
@ TA = 25C 625 mW YWW YWW
Derate above 25C 5.0 mW/C

Total Device Dissipation PD

@ TC = 25C 1.5 W
Derate above 25C 12 mW/C Y = Year
WW = Work Week
Operating and Storage Junction TJ, Tstg 55 to C
Temperature Range +150
ORDERING INFORMATION
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS (Note 1)
Device Package Shipping
Characteristic Symbol Max Unit
2N3903 TO92 5000 Units/Box
Thermal Resistance, RJA 200 C/W
JunctiontoAmbient 2N3903RLRM TO92 2000/Ammo Pack
Thermal Resistance, RJC 83.3 C/W
2N3904 TO92 5000 Units/Box
JunctiontoCase
1. Indicates Data in addition to JEDEC Requirements. 2N3904RLRA TO92 2000/Tape & Reel

2N3904RLRE TO92 2000/Tape & Reel

COLLECTOR 2N3904RLRM TO92 2000/Ammo Pack

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2N3904RLRMG TO92 2000/Ammo Pack
2
BASE 2N3904RLRP TO92 2000/Ammo Pack

2N3904RL1 TO92 2000/Tape & Reel

1
EMITTER 2N3904ZL1 TO92 2000/Ammo Pack
STYLE 1
For information on tape and reel specifications,
including part orientation and tape sizes, please
refer to our Tape and Reel Packaging Specifications
Brochure, BRD8011/D.

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Preferred devices are recommended choices for future use

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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TA = 25C unless otherwise noted)

Characteristic Symbol Min Max Unit
OFF CHARACTERISTICS
Collector Emitter Breakdown Voltage (Note 2) (IC = 1.0 mAdc, IB = 0) V(BR)CEO 40 Vdc
Collector Base Breakdown Voltage (IC = 10 Adc, IE = 0) V(BR)CBO 60 Vdc
Emitter Base Breakdown Voltage (IE = 10 Adc, IC = 0) V(BR)EBO 6.0 Vdc
Base Cutoff Current (VCE = 30 Vdc, VEB = 3.0 Vdc) IBL 50 nAdc
Collector Cutoff Current (VCE = 30 Vdc, VEB = 3.0 Vdc) ICEX 50 nAdc
ON CHARACTERISTICS
DC Current Gain (Note 2) hFE
(IC = 0.1 mAdc, VCE = 1.0 Vdc) 2N3903 20
2N3904 40
(IC = 1.0 mAdc, VCE = 1.0 Vdc) 2N3903 35
2N3904 70
(IC = 10 mAdc, VCE = 1.0 Vdc) 2N3903 50 150
2N3904 100 300
(IC = 50 mAdc, VCE = 1.0 Vdc) 2N3903 30
2N3904 60
(IC = 100 mAdc, VCE = 1.0 Vdc) 2N3903 15
2N3904 30
Collector Emitter Saturation Voltage (Note 2) VCE(sat) Vdc
(IC = 10 mAdc, IB = 1.0 mAdc) 0.2
(IC = 50 mAdc, IB = 5.0 mAdc 0.3
Base Emitter Saturation Voltage (Note 2) VBE(sat) Vdc
(IC = 10 mAdc, IB = 1.0 mAdc) 0.65 0.85
(IC = 50 mAdc, IB = 5.0 mAdc) 0.95
SMALLSIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS
Current Gain Bandwidth Product fT MHz
(IC = 10 mAdc, VCE = 20 Vdc, f = 100 MHz) 2N3903 250
2N3904 300
Output Capacitance (VCB = 5.0 Vdc, IE = 0, f = 1.0 MHz) Cobo 4.0 pF
Input Capacitance (VEB = 0.5 Vdc, IC = 0, f = 1.0 MHz) Cibo 8.0 pF
Input Impedance hie k
(IC = 1.0 mAdc, VCE = 10 Vdc, f = 1.0 kHz) 2N3903 1.0 8.0
2N3904 1.0 10
Voltage Feedback Ratio hre X 10 4
(IC = 1.0 mAdc, VCE = 10 Vdc, f = 1.0 kHz) 2N3903 0.1 5.0
2N3904 0.5 8.0
SmallSignal Current Gain hfe
(IC = 1.0 mAdc, VCE = 10 Vdc, f = 1.0 kHz) 2N3903 50 200
2N3904 100 400
Output Admittance (IC = 1.0 mAdc, VCE = 10 Vdc, f = 1.0 kHz) hoe 1.0 40 mhos
Noise Figure NF dB
(IC = 100 Adc, VCE = 5.0 Vdc, RS = 1.0 k , f = 1.0 kHz) 2N3903 6.0
2N3904 5.0
SWITCHING CHARACTERISTICS
Delay Time (VCC = 3.0 Vdc, VBE = 0.5 Vdc, td 35 ns
Rise Time IC = 10 mAdc, IB1 = 1.0 mAdc) tr 35 ns
Storage Time (VCC = 3.0 Vdc, IC = 10 mAdc, 2N3903 ts 175 ns
IB1 = IB2 = 1.0 mAdc) 2N3904 200
Fall Time tf 50 ns
2. Pulse Test: Pulse Width
300 s; Duty Cycle
2%.

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+3 V +3 V
DUTY CYCLE = 2% 10 < t1 < 500 s t1
300 ns +10.9 V
+10.9 V DUTY CYCLE = 2%
275 275

10 k 10 k
0

0.5 V
< 1 ns CS < 4 pF* 1N916 CS < 4 pF*

9.1 V
< 1 ns

* Total shunt capacitance of test jig and connectors

Figure 1. Delay and Rise Time Figure 2. Storage and Fall Time
Equivalent Test Circuit Equivalent Test Circuit

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TYPICAL TRANSIENT CHARACTERISTICS

TJ = 25C
TJ = 125C

10 5000
VCC = 40 V
3000
7.0 IC/IB = 10
2000
CAPACITANCE (pF)

5.0

Q, CHARGE (pC)
1000
700
Cibo
3.0 500

300 QT
2.0 Cobo 200
QA
100
70
1.0 50
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 10 20 30 40 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 10 20 30 50 70 100 200
REVERSE BIAS VOLTAGE (VOLTS) IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)

Figure 3. Capacitance Figure 4. Charge Data

500 500
IC/IB = 10 VCC = 40 V
300 300
IC/IB = 10
200 200

100 100
t r, RISE TIME (ns)

70 tr @ VCC = 3.0 V 70
TIME (ns)

50 50

30 30
40 V
20 20
15 V
10 10
7 td @ VOB = 0 V 2.0 V 7
5 5
1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 10 20 30 50 70 100 200 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 10 20 30 50 70 100 200
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)
Figure 5. Turn On Time Figure 6. Rise Time

500 500
ts = ts 1/8 tf VCC = 40 V
300 IB1 = IB2 300
IC/IB = 20 IC/IB = 10 IB1 = IB2
200 200
IC/IB = 20
t s , STORAGE TIME (ns)

t f , FALL TIME (ns)

100 100
70 70
50 IC/IB = 20 50
IC/IB = 10 IC/IB = 10
30 30
20 20

10 10
7 7
5 5
1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 10 20 30 50 70 100 200 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 10 20 30 50 70 100 200
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)

Figure 7. Storage Time Figure 8. Fall Time

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TYPICAL AUDIO SMALLSIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS

NOISE FIGURE VARIATIONS
(VCE = 5.0 Vdc, TA = 25C, Bandwidth = 1.0 Hz)
12 14
SOURCE RESISTANCE = 200
f = 1.0 kHz IC = 1.0 mA
IC = 1.0 mA 12
10
NF, NOISE FIGURE (dB)

NF, NOISE FIGURE (dB)

10 IC = 0.5 mA
8 SOURCE RESISTANCE = 200

IC = 0.5 mA IC = 50 A
8
6 SOURCE RESISTANCE = 1.0 k IC = 100 A
IC = 50 A 6
4
4

2 SOURCE RESISTANCE = 500
2

IC = 100 A
0 0
0.1 0.2 0.4 1.0 2.0 4.0 10 20 40 100 0.1 0.2 0.4 1.0 2.0 4.0 10 20 40 100
f, FREQUENCY (kHz) RS, SOURCE RESISTANCE (k OHMS)

Figure 9. Figure 10.

h PARAMETERS
(VCE = 10 Vdc, f = 1.0 kHz, TA = 25C)
300 100
hoe, OUTPUT ADMITTANCE ( mhos)

50

200
h fe , CURRENT GAIN

20

10
100

70 5

50
2

30 1
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 10 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 10
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)

Figure 11. Current Gain Figure 12. Output Admittance

20 10
h re , VOLTAGE FEEDBACK RATIO (X 10 4 )

7.0
h ie , INPUT IMPEDANCE (k OHMS)

10
5.0
5.0
3.0

2.0 2.0

1.0
1.0
0.5
0.7

0.2 0.5
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 10 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 10
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)

Figure 13. Input Impedance Figure 14. Voltage Feedback Ratio

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TYPICAL STATIC CHARACTERISTICS

2.0
h FE, DC CURRENT GAIN (NORMALIZED)

TJ = +125C VCE = 1.0 V

1.0 +25C

0.7
0.5
55 C

0.3

0.2

0.1
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 10 20 30 50 70 100 200
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)

Figure 15. DC Current Gain

VCE, COLLECTOR EMITTER VOLTAGE (VOLTS)

1.0
TJ = 25C
0.8
IC = 1.0 mA 10 mA 30 mA 100 mA

0.6

0.4

0.2

0
0.01 0.02 0.03 0.05 0.07 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 10
IB, BASE CURRENT (mA)

Figure 16. Collector Saturation Region

1.2 1.0
TJ = 25C
1.0 VBE(sat) @ IC/IB =10 0.5 +25C TO +125C
VC FOR VCE(sat)
COEFFICIENT (mV/ C)
V, VOLTAGE (VOLTS)

0.8 0
55 C TO +25C

VBE @ VCE =1.0 V
0.6
0.5

55 C TO +25C
0.4
1.0
VCE(sat) @ IC/IB =10 +25C TO +125C
0.2
1.5 VB FOR VBE(sat)

0
2.0
1.0 2.0 5.0 10 20 50 100 200 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)

Figure 17. ON Voltages Figure 18. Temperature Coefficients

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PACKAGE DIMENSIONS

TO92
TO226AA
CASE 2911
ISSUE AL NOTES:
A B 1. DIMENSIONING AND TOLERANCING PER ANSI
Y14.5M, 1982.
2. CONTROLLING DIMENSION: INCH.
3. CONTOUR OF PACKAGE BEYOND DIMENSION R
R IS UNCONTROLLED.
4. LEAD DIMENSION IS UNCONTROLLED IN P AND
P BEYOND DIMENSION K MINIMUM.
L
SEATING INCHES MILLIMETERS
PLANE K DIM MIN MAX MIN MAX
A 0.175 0.205 4.45 5.20
B 0.170 0.210 4.32 5.33
C 0.125 0.165 3.18 4.19
D 0.016 0.021 0.407 0.533
X X D G 0.045 0.055 1.15 1.39
G H 0.095 0.105 2.42 2.66
J 0.015 0.020 0.39 0.50
H J K 0.500 12.70
L 0.250 6.35
V C N 0.080 0.105 2.04 2.66
P 0.100 2.54
SECTION XX R 0.115 2.93
1 N V 0.135 3.43
N STYLE 1: STYLE 14:
PIN 1. EMITTER PIN 1. EMITTER
2. BASE 2. COLLECTOR
3. COLLECTOR 3. BASE

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