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Below are the operating specifications of common NPN transistors - note that these specifications vary according to different manufacturers. Transistor gain given hFE is only an approximate value.
TO-92
TO-92A

E C B
TO-92B

E B C
TO-92C

C B E
TO-18
B
EC
TO-39
B
EC
E-LINE

E C B
Device
Mftr.
Case style
VCE
VCB
VEB
IC
Ptot
hFE min.
fT
max. (V)
max. (V)
max. (V)
max. (mA)
(mW)
@ IC (mA)
MHz
2N2905A
CDIL
TO-39
60
60
5
600
600
100@150
200
2N2907A
ST
TO-18
60
60
5
600
400
100@150
200
2N3702
CDIL
TO-92 (A)
25
40
5
600
625
60@50
100
2N3906
TruSemi
TO-92 (B)
40
40
5
200
625
100@10
250
2N4403
FCH
TO-92 (B)
40
40
5
600
625
100
BC177
CDIL
TO-18
45
50
5
100
300
125@2
200
BC178
CDIL
TO-18
25
30
5
200
600
120@2
200
BC179
CDIL
TO-18
20
25
5
200
600
180@2
200
BC212L
CDIL
TO-92 (A)
50
60
5
100
350
60@2
280
BC327-16
TruSemi
TO-92 (C)
45
50
5
500
625
100@100
100
BC327-16
NXP
TO-92 (C)
45
50
5
800
625
100@100
80
BC327-25
NXP
TO-92 (C)
45
50
5
500
625
160@100
80
BC327-40
NXP
TO-92 (C)
45
50
5
500
625
250@100
80
BC556B
NXP
TO-92 (C)
65
80
5
100
500
220@2
100
BC557B
TruSemi
TO-92 (C)
45
50
5
100
500
75@2
300
BC558B
Toshiba
TO-92 (C)
30
65
100
625
100
360@10
360
BC559C
NXP
TO-92 (C)
30
30
5
100
500
420@2
100
BC636
CDIL
TO-92 (A)
45
45
5
1000
800
40@150
50
BC640
CDIL
TO-92 (A)
80
80
5
1000
800
40@150
50
BCY70
CDIL
TO-18
40
50
5
200
350
100@10
250
MPSA92
FCH
TO-92 (B)
300
300
5
500
625
25@30
50
PN2907A
FCH
TO-92 (B)
60
60
5
800
625
100@150
200
ZTX558
Zetex
E LINE
400
400
-
200
1000
100@50
50
Device
Mftr.
Case style
VCE
VCB
VEB
IC
Ptot
hFE min.
fT
max. (V)
max. (V)
max. (V)
max. (A)
(W)
@ IC (mA)
MHz
BC461
CDIL
TO-39
75
60
5
2
1
40 @ 500
50
ZTX1147A
E LINE
E LINE
15
12
5
4
1
200 @ 2A
115
ZTX1149A
E LINE
E LINE
30
25
5
3
1
195 @ 2A
135
ZTX549
E LINE
E LINE
30
30
-
1
1
100 @ 1
100
ZTX550
E LINE
E LINE
60
45
5
1
1
100 @ 150
150
ZTX551
E LINE
E LINE
80
60
5
1
1
50 @ 150
150
ZTX751
E LINE
E LINE
80
60
5
2
1
100 @ 500
100
ZTX753
E LINE
E LINE
120
100
5
2
1
100 @ 500
100
ZTX790A
E LINE
E LINE
50
40
5
2
1.5
250 @ 500
100

Transistor pin outs for high power type transistors - viewed from below

HIGH POWER PNP
TO-126
B C E
TO-220
B C E
TO-218
B C E
TO-3
EC
B
Device
Mftr.
Case style
VCE
VCB
VEB
IC
Ptot
hFE min.
fT
max. (V)
max. (V)
max. (V)
max. (A)
(W)
@ IC
MHz
2SA1295
Sanken
MT-200
200
200
5
17
200
50@5A
35
2SA1668
Sanken
TO-280
200
200
6
2
25
60@700mA
20
2SA1943
Toshiba
TO-3PBL
230
230
5
150
80@1A
30
BD136
ST
TO-126
45
45
5
1.5
12.5
40@150mA
-
BD140
ST
TO-126
100
80
5
1.5
8
40@150mA
75
BD238
ST
SOT-32
100
80
5
2
25
40@150mA
BD244C
FSC
TO-220
100
100
5
6
65
30@300mA
-
BD436
ST
SOT-32
32
32
5
4
36
40@10A
BD438
ST
TO-126
45
45
5
4
36
40@2A
3
BD680
ST
TO-126
100
80
3
6
40
2200@500mA
-
BD912
ST
TO-220
100
100
5
15
90
40@500mA
3
BDW94C
ST
TO-220
100
100
-
12
80
750@5A
-
MJ2955
CDIL
TO-3
100
60
7
15
115
5@10A
2.5
MJE350
CDIL
TO-126
300
300
3
0.5
20
30@50
-
TIP126
CDIL
TO-220
80
80
5
5
65
1000@3A
-
TIP127
CDIL
TO-220
100
100
5
5
65
1000@3A
-
TIP147
ST
TO-218
100
100
5
10
125
1000@5A
-
TIP2955
ST
TO-218
100
100
1.8
15
90
15@1A
3
TIP32A
CDIL
TO-220
60
60
5
3
40
25@1A
3
TIP32C
CDIL
TO-220
100
100
5
3
40
10@1A
3
TIP32C
TruSemi
TO-220
100
100
5
3
40
25@1A
3
TIP42A
ST
TO-220
60
60
5
6
65
15@3A
3
TIP42C
FSC
TO-220
100
100
5
6
65
15@3A
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