BCP55 series

60 V, 1 A NPN medium power transistors

Rev. 9 — 1 July 2022

Product data sheet

1. General description

NPN medium power transistor series in a small SOT223 (SC-73) Surface-Mounted Device (SMD)

plastic package.

Table 1. Product overview

Package

Type number

Nexperia

JEITA

NPN complement

BCP55

BCP52

BCP55-10

BCP52-10

BCP55-16

SOT223

SC73

BCP52-16

2. Features and benefits

• High current

• Three current gain selections

• High power dissipation capability

3. Applications

• Linear voltage regulators

• Power management

• Low-side switches

• MOSFET drivers

• Battery-driven devices

• Amplifiers

4. Quick reference data

Table 2. Quick reference data

Symbol

Parameter

Conditions

Min

Typ

Max

Unit

VCEO

collector-emitter voltage

open base

-

-

60

V

IC

collector current

-

-

1

A

ICM

peak collector current

single pulse; tp ≤ 1 ms

-

-

2

A

DC current gain

BCP55

[1]

63

-

250

BCP55-10

[1]

63

-

160

hFE

BCP55-16

VCE = 2 V; IC = 150 mA Tamb = 25 °C

[1]

100

-

250

[1] pulsed; tp ≤ 300 μs; δ ≤ 0.02