Ordering number:ENN6291

NPN Epitaxial Planar Silicon Transistor

2SC5538
VHF to UHF OSC,
High-Frequency Amplifier Applications

Features Package Dimensions

High gain : S21e =10.5dB typ (f=1GHz).
2
unit:mm
High cutoff frequency : fT=5.2GHz typ. 2159
Ultrasmall, slim flat-lead package.
[2SC5538]
(1.4mm0.8mm0.6mm)

1.4

0.3
0.25 0.1

0.8

1.4
1 2
0.45

0.3
0.2

1 : Base
2 : Emitter

0.6
3 : Collector
SANYO : SSFP
Specifications
Absolute Maximum Ratings at Ta = 25C
Parameter Symbol Conditions Ratings Unit
Collector-to-Base Voltage VCBO 20 V
Collector-to-Emitter Voltage VCEO 10 V
Emitter-to-Base Voltage VEBO 2 V
Collector Current IC 100 mA
Collector Dissipation PC 100 mW
Junction Temperature Tj 150 C
Storage Temperature Tstg 55 to +150 C

Electrical Characteristics at Ta = 25C

Ratings
Parameter Symbol Conditions Unit
min typ max
Collector Cutoff Current ICBO VCB=10V, IE=0 1.0 A
Emitter Cutoff Current IEBO VEB=1V, IC=0 10 A
hFE1 VCE=3V, IC=7mA 110 200
DC Current Gain
hFE2 VCE=3V, IC=30mA 100
Gain-Bandwidth Product fT VCE=3V, IC=7mA 3 5.2 GHz
Output Capacitance Cob VCB=3V, f=1MHz 1.0 1.5 pF
Reverse Transfer Capacitance Cre VCB=3V, f=1MHz 0.7 pF
Forward Transfer Gain | S21e |2 VCE=3V, IC=7mA, f=1GHz 8 10.5 dB
Noise Figure NF VCE=3V, IC=7mA, f=1GHz 1.4 2.5 dB
Marking : NA

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IC -- VCE IC -- VBE
35 32
VCE=3V
200A
28
30 180A
Collector Current, IC mA

Collector Current, IC mA
160A 24
25
140A
20
20 120A
100A 16
15
80A
12
60A
10
8
40A
5 20A 4

0
IB=0 0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2
Collector-to-Emitter Voltage, VCE V IT01312 Base-to-Emitter Voltage, VBE V IT01313
hFE -- IC f T -- IC
7 2
VCE=3V VCE=3V
f=1GHz

Gain-Bandwidth Product, fT GHz

5
10

3 7
DC Current Gain, hFE

2 5

100 2

1.0
5
7
3 5
3 5 7 1.0 2 3 5 7 10 2 3 5 7 100 2 7 1.0 2 3 5 7 10 2 3 5 7
Collector Current, IC mA IT01314 Collector Current, IC mA IT01315
Cob -- VCB Cre -- VCB
3 3
f=1MHz f=1MHz
Reverse Transfer Capacitance, Cre pF

2 2
Output Capacitance, Cob pF

1.0 1.0

7 7

5 5

3 3

2 2

0.1 0.1
7 7
7 0.1 2 3 5 7 1.0 2 3 5 7 10 2 3 7 0.1 2 3 5 7 1.0 2 3 5 7 10 2 3
Collector-to-Base Voltage, VCB -- V IT01316 Collector-to-Base Voltage, VCB -- V IT01317
S21e -- IC
2
10
NF -- IC
14
VCE=3V VCE=3V
Forward Transfer Gain, S21e dB

f=1GHz f=1GHz
12
8
2
Noise Figure, NF dB

10

6
8

6
4

2
2

0 0
3 5 7 1.0 2 3 5 7 10 2 3 5 7 100 7 1.0 2 3 5 7 10 2 3 5 7 100
Collector Current, IC mA IT01318 Collector Current, IC mA IT01319

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PC -- Ta
120
Collector Dissipation, PC mW

100

80

60

40

20

0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
Ambient Temperature, Ta C IT01320

S Parameters (Common emitter)

VCE=1V, IC=3mA, ZO=50
Freq (MHz) | S11 | S11 | S21 | S21 | S12 | S12 | S22 | S22

100 0.874 40.6 8.627 152.3 0.062 67.9 0.918 23.4

200 0.785 71.6 6.874 132.5 0.101 52.1 0.748 41.7

400 0.651 114.8 4.701 107.3 0.135 37.1 0.537 57.6

600 0.613 136.9 3.365 92.8 0.152 31.1 0.430 65.6

800 0.581 153.9 2.716 81.9 0.155 29.9 0.361 74.3

1000 0.568 164.2 2.218 73.4 0.161 30.0 0.326 80.2

1200 0.556 172.0 1.863 66.2 0.170 30.5 0.300 86.1

1400 0.563 178.1 1.626 59.6 0.177 32.7 0.297 92.3

1600 0.558 175.4 1.473 53.9 0.185 35.4 0.306 96.5

1800 0.560 168.9 1.345 48.1 0.196 37.4 0.313 100.6

2000 0.567 163.1 1.230 42.5 0.205 38.0 0.335 102.9

VCE=3V, IC=7mA, ZO=50

Freq (MHz) | S11 | S11 | S21 | S21 | S12 | S12 | S22 | S22

100 0.789 48.3 16.232 147.7 0.039 66.1 0.862 27.2

200 0.670 83.7 12.431 126.4 0.061 53.0 0.673 44.6

400 0.552 123.8 7.607 104.7 0.081 45.2 0.438 59.1

600 0.522 145.3 5.401 92.7 0.094 45.9 0.333 65.1

800 0.504 158.5 4.155 84.1 0.106 48.2 0.290 68.7

1000 0.488 169.1 3.425 77.1 0.121 49.1 0.270 71.0

1200 0.478 176.1 2.849 71.0 0.136 51.0 0.253 74.7

1400 0.481 178.4 2.511 65.6 0.152 52.2 0.239 79.6

1600 0.478 172.7 2.237 60.7 0.167 52.8 0.240 82.8

1800 0.492 167.4 2.016 55.5 0.185 53.2 0.245 86.7

2000 0.489 162.0 1.844 50.5 0.200 52.7 0.248 90.0

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VCE=5V, IC=20mA, ZO=50

Freq (MHz) | S11 | S11 | S21 | S21 | S12 | S12 | S22 | S22

100 0.643 66.4 26.381 137.4 0.029 62.8 0.748 36.3

200 0.530 104.6 17.543 116.5 0.041 54.2 0.531 52.5

400 0.459 140.3 9.835 98.9 0.058 55.4 0.322 62.7

600 0.447 157.2 6.805 89.4 0.074 59.2 0.246 65.5

800 0.440 168.4 5.210 82.4 0.092 61.4 0.213 68.6

1000 0.434 175.9 4.194 76.6 0.110 61.9 0.199 70.2

1200 0.437 177.1 3.518 71.5 0.129 62.3 0.191 72.9

1400 0.437 173.0 3.077 66.7 0.148 61.8 0.184 76.5

1600 0.438 168.4 2.730 62.5 0.166 61.6 0.181 80.9

1800 0.439 164.2 2.459 58.0 0.186 60.7 0.186 84.8

2000 0.444 159.1 2.249 53.5 0.203 59.5 0.192 87.3

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This catalog provides information as of December, 1999. Specifications and information herein are subject
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