How to get operating frequency of BC107

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Hussein kandil

Joined Oct 21, 2017
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Hello for all ..
I wanna know how to get operating frequency of transistor BC107 from datasheet !?? ..
I had searched about it for many times but had got transient frequency and noise frequency , Is there any relation between them and operating freq !?
And Is the operating freq a critical low freq or no , if no What is the critical low frequency ?? ..
Thanks
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shteii01

Joined Feb 19, 2010
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Step 1.
Include datasheet in your post.

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DickCappels

Joined Aug 21, 2008
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Welcome to All About Circuits, Hussein.

Check the datasheet for a parmeter called upload_2017-10-22_12-2-40.png and that is highest frequency you should expect to get out of it. The upload_2017-10-22_12-3-4.png given on a datasheet from Multicomp is 150 MHz.

The only critical low frequency I can think of is the frequency at which the junction temperature, and thus base-emitter voltage and gain are modulated by instantaneous power dissipation. This is a source of distortion in some applications.
 

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DickCappels

Joined Aug 21, 2008
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Answering the fT vs ft question is above my pay grade. I don't know of any formal difference.

The Transition Frequency graph tells the ft as a function of frequency for a specified test setup, which is usually some grounded emitter configuratioin. Thanks for posting the graphs. I looked for graphs in the Multicomp and Philips datasheets and did not find one.
 

absf

Joined Dec 29, 2010
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From the graph, is it correct to say that when Vc=10V, Ic=25mA, it has unity gain at 350MHz?

I always thought that BC107 is only good for Audio Frequency. For RF, we'll use BFxxx...

Allen
 

recklessrog

Joined May 23, 2013
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The coding BCxxx was used to indicate that the device was primarily designed for low frequency operation, Audio pre-amplifiers and such like.
They were not generally intended for use at frequencies greater than a few hundred KiloHertz.
The prefix BFxxx denoted transistors designed for r.f applications and many are happy working at 150 mHz or more.
A BC 107 may be fine in an audio pre- amp, but if used as an r.f amplifier in a receiver at say 30mHz , it would be far too noisy and practically useless compared to a transistor designed for low noise r.f amplification.
 
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