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Transistors etc.

Books

W. Foulsham and Co Ltd, London

18900 Olive Ave.

Sonoma, CA 95476

USA

Kluwer's Internationale Transistor Gids

(in Dutch)

Vierde druk, 1991

Vertaling: Copytronics, Gorssel - Johan Smilde

ISBN 9020125192, D/1991/0108/166, NUGI 832

Kluwer's International Transistor Guide

(in Dutch)

Fourth printing, 1991

Translation: Coptronics, Gorssel - Johan Smilde

ECA Vergleichstabelle

ISBN: 3881090339

www.eca-electronics.de/

Collector's Guide to Transistor Radios Identification and Values

Digital Hardware Testing; Transistor-Level Fault Modeling and Testing

Microwave Transistor Amplifiers; Analysis and Design

Principles of Transistor Circuits

The Bipolar Junction Transistor, 2nd ed. (Modular Series on Solid State Devices, vol. 3)

Transistor Circuit Approximations

Transistor Radios; A Collector's Encyclopedia and Price Guide

Valve and Transistor Audio Amplifiers

Data bases

Diode

Sites

Software

Date:    19970729
From:    Raheem Bhutto <printel@cyber.net.pk>
To:      Multiple recipients of list CHIPDIR-L <CHIPDIR-L@fatcity.com>
Subject: Re: Japanese components?

> Maroof H. Choudhury wrote:
> Can anyone help me find specs of this components?
>
> FETs...
> 2SK1817, 3SK81, 3SK74, 2SK125
 2SK125= N-FET, FM*/VHF 25V, Idss>30mA, Up<6V
 3SK74 = MOS-N-FET-D DUAL* GATE, VHF , 20V, Idss>7mA, Up<3V
 3SK81 = MOS-N-FET-D DUAL* GATE, UHF , 20V, Idss>5mA, Up<3V

 >
 > BJT...
 > 2SC1945, 2SC1971, 2SC2097
 2SC1945 = AM-L, 80V,6A, PoUT=16W/27MHz
 2SC1971 = Si-NPN, VHF-L 35V, 2A, POut = 7W / 175MHz
 2SC2097 = AM-L, 50V, 15A, POut=85W/30MHz

 >
 > Diode...
 > 1SS53, 1SS97, 1S953
 1SS53=BA127= Si-DIODE , UNI,  60V, 0,2A (CAN USE 1N4148 ALSO)

 Others - i could not find specs for. Will notify later, if found.

 Best Regards,

 Rahim Bhutto
 PRINTEL circuits
 P A K I S T A N

Date:    19970917
From:    COOREMAN Dominique  * BRUSSELS <DOMINIQ@telxon.com>
To:      Multiple recipients of list CHIPDIR-L <CHIPDIR-L@fatcity.com>
Subject: Re: Transistor series

Marco,


2N... means American transistors, BC... are European transistors.

American designation:

1N.... is used for semiconductors with 1 junction like a diode i.e.
1N4148,
2N.... is used or semiconductors with 2 junctions like a transistor i.e.
2N2222,
3N... for other semiconductors like smal IC* like optocopler i.e. 3N435,

You have also exeptions!

European designation:

I cannot give you all the details because you have a lot of different
letters used.

The first letter:

A = Ge material semiconductors,
B = Si material semiconductors,
C = GaAs material semiconductors,
R = Compound material.

The second letter:(the most popular ones):

A = Diode (low power, signal);
B = Diode (variable capacitance));
C = Transistor (low power, audio frequency);
D = Transistor (power, audio frequency);
F = Transistor (low power, high frequency);
L = Transistor (power, high frequency);
R= control and swithching device);
S = Transistor (low power, swithching);
T = thyristors;
U = Transistor (power, switching);
X = Diode (varactor, multiplier);
Y = Diode (rectifier);
Z = Diode (zener).

You have also sometimes a tirth lertter, see a Philips data books for
more details.

In you case: 2N means you have an American transistor, and BC is an
European Si, low power, LF transistor.

The Japanese designation:

2SB, 2SC, 2SD*, for transistors but it is difficult to get informations
about Japanese semiconductors!

Hope this can help you.

Regards.

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Date:    Wednesday 17 September 1997 1:29
From:    COOREMAN Dominique  * BRUSSELS <DOMINIQ@telxon.com>
To:      dominiq; Multiple recipients of list CHIPDIR-L
Subject: Re: Transistor series

At 09:49 16-09-97 -0800, you wrote:
>What is the main difference between the 2N and BC transistors series?
>
>Marco Fiaschi

2N types are fets, bipolars, thyristors, triacs and other semiconductors
with three active connections registered at JEDEC and perhaps other
U.S.A.
institutes. There is also a 3N series, I think they are all dual* gate
fets.
BC are small power low frequency silicon transistors registered at Pro
Electron, a european institute.
Often the same transistor is sold in North America with a JEDEC code,
and in
Europe with a Pro Electron code.
Philips supplies many 2N types, and Motorola has many BC types.

The pro electron code is generally more systematic than the JEDEC code.
Philips databooks (discrete semiconductors series) often explain the Pro
Electron code and the meaning of the first, second and sometimes third
letter.

A web site that explains not only the JEDEC and Pro-Electron code, but
also
the japanese JIS code is:
eucmdx.gae.ucm.es/~padilla/extrawork/transistor.html

Regards,

 --
Author: Tinco Brouwer
  INET: tjfb@bio.vu.nl

Date:    19970918
From:    Mike Sprecher <catalyst@datacomm.ch>
To:      Multiple recipients of list CHIPDIR-L <CHIPDIR-L@fatcity.com>
Subject: Re: Transistor series

Any company not member of one of those designations may and will override
these specifications. Especially with modern things like digital
Transistors...

*** PRO-ELECTRON-designation (Europe): ***

A) Used in Radio-/TV-/Tape- units : AAxxx (2 letters, 3 digits)
B) Used in commercial units : AAAxx (3 letters, 2 digits)
(don't ask what the diff. between a commercial and a TV is...)

FIRST LETTER
A = Germanium
B = Silocon

SECOND LETTER

C = Transistor, low Power, low frequency (audible sepctrum)
D = Transistor, high power, low frequency (audible sepctrum)
F = Transistor, low power, high frequency (antennas, HF, Tuner,radar)
L = Transistor, high power, high frequency
S = Transistor, low power, Switch applications
U = Transistor, high power, Switch applications (BU208, TV defl.
Transistor)

SUFFIX
A =low signal amplification (BC-548A)
B = medium signal amplification (BC-548B)
C = high signal amplification (BC-548C)

*** JEDEC-designation (America): ***

2N for 2-junctions
3N for more. Like ICs, Optos,...

*** JIS-designation (Japan): ***

2SA... or 2SB   PNP-Transistor
2SC... or 2SD*   NPN-Transistor

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