Diodes BC846A-BC848C - Manual (Page 3)

BC846A – BC848C
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BC846A-BC848C
Thermal Characteristics and Derating Information
0 25 50 75 100 125 150
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
Derating Curve
Temperature (°C)
M
ax
P
o
wer Di
ss
ip
at
io
n (W)
100µ 1m 10m 100m 1 10 100 1k
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
Transient Thermal Impedance
D=0.5
D=0.2
D=0.1
Single Pulse
D=0.05
T
herm
al
Re
si
st
anc
e
(°
C
/W)
Pulse Width (s)
10m 100m 1 10 100 1k
0.1
1
10
Single Pulse. T
amb
=25°C
Pulse Power Dissipation
Pulse Width (s)
M
a
x P
o
w
er D
issi
p
at
io
n (
W
)