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2N5401U

CBI · Bipolar (BJT) · SOT-89

2N5401U from CBI, in a SOT-89. Pinout and pin descriptions extracted from the manufacturer datasheet (extract_pins, cross-checked by a second model); symbol, footprint, and 3D from KiCad-official CAD.

Pinout

Pin Name Type Function
1 Base input Base of the PNP transistor; VEBO max -5 V, IEBO max -50 nA at VEB=-3 V.
2 Collector passive Collector of the PNP transistor (also the SOT-89 tab); VCBO -160 V, VCEO -150 V, IC continuous -0.5 A.
3 Emitter passive Emitter of the PNP transistor; total power dissipation 0.5 W, junction temperature 150 °C.

Key specifications

Parameter Value
Manufacturer CBI
Package SOT-89
Category Transistors/Thyristors
Pins 3

Electrical characteristics

Limits as printed in the datasheet (page.json metadata.characteristics carries them as data).

Parameter Symbol Min Typ Max Unit Conditions Page
Collector-base breakdown voltage V(BR)CBO -160 V IC= -100μA, IE=0 1
Collector-emitter breakdown voltage V(BR)CEO -150 V IC = -1mA, IB=0 1
Emitter-base breakdown voltage V(BR)EBO -5 V IE = -10μA, IC=0 1
Collector cut-off current ICBO -50 nA VCB = -120 V, IE=0 1
Emitter cut-off current IEBO -50 nA VEB= -3V, IC=0 1
DC current gain hFE(1) hFE(1) 50 VCE= -5V, IC=-1 mA 1
DC current gain hFE(2) hFE(2) 60 300 VCE= -5V, IC= -10 mA 1
DC current gain hFE(3) hFE(3) 50 VCE= -5V, IC=-50 mA 1
Collector-emitter saturation voltage VCE(sat) -0.2 V IC= -10 mA, IB= -1 mA 1
Collector-emitter saturation voltage VCE(sat) -0.5 V IC= -50 mA, IB= -5 mA 1
Base-emitter saturation voltage VBE(sat) -1 V IC= -10 mA, IB= -1 mA 1
Transition frequency fT 100 300 MHz VCE= -10V, IC= -10mA, f = 100MHz 1
Output capacitance Cob 6 pF VCB=-10V, IE= 0,f=1MHz 1
Noise figure NF 8 dB VCE= -5.0V, IC= -200μA, RS= 10Ω,f =10Hz to15.7kHz 1
Collector-emitter voltage VCEO -150 V 1
Collector-base voltage VCBO -160 V 1
Emitter-base voltage VEBO -5 V 1
Collector current, continuous IC -0.5 A 1
Collector power dissipation PC 0.5 W 1
Junction temperature TJ 150 ℃ 1
Storage temperature Tstg -55 150 ℃ 1
Thermal resistance, junction to ambient RθJA 250 ℃/W 1

CAD (KiCad official)

  • Symbol: 2N5401U
  • Footprint: Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-89-3
  • 3D model: SOT-89 (KiCad packages3D, STEP)
  • 3D model files: 2n5401u-etched.step / 2n5401u-etched.glb carry the MPN laser-etched on the die in a toggleable Adom.LaserEtch group (Fusion-ready); 2n5401u.step / 2n5401u.glb are the bare package body.

Provenance

Data extracted from the manufacturer datasheet, not a distributor listing:

  • Datasheet: CBI datasheet (3 pp, sha256 0128aa494cb2f02b, retrieved 2026-10-09, tier: lcsc)
  • Extractor: parts-factory 2.0.0 / extract_pins 0.3, primary claude-sonnet-5-5 (text+vision), consensus claude-opus-5-5 (agreed), guards: pin_guards 0.1: passed. Pins are checked against the footprint pad set and their cited datasheet pages before publish.
  • CAD: KiCad official libraries (CC-BY-SA 4.0).

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