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BFS20W

Nexperia · Bipolar Transistors - BJT · SOT-323

BFS20W from Nexperia, in a SOT-323. 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 terminal of the NPN transistor; peak base current IBM is limited to 200 mA.
2 emitter passive Emitter terminal of the NPN transistor; emitter-base voltage VEBO is limited to 4 V with the collector open.
3 collector passive Collector terminal of the NPN transistor; collector-base voltage VCBO is limited to 30 V and DC collector current IC to 25 mA.

Key specifications

Parameter Value
Manufacturer Nexperia
Package SOT-323
Category Transistors
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 voltage (open emitter) VCBO 30 V open emitter 3
Collector-emitter voltage (open base) VCEO 20 V open base 3
Emitter-base voltage (open collector) VEBO 4 V open collector 3
Collector current (DC) IC 25 mA 3
Peak collector current ICM 25 mA 3
Peak base current IBM 200 mA 3
Total power dissipation Ptot 200 mW Tamb ≤ 25 °C; note 1 3
Storage temperature Tstg -65 150 °C 3
Junction temperature Tj 150 °C 3
Operating ambient temperature Tamb -65 150 °C 3
Thermal resistance from junction to ambient Rth j-a 625 K/W note 1 (refer to SOT323 standard mounting conditions) 4
Collector cut-off current ICBO 100 nA IE = 0; VCB = 20 V 4
Collector cut-off current ICBO 10 µA IE = 0; VCB = 20 V; Tj = 100 °C 4
Emitter cut-off current IEBO 100 nA IC = 0; VEB = 4 V 4
DC current gain hFE 40 85 - IC = 7 mA; VCE = 10 V 4
Base-emitter voltage VBE 740 900 mV IC = 7 mA; VCE = 10 V 4
Transition frequency fT 360 470 MHz IC = 5 mA; VCE = 10 V; f = 100 MHz 4

CAD (KiCad official)

  • Symbol: BFS20W
  • Footprint: Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-323_SC-70
  • 3D model: SOT-323 (KiCad packages3D, STEP)
  • 3D model files: bfs20w-etched.step / bfs20w-etched.glb carry the MPN laser-etched on the die in a toggleable Adom.LaserEtch group (Fusion-ready); bfs20w.step / bfs20w.glb are the bare package body.

Provenance

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

  • Datasheet: Nexperia datasheet (8 pp, sha256 dedd61b706a44d7f, retrieved 2026-11-05, tier: manufacturer)
  • Extractor: parts-factory 2.0.0 / extract_pins 0.3, primary claude-haiku-5-5 (text), consensus claude-sonnet-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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