What are transistors?

Transistors

A transistor is a semiconductor device used to amplify and switch electronic signals. It is made of a solid piece of semiconductor material, with at least three terminals for connection to an external circuit. A voltage or current applied to one pair of the transistor's terminals changes the current flowing through another pair of terminals. Because the controlled (output) power can be much more than the controlling (input) power, the transistor provides amplification of a signal. Some transistors are packaged individually but many more are found embedded in integrated circuits.

Config, Type, Type see notes, Voltage, Current, Gain
2N376 PNP G NF/S-L 50V` 3A
2N1073 PNP G NF/S 40V 10A
2N2157 PNP G NF/S 60V 30A B>80
2N2219 PNP Si Uni 60 75V 0.8A B>100
2N2222 NPN Si Uni 60 75V 0.5W B>100
2N3054 NPN Si NF/S 90V 75W
2N3055 NPN Si NF/S 100V 15A>2.5MHz
2N3439 NPN Si S/VID 350V 1A
2N3440 NPN Si S/VID 450/350V 1A
2N3442 NPN Si NF/S-L 160V 10A >0.8MHz
2N3643 NPN Si NF/S 60V 0.5A B>100
2N3700 NPN Si Uni 140V 1A 200MHz
2N3725 NPN Si S 80V 0.5A >300MHz
2N3878 NPN Si NF/S-L 120V 4A >40MHz
2N3904 NPN Si Uni 60V 0.2A B>100
2N4036 PNP Si NF/S 90V 1A <110/700NS
2N4037 PNP Si NF/S 60V 1A >60MHZ
2N4063 NPN Si S/VID 350V 10W
2N4121 NPN Si UNI 40V 0.1A <45/180ns
2N4240 NPN Si S-L 500/300V 2A >15MHz
2N4398 PNP Si NF/S 40V 30A>4MHz
2N4902 PNP Si NF/S 60V 5A >4MHz
2N4911 NPN Si NF/S 60V 1A >3MHz
2N5068 NPN Si NF/S 60V 5A >4MHz
2N5303 NPN Si NF/S 80V 30A >2MHz
2N5323 PNP Si NF/S 75V 2A <100/10000ns
2N5629 NPN Si NF/S 100V 16A >1MHz
2N5879 PNP Si NF/S 60V 15A >4MHz
2N5893 PNP Ge 30V 7A B>60
2N6041 PNP Si DARL 80V 8A B>1000
2N6051 PNP Si DARL 80V 12A B>750
2N6058 NPN Si DARL 80V 12A B>750
2N6109 PNP Si NF/S 60V 7A >10MHz
2N6124 PNP Si NF/S 45V 4A >2.5W
2N6283 NPN Si DARL 80V 20A B>750
2N6307 NPN Si S-L 600/300V 8A>5MHz
2SA52 PNP Ge AM-ZF 9MHz
2SA329 PNP Ge HF/ZF 5.5MHz
2SA352 PNP Ge AM-V/M/O 30MHz
2SA495 PNP Si Uni 35V 0.1A 200MHz
2SA509 PNP Si Uni 35V 0.1A 140MHz
2SA564 PNP Si Uni 25V 0.3A 200MHz
2SA950 PNP Si Uni 30V 0.8A 120MHz
2SB69 PNP Ge NF/S-L 60V 6A
2SB171 PNP Ge NF 30V 0.1A B>40
2SB511 PNP Si NF/S-L 30V 1.5A 8MHz
2SB514 PNP Si NF/S-L 50V` 2A 8MHz
2SB1134 PNP Si S-L,Io-sat 60V 5A 30MHz
2SC369
2SC372 NPN Si UNI 35V 0.1A B>70 200MHz
2SC373
2SC378 NPN Si HF 35V 0.03A 150MHz
2SC380 NPN Si FM-ZF 250MHz
2SC394 NPN Si AM/FM-V/M 200MHz
2SC458 NPN Si UNI 30V 0.1A 230MHz
2SC494 NPN Si NF/S-L 50V` 5A
2SC536 NPN Si UNI 40V 0.1A 180MHz
2SC627 NPN Si Vid 200V 0.1A 20MHz
2SC647 NPN Si NF/S-L 80V 5A 43MHz
2SC685A NPN Si NF-Vid,E-L 300V 0.1A 25MHz
2SC732 NPN Si UNI, ra 60V 0.1A 80MHz
2SC789 NPN Si NF/S-L 70V 4A >30Mhz
2SC828 NPN Si UNI 30V` 0.05A 220MHz
2SC829 NPN Si AM/FM-V/M 230MHz
2SC945 NPN Si UNI 60V 0.1A 250MHz
2SC1220 NPN Si UNI 50V` 0.5A 60MHz
2SC1346 NPN Si UNI 30V 0.6W 200MHz
2SC1383 NPN Si UNI 30V 1A 200MHz
2SC1507 NPN Si Vid-L 300V 0.2A 80MHz
2SC1571 NPN Si UNI 40V 0.1A 100MHz
2SC1583 NPN Si DUAL,ra 50V` 0.1A 100MHz
2SC1815 NPN Si UNI 60V 0.15A >80MHz
2SC2120 NPN Si UNI 30V 0.8A 120MHz
2SC2229 NPN Si HF-Tr,Vid 200V 0.05A 120MHz
2SC2551 NPN Si Vid 300V 0.1A 80MHz
2SC2621 NPN Si Vid 300V 0.2A >50MHz
2SC3400 NPN Si MiN,S 50V` 0.1A 250MHz
2SC3417 NPN Si Vid,hi-def 300V 0.1A 70MHz
2SC3789 NPN Si Vid-E,hi def 300V 0.1A 70MHz
2SD130 NPN Si NF/S-L 60V 3A 1MHz
2SD157 NPN Si 300V 0.1A 20Mhz
2SD313 NPN Si 60V 3A 8Mhz
2SD325 NPN Si 35V 1.5A 8Mhz
2SD687 NPN Si DARL+Di 60V 3A B>2000
2SD743 NPN Si NF/S-L 100V 4A 17MHz
2SD820 NPN Si TV-HA 1500/600V 5A
2SD822 NPN Si TV-HA 1500/600V 7A
2SD880 NPN Si NF/S-L 60V 3A 3MHz
AD149 PNP Ge NF-L 50V` 3.5A
AD161 NPN Ge NF-L 32V 1A
AD162 PNP Ge NF-L 32V 1A
ASY26 PNP Ge NF-S 30V 0.2A
ASY27 PNP Ge NF-S 25V 0.2A
ASZ15 PNP Ge S-L 100V 8A
ASZ17 PNP Ge S-L 60V 8A
ASZ20 PNP Ge NF/S 40V 25mA 100MHz
BA707 Z IC 3.3V 1.8mA
BC171 NPN Si Uni 50V` 0.1A 250MHz
BC182 NPN Si Uni 60V 0.2A 280MHz
BC238 NPN Si Uni 30V 0.1A 250MHz
BC320 PNP Si Uni 50V` 0.15A 250MHz
BC327 PNP Si NF-Tr 50V 0.8A 100MHz
BC337 NPN Si NF-Tr 50V` 0.8A 100MHz
BC418B PNP Si Uni 30V 0.1A 130MHz
BC461 PNP Si 75V 2A
BC547 NPN Si Uni 50V` 0.1A 300MHz
BC557 PNP Si Uni 50V 0.1A 150MHz
BC637 NPN Si NF-Tr/E 60V 1A 130MHz
BC640 PNP Si NF-Tr/E 100V 1A 50MHz
BC141520
BD123 NPN Si NF-L 90V 6A 85MHz
BD139 NPN Si NF-L 100V 1.5A >50MHz
BD140 PNP Si NF-L 100v 1.5a >50MHz
BD646 PNP Si DARL+Di 60V 8A 7MHz
BDT31C NPN Si NF-L 140V 3A
BD649 NPN Si DARL+Di 120V 8AB>750
BD650 PNP Si DARL+Di 100V 8AB>750
BDY93 NPN Si SL 750/350V 4A 10MHz
BF460 NPN Si ViD-L 250V 0.5A 45MHz
BU104 NPN Si TV-HA 400/150V 7A
BU105 NPN Si TV-HA 1500V 2.5A
BUT11A NPN Si S-L 1000/450V 100W
BUX21 NPN Si SL 250/200V 40A>8MHz
BYD61
ED1502A NPN Si FM-V/MZF 40V 0.03A 550MHz
FT359
IRF130
MAN4740A
MC1469R LIN IC
MJ12005 NPN Si TV-HA 1500V 8A
MJ2955 PNP Si NF-SL 100V 15A >4MHz
MPSA63
MPS9646 Di-Si Uni 60V 90mA
MPSA06
NX6102
PN4356
RCP707
SE4010 NPN Si Uni, ra 30V 0.1A >60MHz
SE5030 A/D-IC 10BIT HIGH SPEED
SE7055 NPN Si Vid 220V 0.03A >50MHz
TBF757 NPN Si Vid-L 250V 0.5A >45MHz
TIP29A NPN Si NF-L 70V 2A >3MHz
TIP30A PNP Si NF-L 70V 2A >3MHz
TIP32BC PNP Si NF-L 90V 3A >3MHz
TIP33C NPN Si NF-L 115V 10A>3MHz
TIP34 NPN Si NF-L 55V 10A >3MHz
TIP49 NPN Si S-L 450/350V 1A >10MHz
TIP115 PNP Si DARL 60V 2A B>1000
TIP140 PNP Si DARL 60V 10A B>1000
TIP145 PNP Si DARL 60V 10A B>1000
TIP147 PNP Si DARL 100V 10A B>1000
TIP665 NPN Si DARL 500/400V 10A
ULN2003 NPN DARL 50V 500mA TTL INPUT
ULN2803 NPN Darl 50V 500mA TTL INPUT
MJ2955 PNP Si NF-SL 100V 15A
2N3055 NPN Si NF-SL 100V 15A>2.5MHz


NF AF Applications
Si - ilicon
Ge - Germanium
S - Switching stages
L - Power Stages
Uni - General Purpose
VID - Video Output Stages
TV - Television Applications
FM - RF Applications
V - Pre Input Stages
ra - Low Noise
HIGH SPEED Hi Speed