BC237A Bipolar Transistor

• Type: NPN
• Collector-Emitter Voltage, max: 45 V
• Collector-Base Voltage, max: 50 V
• Emitter-Base Voltage, max: 6 V
• Collector Current − Continuous, max: 0.1 A
• Collector Dissipation: 0.5 W
• DC Current Gain (h_fe): 120 to 220
• Transition Frequency, min: 150 MHz
• Noise Figure, max: 10 dB
• Operating and Storage Junction Temperature Range: -55 to +150 °C
• Package: TO-92

The BC237A is manufactured in a plastic TO-92 case. When looking at the flat side with the leads pointed downward, the three leads emerging from the transistor are, from left to right, the collector, base, and emitter leads.
Here is an image showing the pin diagram of this transistor.The BC237A transistor can have a current gain of 120 to 220. The gain of the BC237 will be in the range from 120 to 800, for the BC237B it will be in the range from 180 to 460, for the BC237C it will be in the range from 380 to 800.The complementary PNP transistor to the BC237A is the BC307A.The 2SC1623 (SOT-23), BC847 (SOT-23), BC847A (SOT-23), BC847AW (SOT-323), BC847W (SOT-323), BC850 (SOT-23), BC850A (SOT-23), BC850AW (SOT-323), BC850W (SOT-323) and KSC1623 (SOT-23) is the SMD version of the BC237A transistor. These transistors are of the same type, have similar parameters and are designed for surface mounting.You can replace the BC237A with the 2N5822, BC171, BC171A, BC182, BC182A, BC337, BC337-16, BC445, BC445A, BC447, BC447A, BC485, BC485A, BC487, BC487A, BC489, BC489A, BC546, BC546A, BC547, BC547A, BC550 or BC550A.