2SC1568 Bipolar Transistor

• Type: NPN
• Collector-Emitter Voltage, max: 18 V
• Collector-Base Voltage, max: 18 V
• Emitter-Base Voltage, max: 5 V
• Collector Current − Continuous, max: 1 A
• Collector Dissipation: 1.2 W
• DC Current Gain (h_fe): 90 to 280
• Transition Frequency, min: 150 MHz
• Operating and Storage Junction Temperature Range: -55 to +150 °C
• Package: TO-126

Here is an image showing the pin diagram of this transistor.The 2SC1568 transistor can have a current gain of 90 to 280. The gain of the 2SC1568-Q will be in the range from 90 to 155, for the 2SC1568-R it will be in the range from 130 to 210, for the 2SC1568-S it will be in the range from 180 to 280.Sometimes the "2S" prefix is not marked on the package - the 2SC1568 might only be marked "C1568".The complementary PNP transistor to the 2SC1568 is the 2SA900.You can replace the 2SC1568 with the 2SC1162, 2SC1368, 2SC1846, 2SD1380, 2SD1681, 2SD439, 2SD793, 2SD882, BD185, KSD882, KSH882 or MJE520.