BC168C Bipolar Transistor

• Type: NPN
• Collector-Emitter Voltage, max: 20 V
• Collector-Base Voltage, max: 30 V
• Emitter-Base Voltage, max: 5 V
• Collector Current − Continuous, max: 0.1 A
• Collector Dissipation: 0.3 W
• DC Current Gain (h_fe): 420 to 800
• Transition Frequency, min: 250 MHz
• Noise Figure, max: 2 dB
• Operating and Storage Junction Temperature Range: -55 to +150 °C
• Package: TO-92

The BC168C 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 emitter, collector, and base leads.
Here is an image showing the pin diagram of this transistor.The BC168C transistor can have a current gain of 420 to 800. The gain of the BC168 will be in the range from 110 to 800, for the BC168A it will be in the range from 110 to 220, for the BC168B it will be in the range from 200 to 450.The complementary PNP transistor to the BC168C is the BC258C.The MMBT5089 (SOT-23) and MMBTH10 (SOT-23) is the SMD version of the BC168C transistor. These transistors are of the same type, have similar parameters and are designed for surface mounting.You can replace the BC168C with the 2N3390, 2N3394, 2SC1571, 2SC1842, 2SC1842E, 2SC3242A, 2SC3246, 2SC3246-G, BC169, BC169C, BC184L, BC184LC, KTC2874 or KTC2874-B.