Important notice Dear Customer, On 7 February 2017 the former NXP Standard Product business became a new company with the tradename Nexperia. Nexperia is an industry leading supplier of Discrete, Logic and PowerMOS semiconductors with its focus on the automotive, industrial, computing, consumer and wearable application markets In data sheets and application notes which still contain NXP or Philips Semiconductors references, use the references to Nexperia, as shown below. Instead of BCP68 BC868 BC68PA 20 V, 2 A NPN medium power transistors Rev. 8 18 October 2011 Product data sheet 1. Product profile 1.1 General description NPN medium power transistor series in Surface-Mounted Device (SMD) plastic packages. Table 1. Product overview 1 Type number Package PNP complement NXP JEITA JEDEC BCP68 SOT223 SC-73 - BCP69 BC868 SOT89 SC-62 TO-243 BC869 BC68PA SOT1061 - - BC69PA 1 Valid for all available selection groups. 1.2 Features and benefits High current Two current gain selections High power dissipation capability Exposed heatsink for excellent thermal and electrical conductivity (SOT89, SOT1061) Leadless very small SMD plastic package with medium power capability (SOT1061) AEC-Q101 qualified 1.3 Applications Linear voltage regulators Power management Low-side switches MOSFET drivers Battery-driven devices Amplifiers 1.4 Quick reference data Table 2. Quick reference data Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Unit V collector-emitter voltage open base - - 20 V CEO I collector current - - 2 A C I peak collector current single pulse t 1ms - - 3 A CM p