May 10, 2013

NXP BC847B : Weekend die-shot

BC847B is one of the most common general purpose bipolar junction transistors (npn).
Die size 275x275 µm is so small, that thickness of the die is almost the same as width/height - it's almost a "silicon cube".
Probably it's one of these cases when dicing & packaging is the most challenging part of manufacturing :-)