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TIS93

Si PNP BJT.4 circuits use this part.

Datasheet · archived copy from Fairchild; the part is discontinued and the maker no longer publishes it

Substitutes Si PNP transistor

Matched on material, polarity and the limits below from the transistor parameter database. Pinouts and packages are not in that data: check the datasheet before you drop one in, and expect gain to change the sound.

This part

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
TIS93	100	40 V	400 mA	0.625 W

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
PN2907	100	40 V	600 mA	0.4 W	200 MHz	5
MPS8598	100	60 V	200 mA	0.35 W	150 MHz	1
BC327	63	45 V	800 mA	0.5 W	60 MHz	3
MPSA65	50	30 V	300 mA	0.625 W	100 MHz	2
MPS4125	50	30 V	200 mA	0.625 W	150 MHz	1
PN200	40	35 V	500 mA	0.625 W	150 MHz	1
2N2904A	40	60 V	600 mA	0.6 W	200 MHz	1
2N3965	250	60 V	200 mA	0.36 W	50 MHz	3

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
2N3906C	100	40 V	200 mA	0.625 W	250 MHz
2N4403G	100	40 V	600 mA	0.625 W	200 MHz
BCW92A	100	40 V	800 mA	0.61 W	135 MHz
BSV44B	100	40 V	500 mA	0.6 W	100 MHz
BCW96K	100	40 V	400 mA	0.7 W	135 MHz
BCW96KA	100	40 V	400 mA	0.7 W	135 MHz
BC32716TA	100	45 V	800 mA	0.625 W	100 MHz
BC32725TA	100	45 V	800 mA	0.625 W	100 MHz

Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
Minimoog Ladder VCF TIS92 · TIS93 · TIS97	—	Other	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	—	—	75
Minimoog ladder VCF 2 TIS92 · TIS93 · TIS97	—	Other	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	—	—	51
Moog Minimoog 2N3392 · 2N3415 · 2N4058 · 2N4303	—	Ring Mod / Synth	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	—	—	677
Moog Minimoog Filter TIS92 · TIS93 · TIS97	—	EQ / Filter	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	—	—	51