Saturation and gain at operating point
The RN2422TE85LF: Vce(sat) is specified at 250 mV maximum with 1 mA base drive into 50 mA collector current — the low saturation voltage keeps conduction losses under 12.5 mW at that point, well within the 200 mW package limit. DC current gain (hFE) is a minimum of 65 at 100 mA, 1 Vce, ensuring the transistor saturates reliably when driven from a logic gate through the integrated 2.2 kOhm base resistor. Transition frequency of 200 MHz means the device switches cleanly at PWM frequencies up to several hundred kilohertz; the limiting factor in practice is the base charge storage, not the ft.
Supplied in the S-Mini package (JEDEC TO-236-3 / SC-59 / SOT-23-3), the three-lead footprint is standard for small-signal transistors — the same land pattern accepts NPN siblings like the RN1422TE85LF without a board spin.
