Need help with a simple amplifier

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Hello All;
I am working on a circuite to step up a 5 vdc digital signal out put to a 12vdc signal for an input into an automotive ECU, there is not the need for any significant amperage, voltage potential is more what the ECU is looking for. I have found an RF transistor that is clasified as 12vdc, at 27Mhz, I only need 10Khz absolute max freq. I know that I will need a pull down resistor on the output. but it has been a long time since my last attempt to design. lol all I need is as simple and as few components as possable, since it is in an automotive application. any help would be appreciated.
 

not important that its RF, but the VCE is only 12V?!

you would need 2 transistors in common-emitter configuration

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I suppose ECU has an high input impedance.

You can use just a single transistor if you can reverse the signal via software. Probably a good choice is to use a mosfet (f.i. BSS123).
Otherwise you could use two cascaded mosfets.

Also you can consider to use a rail-to-rail op-amp (little bit more expensive), like LMC7401.
 

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