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SMD code 012

Marking codes are not standardised, and the same code is reused by unrelated makers for unrelated parts. Below is every part in our tables printed with it, and any printed with a code that is easy to misread as it, from the manufacturers' own marking tables and published code lists.

18 parts are printed 012

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Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 18 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.

  • NCP584LSN12SOT-23-5LDO regulator, 5 pins, onsemiLDO regulatorSOT-23-55 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Tri-Mode 200 mA CMOS LDO Regulator with Enable
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Voltage regulator.

  • PSA-0012+SOT-363RF amplifier (MMIC), 6 pins, Mini-CircuitsRF amplifier (MMIC)SOT-3636 pinsMini-Circuits
    What it is
    RF amplifier (MMIC)
    Maker
    Mini-Circuits
    Package
    SOT-363
    Pins
    6
    Details
    MMIC amplifier, 0.05-6 GHz
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: RF amplifier.

  • AP64012-GVSOT-23-6LDO regulator, 6 pins, Anwell SemiconductorLDO regulatorSOT-23-66 pinsAnwell Semiconductor
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Anwell Semiconductor
    Package
    SOT-23-6
    Pins
    6
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual output, Vout1/Vout2=1.8V/3.0V±2%, 250mA, +CE, H-free
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Voltage regulator.

  • AP64012-PVSOT-23-6LDO regulator, 6 pins, Anwell SemiconductorLDO regulatorSOT-23-66 pinsAnwell Semiconductor
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Anwell Semiconductor
    Package
    SOT-23-6
    Pins
    6
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual output, Vout1/Vout2=1.8V/3.0V±2%, 250mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Voltage regulator.

  • EC49222-2-B3FSOT-23-6LDO regulator, 6 pins, E-CMOSLDO regulatorSOT-23-66 pinsE-CMOS
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    E-CMOS
    Package
    SOT-23-6
    Pins
    6
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vout1/Vout2=1.8V/3.0V±2%, 250mA, +CE, LFr
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Voltage regulator.

  • EC49222-2-B3GSOT-23-6LDO regulator, 6 pins, E-CMOSLDO regulatorSOT-23-66 pinsE-CMOS
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    E-CMOS
    Package
    SOT-23-6
    Pins
    6
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vout1/Vout2=1.8V/3.0V±2%, 250mA, +CE, HFr
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Voltage regulator.

  • ELM85321ASOT-89LDO regulator, 3 pins, ELM TechnologyLDO regulatorSOT-893 pinsELM Technology
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    ELM Technology
    Package
    SOT-89
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 3.2V±2%, 800mA
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Voltage regulator.

  • GS6202RFQFSOT-23-6LDO regulator, 6 pins, Globaltech SemiconductorLDO regulatorSOT-23-66 pinsGlobaltech Semiconductor
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Globaltech Semiconductor
    Package
    SOT-23-6
    Pins
    6
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vout1/Vout2=1.8V/3.0V±2%, 250mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Voltage regulator.

  • R1160N121ASOT-23-55 pins, Nisshinbo Micro DevicesNot recordedSOT-23-55 pinsNisshinbo Micro Devices
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Nisshinbo Micro Devices
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    VR-IC: LDO, -CE, 1,2V±2%, 200mA
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Voltage regulator.

  • SO2221RSOT-233 pins, Compagnie générale de télégraphie Sans Fil (Thomson-CSF)Not recordedSOT-233 pinsCompagnie générale de télégraphie Sans Fil (Thomson-CSF)
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Compagnie générale de télégraphie Sans Fil (Thomson-CSF)
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    equivalent 2N2221
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: This part.

  • 5 more parts have no package on record
    • AP64012-GULDO regulator, Anwell SemiconductorLDO regulatorNot recordedNot recordedAnwell Semiconductor
      What it is
      LDO regulator
      Maker
      Anwell Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vout1/Vout2=1.8V/3.0V±2%, 250mA, +CE, H-free
      Source
      Published code list

      Is it dead? The meter test is below: Voltage regulator.

    • AP64012-PULDO regulator, Anwell SemiconductorLDO regulatorNot recordedNot recordedAnwell Semiconductor
      What it is
      LDO regulator
      Maker
      Anwell Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vout1/Vout2=1.8V/3.0V±2%, 250mA, +CE
      Source
      Published code list

      Is it dead? The meter test is below: Voltage regulator.

    • EC49222-2-FFFLDO regulator, E-CMOSLDO regulatorNot recordedNot recordedE-CMOS
      What it is
      LDO regulator
      Maker
      E-CMOS
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vout1/Vout2=1.8V/3.0V±2%, 250mA, +CE, L-free
      Source
      Published code list

      Is it dead? The meter test is below: Voltage regulator.

    • EC49222-2-FFGLDO regulator, E-CMOSLDO regulatorNot recordedNot recordedE-CMOS
      What it is
      LDO regulator
      Maker
      E-CMOS
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vout1/Vout2=1.8V/3.0V±2%, 250mA, +CE, H-free
      Source
      Published code list

      Is it dead? The meter test is below: Voltage regulator.

    • TE22213 pins, Compagnie générale de télégraphie Sans Fil (Thomson-CSF)Not recordedNot recorded3 pinsCompagnie générale de télégraphie Sans Fil (Thomson-CSF)
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      Compagnie générale de télégraphie Sans Fil (Thomson-CSF)
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      3
      Details
      equivalent 2N2221
      Source
      Published code list

      Is it dead? The meter test is below: This part.

Is it dead? One meter test per kind

Parts of the same kind are tested the same way, so each test is here once. Each part above points to its own.

Voltage regulator

Voltage, board powered, black probe on ground. Then ohms with the power off.

Working, it reads

Input pin at the supply, output pin at its rated voltage, and the enable pin high if it has one.

Dead, it reads

  • Output equal to the input: the pass element has shorted. Everything after it may have taken the full input.
  • Input present, enable high, no output: failed open, or holding itself off into a shorted load. Power off and measure output to ground.
  • Power off, input to output near 0 Ω: shorted.
On the board:
An output at 0 V is often a shorted load with the regulator in current limit. Lift the output pin: if the short stays on the board, the regulator may be fine.
Compare:
The same regulator on another rail or another board shows the right voltages and the right resistances.
Watch for:
Makers put input, output and ground on different pins in the same package, so take them from this part's datasheet. Diode or ohms readings between its pins say little; check it powered.

A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.

RF amplifier

Voltage, board powered, on the output pin that the bias resistor or choke feeds.

Working, it reads

The output pin sits at the device voltage the datasheet gives, a few volts, below the supply.

Dead, it reads

  • Output pin at 0 V, or near 0 Ω to ground with the power off: shorted inside.
  • Output pin at the full supply voltage: open inside, no current flowing.
On the board:
Measured on the board with power on; the bias network is part of the reading.
Compare:
If an identical part sits elsewhere on the board, measure it the same way: that is what this one should read.
Watch for:
The figures depend on the part and its bias resistor. The datasheet gives both.

A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.

This part

Diode range and ohms range, part lifted.

Working, it reads

Depends on what it is. The datasheet, or an identical part, says.

Dead, it reads

  • Between two pins, the same reading both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted.
  • Open between every pair of pins: failed open, or a part that reads open when working.
On the board
this is a first look only: the meter reads every path between those pins, and a short can be a neighbour. Lift one leg before you condemn it.
Compare:
If an identical part sits elsewhere on the board, measure it the same way: that is what this one should read.

A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.

Printed with a code easy to misread as 012

One character differs, and it is one that is easy to confuse under a lamp. Each code has a page of its own.

Codes not listed here are printed on 20 more parts.

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