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SMD code 12-

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.

194 parts are printed 12-

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  • GDZ2.2BSOD-3232 pins, VishayNot recordedSOD-3232 pinsVishay
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Vishay
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Details
    zener 200mW 2.2V
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.

  • GDZ2V2B-VSOD-323Zener diode, 2 pins, VishayZener diodeSOD-3232 pinsVishay
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Vishay
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Z-diode: 2.22..2.41V, Izt=5mA, Zzt=100Ω, 200mW
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.

  • GSMM5Z27VSOD-523Zener diode, 2 pins, Good-ArkZener diodeSOD-5232 pinsGood-Ark
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Good-Ark
    Package
    SOD-523
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Zener diode: 25.1..28.9V, Izt=2mA, Zzt=80, 200mW
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.

  • INA-12063SOT-3636 pins, BroadcomNot recordedSOT-3636 pinsBroadcom
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Broadcom
    Package
    SOT-363
    Pins
    6
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • LC1472CKETR12DFNLDO regulator, Shanghai LeadChip MicroelectronicsLDO regulatorDFNNot recordedShanghai LeadChip Microelectronics
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Shanghai LeadChip Microelectronics
    Package
    DFN
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 1.2V±2%, 300mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • LD39020DTPU12RDFN4 pins, STMicroelectronicsNot recordedDFN4 pinsSTMicroelectronics
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    STMicroelectronics
    Package
    DFN
    Pins
    4
    Details
    equivalent [1.2V LDO]
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • LDK130PU12RDFNLDO regulator, SGS-Thomson MicroelectronicsLDO regulatorDFNNot recordedSGS-Thomson Microelectronics
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    SGS-Thomson Microelectronics
    Package
    DFN
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 1.2V±2%, 300mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • LDLN025DFN4 pins, STMicroelectronicsNot recordedDFN4 pinsSTMicroelectronics
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    STMicroelectronics
    Package
    DFN
    Pins
    4
    Details
    250 mA ultra low noise LDO (1.8V)
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • LUDZS2.2BT1GSOD-323Zener diode, 2 pins, LRCZener diodeSOD-3232 pinsLRC
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    LRC
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Zener diode: 2.22..2.41V, Izt=5mA, 200mW
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.

  • MAZ8120SOD-3232 pins, PanNot recordedSOD-3232 pinsPan
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Pan
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Z-diode: 11,4..12,7V, 150mW
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Silicon diode.

  • 5 more parts have no package on record
    • HZU12GZener diode, RenesasZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedRenesas
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Renesas
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Zener diode: 11.42..12.6V, Izt=5mA, 200mW
      Source
      Published code list

      Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.

    • KDZ12VVZener diode, KECZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedKEC
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      KEC
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Zener diode: 11.40..12.60V, Izt=5mA, Zzt=15, 100mW
      Source
      Published code list

      Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.

    • LZ52C12WZener diode, Lite-On SemiconductorZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedLite-On Semiconductor
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Lite-On Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Zener diode: 11.76..12.24V, Izt=5mA, Zzt=20, 500mW
      Source
      Published code list

      Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.

    • LZ52C12WSZener diode, Lite-On SemiconductorZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedLite-On Semiconductor
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Lite-On Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Zener diode: 11.76..12.24V, Izt=5mA, Zzt=20, 500mW
      Source
      Published code list

      Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.

    • MAZ5120PanNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedPan
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      Pan
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Z-diode: 11.4..12.7V, 500mW
      Source
      Published code list

      Is it dead? The meter test is below: Silicon diode.

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.

Zener diode

Diode range for the forward check, part lifted, red probe on the anode. A bench supply for the Zener voltage.

Working, it reads

About 0.6 to 0.8 V forward and open in reverse on the diode range. Its Zener voltage shows only on a supply: feed it through a resistor that sets about 5 mA, cathode to positive, read quickly, and it should hold near its rated voltage.

Dead, it reads

  • The same reading both ways round, near 0 V with a continuous beep or the same middling value: shorted.
  • Open both ways, forward too: failed open.
  • Holds well off its rated voltage on the supply test: drifted.
  • A soft knee, or a voltage that creeps on the supply test: leaky.
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.
Watch for:
A meter's diode range stops at about 2 to 3 V, so almost every Zener reads open in reverse on it, good or bad; a 3 V meter may just show a 2.4 or 2.7 V part. Above about 3 V the meter cannot tell a Zener from a plain diode.

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.

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.

Silicon diode

Diode range, part lifted or one leg off the pad. Red probe on the anode.

Working, it reads

About 0.5 to 0.8 V anode to cathode, and open the other way. Small switching diodes read about 0.6 to 0.7 V; large rectifiers can read a little lower.

Dead, it reads

  • The same reading both ways round, near 0 V with a continuous beep or the same middling value: shorted.
  • Open both ways: failed open.
  • A reading the wrong way round as well: leaky.
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.
Watch for:
A three-pin body can hold two diodes. With a common pin they read two junctions from that pin, just like a transistor; in series they read two drops end to end. Test each pair the datasheet names.

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

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