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SMD code 16-

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.

170 parts are printed 16-

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  • DTA144EKASOT-23Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), 3 pins, ROHMDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)SOT-233 pinsROHM
    What it is
    Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
    Maker
    ROHM
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    PNP digital transistor (bias resistors built in)
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Digital transistor.

  • DTA144EMSOT-723Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), 3 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)SOT-7233 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SOT-723
    Pins
    3
    Details
    50V, 30mA, PNP Bipolar Digital Transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Digital transistor.

  • DTA144EU3SOT-323Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), 3 pins, ROHMDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)SOT-3233 pinsROHM
    What it is
    Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
    Maker
    ROHM
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    PNP digital transistor (bias resistor built-in); R1 = 47kOhm, R2 = 47kOhm
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Digital transistor.

  • DTA144EUASOT-323Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), 3 pins, Formosa MicrosemiDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)SOT-3233 pinsFormosa Microsemi
    What it is
    Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
    Maker
    Formosa Microsemi
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    PNP digital transistor (bias resistors built in)
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Digital transistor.

  • DTA144EUAQSOT-323Digital transistor (resistors built in), 3 pins, Yangjie Electronic TechDigital transistor (resistors built in)SOT-3233 pinsYangjie Electronic Tech
    What it is
    Digital transistor (resistors built in)
    Maker
    Yangjie Electronic Tech
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Digital transistor.

  • DTA144EUBSOT-323Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), 3 pins, ROHMDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)SOT-3233 pinsROHM
    What it is
    Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
    Maker
    ROHM
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    PNP digital transistor (bias resistor built-in); R1 = 47kOhm, R2 = 47kOhm
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Digital transistor.

  • FM160-MSOD-123Schottky diode, 2 pins, Formosa MicrosemiSchottky diodeSOD-1232 pinsFormosa Microsemi
    What it is
    Schottky diode
    Maker
    Formosa Microsemi
    Package
    SOD-123
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • FM160-M-Q1SOD-123Schottky diode, 2 pins, Formosa MicrosemiSchottky diodeSOD-1232 pinsFormosa Microsemi
    What it is
    Schottky diode
    Maker
    Formosa Microsemi
    Package
    SOD-123
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • 7 more parts have no package on record
    • FDG6316PP-channel MOSFET, onsemiP-channel MOSFETNot recordedNot recordedonsemi
      What it is
      P-channel MOSFET
      Maker
      onsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      MOSFET - Specified, P-Channel, POWERTRENCH
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

      Is it dead? The meter test is below: P-channel MOSFET.

    • FM160-MHSchottky diode, Formosa MicrosemiSchottky diodeNot recordedNot recordedFormosa Microsemi
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      Formosa Microsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • FM160-MH-Q1Schottky diode, Formosa MicrosemiSchottky diodeNot recordedNot recordedFormosa Microsemi
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      Formosa Microsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • FM160-MHTSchottky diode, Formosa MicrosemiSchottky diodeNot recordedNot recordedFormosa Microsemi
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      Formosa Microsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • FM160-MHT-Q1Schottky diode, Formosa MicrosemiSchottky diodeNot recordedNot recordedFormosa Microsemi
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      Formosa Microsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • FM160-MSSchottky diode, Formosa MicrosemiSchottky diodeNot recordedNot recordedFormosa Microsemi
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      Formosa Microsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • FM160-MS-Q1Schottky diode, Formosa MicrosemiSchottky diodeNot recordedNot recordedFormosa Microsemi
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      Formosa Microsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

      Is it dead? The meter test is below: Schottky 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.

Digital transistor

Ohms range, part lifted. The datasheet gives the built-in resistors: R1 in series with the base, R2 from base to emitter.

Working, it reads

Base to emitter reads about R1 plus R2 either way round, about 20 kΩ on a 10 k and 10 k part, give or take their wide tolerance. Collector to emitter reads open. A part with no R2 reads a junction behind R1 one way instead.

Dead, it reads

  • Collector to emitter the same both ways, near 0 Ω with a continuous beep: shorted.
  • From the base, open or far above R1 plus R2: R1 has failed. Static damage shows here most often.
  • Base to emitter near 0 Ω: failed short.
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:
The readings depend on the resistor values, so an identical part elsewhere on the board is the surest reference. Measure it the same way.
Watch for:
On the diode range a good part with 10 kΩ resistors reads open on every pair, so a good part looks dead there. Use the ohms range.

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

Digital transistor

Ohms range, part lifted. The datasheet gives the built-in resistors: R1 in series with the base, R2 from base to emitter.

Working, it reads

Base to emitter reads about R1 plus R2 either way round, about 20 kΩ on a 10 k and 10 k part, give or take their wide tolerance. Collector to emitter reads open. A part with no R2 reads a junction behind R1 one way instead.

Dead, it reads

  • Collector to emitter the same both ways, near 0 Ω with a continuous beep: shorted.
  • From the base, open or far above R1 plus R2: R1 has failed. Static damage shows here most often.
  • Base to emitter near 0 Ω: failed short.
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:
The readings depend on the resistor values, so an identical part elsewhere on the board is the surest reference. Measure it the same way.
Watch for:
On the diode range a good part with 10 kΩ resistors reads open on every pair, so a good part looks dead there. Use the ohms range.

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

P-channel MOSFET

Diode range, part lifted. Test drain to source first, then short gate to source and test again.

Working, it reads

Red probe on the drain, black on the source: about 0.4 to 0.9 V, the body diode. Open the other way. The gate reads open to both other pins, both ways.

Dead, it reads

  • Drain to source the same both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep, and still so after shorting gate to source: shorted. The classic failure.
  • The gate reads low to source or drain: gate shorted. Often all three pins end up shorted together.
  • No body diode at all: failed open.
On the board
the gate usually has a resistor to the source, so gate to source reads that resistor, which is not a fault. Lift a leg to be sure.
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 diode range can charge the gate enough to turn the part on, and then drain to source reads near 0 both ways on a good part. Short gate to source and test again before you condemn it.

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

Schottky diode

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

Working, it reads

About 0.15 to 0.45 V anode to cathode, roughly half a silicon diode, and open the other way.

Dead, it reads

  • The same reading both ways round, near 0 V with a continuous beep or the same middling value: shorted.
  • A reading the wrong way round as well: leaky.
  • Open both ways: failed open.
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 large Schottky can read about 0.1 V forward and beep like a short, and leaks a little the wrong way when good, more when warm. It is shorted only if it reads the same both ways. Measure it cold, beside an identical cold one.

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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