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SMD code 558

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.

558 on a chip capacitor

0.55 pF

0.55 pF capacitor

55 followed by the multiplier 8, in picofarads: 0.55 pF. Printed this way on film and larger ceramic capacitors; small chip ceramics are usually not printed at all.

Check it with a meter

Lift one end and measure it on a capacitance range. A good one reads close to 0.55 pF. In circuit the meter also sees everything connected across it, so the reading means little until it is out. A failed one usually reads near 0 Ω, or a steady low resistance, on the ohms range, often from a crack. On the board a shorted capacitor shorts its whole rail. A failed reading does not change what to fit: the marking still says 0.55 pF.

On a transistor or diode body (SMA, SMC, SOT-23), 558 is a part code instead. Those parts are listed below.

13 parts are printed 558

Not sure which one you have?

Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 13 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.

  • FMMT558SOT-23PNP transistor, 3 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsPNP transistorSOT-233 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    400V, 0.15A, General Purpose PNP Bipolar Transistor
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • TPA5582-DF4RDFNOperational amplifier, 8 pins, 3PEAKOperational amplifierDFN8 pins3PEAK
    What it is
    Operational amplifier
    Maker
    3PEAK
    Package
    DFN
    Pins
    8
    Details
    5-V, Zero-Drift, RRIO, 15-MHz, Precision Operational Amplifiers
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.

  • TPA5582-DF7RDFNOperational amplifier, 8 pins, 3PEAKOperational amplifierDFN8 pins3PEAK
    What it is
    Operational amplifier
    Maker
    3PEAK
    Package
    DFN
    Pins
    8
    Details
    5-V, Zero-Drift, RRIO, 15-MHz, Precision Operational Amplifiers
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.

  • ELM85381BSOT-23LDO regulator, 3 pins, ELM TechnologyLDO regulatorSOT-233 pinsELM Technology
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    ELM Technology
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 3.8V±2%, 800mA
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • IXD2111A581MRSOT-23DC-DC converter, 3 pins, IXYSDC-DC converterSOT-233 pinsIXYS
    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    IXYS
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PFM st-up, 100kHz, 5.8V±2.5%, 400mA
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.

  • IXD2111A581PRSOT-89DC-DC converter, 3 pins, IXYSDC-DC converterSOT-893 pinsIXYS
    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    IXYS
    Package
    SOT-89
    Pins
    3
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PFM st-up, 100kHz, 5.8V±2.5%, 400mA
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.

  • IXD2111C581MRSOT-23-5DC-DC converter, 5 pins, IXYSDC-DC converterSOT-23-55 pinsIXYS
    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    IXYS
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PFM st-up, 100kHz, 5.8V±2.5%, 400mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.

  • LN7558FRSOT-23-5LDO regulator, 5 pins, Shanghai Natlinear ElectronicsLDO regulatorSOT-23-55 pinsShanghai Natlinear Electronics
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Shanghai Natlinear Electronics
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 5.8V±2%, 100mA
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • LN7558MRSOT-23LDO regulator, 3 pins, Shanghai Natlinear ElectronicsLDO regulatorSOT-233 pinsShanghai Natlinear Electronics
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Shanghai Natlinear Electronics
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 5.8V±2%, 100mA
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • S5KP58D2PAKTVS diode, 3 pins, EIC SemiconductorTVS diodeD2PAK3 pinsEIC Semiconductor
    What it is
    TVS diode
    Maker
    EIC Semiconductor
    Package
    D2PAK
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Transient voltage supressor: Vbr=64.4..78.7V, Vrwm=58V, 49A, 5000W(1ms)
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: TVS or ESD protection diode.

  • XC9111A581MRSOT-23DC-DC converter, 3 pins, TorexDC-DC converterSOT-233 pinsTorex
    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PFM st-up, 100kHz, 5.8V±2.5%, 400mA
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.

  • XC9111A581PRSOT-89DC-DC converter, 3 pins, TorexDC-DC converterSOT-893 pinsTorex
    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    SOT-89
    Pins
    3
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PFM st-up, 100kHz, 5.8V±2.5%, 400mA
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.

  • XC9111C581MRSOT-23-5DC-DC converter, 5 pins, TorexDC-DC converterSOT-23-55 pinsTorex
    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PFM st-up, 100kHz, 5.8V±2.5%, 400mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.

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.

PNP transistor

Diode range, part lifted or its base leg off the pad.

Working, it reads

Black probe on the base reads about 0.6 to 0.75 V to the emitter and to the collector, and open the other way round. Collector to emitter reads open both ways.

Dead, it reads

  • Collector to emitter the same both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted. The commonest failure.
  • The base the same both ways to another pin, near 0 V or a middling value: a shorted junction.
  • Only one junction reads, or none: a junction has failed open. It then looks like a diode.
  • A reading the wrong way round, where it should be open: 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 pair of diodes with a common pin reads just like a transistor, and some transistors carry a built-in diode or resistor. The datasheet says which.

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

Integrated circuit

Voltage with the board powered; ohms from each pin to ground with it off.

Working, it reads

Supply pin at its voltage and the output doing what the datasheet says. Readings between pins depend on the part.

Dead, it reads

  • A pin near 0 Ω to ground or to the supply pin where an identical part does not read that: failed short.
  • Supply present, output stuck: failed, or its load has.
On the board:
A pin shorted to ground on the board can be anything on that net. Lift the pin to be sure.
Compare:
The surest reference is the same IC on a working board, measured pin by pin.
Watch for:
Its protection diodes can read like junctions between pins, even like a transistor. That proves nothing either way.

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.

TVS or ESD protection diode

Diode range, from the protected line to ground, part lifted if you can.

Working, it reads

A one-way part reads about 0.6 to 0.8 V forward and open in reverse. A two-way part reads open both ways. Arrays with several lines read as the datasheet's diagram draws them.

Dead, it reads

  • From the line to ground, the same reading both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted.
  • A reading both ways on a one-way part: leaky.
  • A one-way part open both ways: failed open.
On the board
, a line reading shorted to ground can be this part or anything else on that line. Lift it: if the short goes with it, it has failed.
Compare:
The same part on the next line or connector pin is the healthy reading to compare with.
Watch for:
A two-way part reads open both ways when it is good, exactly like one that has failed open. The meter cannot tell them apart; an identical part on the next line can.

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 558

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 2 more parts.

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