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SMD code 6Ic

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.

The last letter, c, is lower case, which on NXP and Philips parts is a date or factory code, so it was set aside and 6I was searched.

18 parts are printed 6Ic

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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.

  • BC818WT1SOT-3233 pins, onsemiNot recordedSOT-3233 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • BZD27C30WSOD-123WZener diode, 2 pins, Fagor ElectronicaZener diodeSOD-123W2 pinsFagor Electronica
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Fagor Electronica
    Package
    SOD-123W
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Zener diode: 28..32V, Zzt=8, Izt=25mA, 1W
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • FT531IaSOT-23-5LDO regulator, 5 pins, Fremont Micro DevicesLDO regulatorSOT-23-55 pinsFremont Micro Devices
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Fremont Micro Devices
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 3.0V±2%, 300mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • FT531IbSOT-23-5LDO regulator, 5 pins, Fremont Micro DevicesLDO regulatorSOT-23-55 pinsFremont Micro Devices
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Fremont Micro Devices
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 3.0V±2%, 300mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • FT531IcSOT-23-5LDO regulator, 5 pins, Fremont Micro DevicesLDO regulatorSOT-23-55 pinsFremont Micro Devices
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Fremont Micro Devices
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 3.0V±2%, 300mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • FT531IdSOT-353LDO regulator, 5 pins, Fremont Micro DevicesLDO regulatorSOT-3535 pinsFremont Micro Devices
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Fremont Micro Devices
    Package
    SOT-353
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 3.0V±2%, 300mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • FT531IeSOT-353LDO regulator, 5 pins, Fremont Micro DevicesLDO regulatorSOT-3535 pinsFremont Micro Devices
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Fremont Micro Devices
    Package
    SOT-353
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 3.0V±2%, 300mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • FT531IfSOT-353LDO regulator, 5 pins, Fremont Micro DevicesLDO regulatorSOT-3535 pinsFremont Micro Devices
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Fremont Micro Devices
    Package
    SOT-353
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 3.0V±2%, 300mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • FT531IgSOT-23LDO regulator, 3 pins, Fremont Micro DevicesLDO regulatorSOT-233 pinsFremont Micro Devices
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Fremont Micro Devices
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 3.0V±2%, 300mA
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • FT531IhSOT-23LDO regulator, 3 pins, Fremont Micro DevicesLDO regulatorSOT-233 pinsFremont Micro Devices
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Fremont Micro Devices
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 3.0V±2%, 300mA
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • FT531IiSOT-89LDO regulator, 3 pins, Fremont Micro DevicesLDO regulatorSOT-893 pinsFremont Micro Devices
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Fremont Micro Devices
    Package
    SOT-89
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 3.0V±2%, 300mA
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • UN2118SOT-233 pins, PanNot recordedSOT-233 pinsPan
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Pan
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Si-pnp-Digi: Sw, 50V, 100mA, 200mW, 80MHz, R1/R2=510R/5k1
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • UN5118SOT-233 pins, PanasonicNot recordedSOT-233 pinsPanasonic
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Panasonic
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Si-pnp-Digi: Sw, 50V, 100mA, 150mW, 80MHz, R1/R2=510R/5k1
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 2 more parts have no package on record
    • UN9118Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), PanasonicDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)Not recordedNot recordedPanasonic
      What it is
      Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
      Maker
      Panasonic
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      PNP transistor: Sw, 50V, 100mA, 125mW, 80MHz, R1/R2=510R/5k1
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • UN9118JPanNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedPan
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      Pan
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Si-pnp-Digi: Sw, 50V, 100mA, 125mW, 80MHz, R1/R2=510R/5k1
      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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Printed with a code easy to misread as 6Ic

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 192 more parts.

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