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SMD code AF in SOT-353

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.

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  • 74AHC1G14SOT-3535 pins, PhiNot recorded5 pinsPhi
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Phi
    Package
    SOT-353
    Pins
    5
    Details
    CMOS-Logic: Inverting Schmitt-trigger
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 74AHC1G14GWSOT-3535 pins, Philips SemiconductorsNot recorded5 pinsPhilips Semiconductors
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Philips Semiconductors
    Package
    SOT-353
    Pins
    5
    Details
    CMOS logic IC: Inverter with Schmitt-trigger input
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • RT9198-18PU5RSOT-3535 pins, RichtekNot recorded5 pinsRichtek
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Richtek
    Package
    SOT-353
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Voltage regulator
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 12 more parts have no package on record. Nothing rules them out, so they stay.
    • BZX884B9V1Zener diode, Good-ArkZener diodeNot recordedGood-Ark
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Good-Ark
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Zener diode, VZ 9.1 V, 0.25 W
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • KRA356Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), KECDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)Not recordedKEC
      What it is
      Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
      Maker
      KEC
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • NCP114AMX250LDO regulator, onsemiLDO regulatorNot recordedonsemi
      What it is
      LDO regulator
      Maker
      onsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage Regulator - CMOS Low Dropout
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • NCP170AMX280LDO regulator, onsemiLDO regulatorNot recordedonsemi
      What it is
      LDO regulator
      Maker
      onsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      LDO Regulator - Ultra-Low I , CMOS
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • NCP173AMX280LDO regulator, onsemiLDO regulatorNot recordedonsemi
      What it is
      LDO regulator
      Maker
      onsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      LDO Regulator - Ultra-Low I , CMOS
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • NCP176AMX180LDO regulator, onsemiLDO regulatorNot recordedonsemi
      What it is
      LDO regulator
      Maker
      onsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      LDO Regulator - Fast Transient Response, Low Voltage
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • NCV8189CMTW075LDO regulator, onsemiLDO regulatorNot recordedonsemi
      What it is
      LDO regulator
      Maker
      onsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      LDO Regulator, 0.5 A, High Accuracy (0.7%), Adjustable, Low Noise, High PSRR with Power Good
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • SDA1211CDNESD protection diode, LeiditechESD protection diodeNot recordedLeiditech
      What it is
      ESD protection diode
      Maker
      Leiditech
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      ESD protection diode, VRWM 12 V, Cj 8 pF
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • 2SK3718AF3 pins, RenesasNot recorded3 pinsRenesas
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      Renesas
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      3
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • 3SK270N-channel MOSFET, PanasonicN-channel MOSFETNot recordedPanasonic
      What it is
      N-channel MOSFET
      Maker
      Panasonic
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      MOSFET n-type: Dual gate, VHF/UHF-amp, 15V, +30mA, 150mW, Idss=12..22mA
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • BD7LS14G-CROHMNot recordedNot recordedROHM
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      ROHM
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      CMOS logic IC: Inverter with Schmitt-trigger input
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • BD48E28GVoltage supervisor, ROHMVoltage supervisorNot recordedROHM
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      ROHM
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector
      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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

N-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 source, black on the drain: 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. A drain short can be the load. 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.

Printed with a code easy to misread as AF

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

Codes that begin with AF

For a marking with its end worn or burnt off. Each code has a page of its own.

Codes not listed here are printed on 76 more parts.

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