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SMD code H3 in MicroPak

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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Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 26 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.

  • NC7SV57L6MicroPakLogic gate, onsemiLogic gateonsemi
    What it is
    Logic gate
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    MicroPak
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    TinyLogic ULP-A Universal Configurable Logic Gates
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • 14 more parts have no package on record. Nothing rules them out, so they stay.
    • BGH92MRF amplifier (MMIC), InfineonRF amplifier (MMIC)Infineon
      What it is
      RF amplifier (MMIC)
      Maker
      Infineon
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

      Is it dead? The meter test is below: RF amplifier.

    • HFM103-MHRectifier, Formosa MicrosemiRectifierFormosa Microsemi
      What it is
      Rectifier
      Maker
      Formosa Microsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Rectifier diode
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • HFM103-MSRectifier, Formosa MicrosemiRectifierFormosa Microsemi
      What it is
      Rectifier
      Maker
      Formosa Microsemi
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Rectifier diode
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • MMBZ5243BWSZener diode, Taitron ComponentsZener diodeTaitron Components
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Taitron Components
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      SMD Zener Diodes (Three Terminals) - 200mW
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • SEF103MRectifier, SeCoSRectifierSeCoS
      What it is
      Rectifier
      Maker
      SeCoS
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • APE8901GN2Not recordedNot recorded
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      Not recorded
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Linear Voltage Regulator
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • BCT2014ELS33-TRLDO regulator, Broadchip Technology GroupLDO regulatorBroadchip Technology Group
      What it is
      LDO regulator
      Maker
      Broadchip Technology Group
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 3.3V±2%, 300mA, +CE
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • BD46E345G-MVoltage supervisor, ROHMVoltage supervisorROHM
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      ROHM
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 3.4V±1%, -MR, -Reset PPO, Rdt=50ms
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • CFH120-08InfineonNot recordedInfineon
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      Infineon
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      4
      Details
      High electron mobility transistor: GaAs, LN, UHF, 4V, 40mA, 180mW, 12GHz, 12.0dB
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • HD74HC1G02CMRenesasNot recordedRenesas
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      Renesas
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      CMOS logic IC: 2-input NOR gate
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • HD74UH02ELRenesasNot recordedRenesas
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      Renesas
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      CMOS logic IC: 2-input NOR gate
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • NC7SV57FFairchild SemiconductorNot recordedFairchild Semiconductor
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      Fairchild Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      CMOS logic IC: Configurable multiple-function gate
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • NC7SV57LFairchild SemiconductorNot recordedFairchild Semiconductor
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      Fairchild Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      CMOS logic IC: Configurable multiple-function gate
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • R1131D231ANisshinbo Micro DevicesNot recordedNisshinbo Micro Devices
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      Nisshinbo Micro Devices
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      VR-IC: LDO, CE, 2.3V±2%, 300mA
      Source
      Published code list

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

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.

RF amplifier

Voltage, board powered, on the output pin that the bias resistor or choke feeds.

Working, it reads

The output pin sits at the device voltage the datasheet gives, a few volts, below the supply.

Dead, it reads

  • Output pin at 0 V, or near 0 Ω to ground with the power off: shorted inside.
  • Output pin at the full supply voltage: open inside, no current flowing.
On the board:
Measured on the board with power on; the bias network is part of the reading.
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 figures depend on the part and its bias resistor. The datasheet gives both.

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.

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.

Bipolar transistor

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

Working, it reads

From the base, one probe colour 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.

Codes that begin with H3

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 36 more parts.

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