SMD code MCs
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, s, is lower case, which on NXP and Philips parts is a date or factory code, so it was set aside and MC was searched.
58 parts are printed MCs
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2SAR513PSOT-89PNP transistor, 3 pins, ROHMPNP transistorSOT-893 pinsROHM
- What it is
- PNP transistor
- Maker
- ROHM
- Package
- SOT-89
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Middle Power Transistor(-50V / -1A)
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: PNP transistor.
2SAR513P5SOT-89PNP transistor, 3 pins, ROHMPNP transistorSOT-893 pinsROHM
- What it is
- PNP transistor
- Maker
- ROHM
- Package
- SOT-89
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Middle Power Transistors(-50V / -1A)
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: PNP transistor.
BAS70WCGPSOT-323Schottky diode, 3 pins, ChenmkoSchottky diodeSOT-3233 pinsChenmko
- What it is
- Schottky diode
- Maker
- Chenmko
- Package
- SOT-323
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- SCHOTTKY DIODE, 70 V, 70 mA
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Schottky diode.
BFS17PSOT-23RF transistor, 3 pins, InfineonRF transistorSOT-233 pinsInfineon
- What it is
- RF transistor
- Maker
- Infineon
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Bipolar transistor.
BGA2851SOT-363RF amplifier (MMIC), 6 pins, NXPRF amplifier (MMIC)SOT-3636 pinsNXP
- What it is
- RF amplifier (MMIC)
- Maker
- NXP
- Package
- SOT-363
- Pins
- 6
- Details
- MMIC wideband amplifier
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: RF amplifier.
BZX84C36CC-HFSOT-23Zener diode, 3 pins, ComchipZener diodeSOT-233 pinsComchip
- What it is
- Zener diode
- Maker
- Comchip
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- 36 V 0.35 mW zener diode
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.
PESDNC5D18VUSOD-523ESD protection diode, 2 pins, PrisemiESD protection diodeSOD-5232 pinsPrisemi
- What it is
- ESD protection diode
- Maker
- Prisemi
- Package
- SOD-523
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- ESD protection diode, 18 V working
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: TVS or ESD protection diode.
8 more parts have no package on record
2SAR513RPNP transistor, ROHMPNP transistorNot recordedNot recordedROHM
- What it is
- PNP transistor
- Maker
- ROHM
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: PNP transistor.
BGB540RF amplifier (MMIC), InfineonRF amplifier (MMIC)Not recordedNot recordedInfineon
- 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.
LFCG-800+RF filter, Mini-CircuitsRF filterNot recordedNot recordedMini-Circuits
- What it is
- RF filter
- Maker
- Mini-Circuits
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- LTCC filter, DC-800 MHz
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: This part.
NCP163AMX1825LDO regulator, onsemiLDO regulatorNot recordedNot recordedonsemi
- What it is
- LDO regulator
- Maker
- onsemi
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- LDO Regulator - Ultra-Low Noise, High PSRR, RF and Analog Circuits
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Voltage regulator.
NCP730BMT250LDO regulator, onsemiLDO regulatorNot recordedNot recordedonsemi
- What it is
- LDO regulator
- Maker
- onsemi
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- LDO Regulator, 150 mA, 38 V, 1 A I , with PG
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Voltage regulator.
NSPM1041BMUESD protection diode, onsemiESD protection diodeNot recordedNot recordedonsemi
- What it is
- ESD protection diode
- Maker
- onsemi
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: TVS or ESD protection diode.
RB068VWM200Schottky diode, ROHMSchottky diodeNot recordedNot recordedROHM
- What it is
- Schottky diode
- Maker
- ROHM
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- Schottky Barrier Diode
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Schottky diode.
RB068VWM200TFSchottky diode, ROHMSchottky diodeNot recordedNot recordedROHM
- What it is
- Schottky diode
- Maker
- ROHM
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- Schottky Barrier Diode (AEC-Q101 qualified)
- 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 MCs
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 37 more parts.
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