SMD code N-
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.
108 parts are printed N-
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ADAN202U-HFSOT-323Switching diode, 3 pins, ComchipSwitching diodeSOT-3233 pinsComchip
- What it is
- Switching diode
- Maker
- Comchip
- Package
- SOT-323
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- 80 V, 100 mA switching diode
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Silicon diode.
BAR65-02VSOD-523PIN diode, 2 pins, InfineonPIN diodeSOD-5232 pinsInfineon
- What it is
- PIN diode
- Maker
- Infineon
- Package
- SOD-523
- Pins
- 2
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: PIN diode or varicap.
BB181SOD-523Varicap diode, 2 pins, NXPVaricap diodeSOD-5232 pinsNXP
- What it is
- Varicap diode
- Maker
- NXP
- Package
- SOD-523
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- VHF variable capacitance diode
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: PIN diode or varicap.
BCW66FSOT-23Transistor, 3 pins, DiotecTransistorSOT-233 pinsDiotec
- What it is
- Transistor
- Maker
- Diotec
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- SMD General Purpose NPN Transistors
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Bipolar transistor.
CDSH3-222N-HFSOT-523Switching diode, 3 pins, ComchipSwitching diodeSOT-5233 pinsComchip
- What it is
- Switching diode
- Maker
- Comchip
- Package
- SOT-523
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- 80 V, 100 mA switching diode
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Silicon diode.
CDSV3-202N-HFSOT-323Switching diode, 3 pins, ComchipSwitching diodeSOT-3233 pinsComchip
- What it is
- Switching diode
- Maker
- Comchip
- Package
- SOT-323
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- 80 V, 100 mA switching diode
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Silicon diode.
CH651S-40GPSOD-523Schottky diode, 2 pins, ChenmkoSchottky diodeSOD-5232 pinsChenmko
- What it is
- Schottky diode
- Maker
- Chenmko
- Package
- SOD-523
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODE, 40 V, 0.75 A
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Schottky diode.
DAN202SOT-23Switching diode, 3 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsSwitching diodeSOT-233 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
- What it is
- Switching diode
- Maker
- Galaxy Microelectronics
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- 0.15A, 80V, Surface Mount Small Signal Switching Diodes
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Silicon diode.
DAN202-3LSOT-23Switching diode, 3 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsSwitching diodeSOT-233 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
- What it is
- Switching diode
- Maker
- Galaxy Microelectronics
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- 0.15A, 80V, Surface Mount Small Signal Switching Diodes
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Silicon diode.
DAN202C3SOT-523Switching diode, 3 pins, CYStekSwitching diodeSOT-5233 pinsCYStek
- What it is
- Switching diode
- Maker
- CYStek
- Package
- SOT-523
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- 110 V switching diode
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Silicon diode.
5 more parts have no package on record
AOZ8S204BLS-38ESD protection diode, Alpha & Omega SemiconductorESD protection diodeNot recordedNot recordedAlpha & Omega Semiconductor
- What it is
- ESD protection diode
- Maker
- Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- ESD protection for high-speed interfaces
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: TVS or ESD protection diode.
AOZ1356LI-06Load switch, Alpha & Omega SemiconductorLoad switchNot recordedNot recordedAlpha & Omega Semiconductor
- What it is
- Load switch
- Maker
- Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- USB Type-C protection switch
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Load switch.
AOZ8310DI-02ESD protection diode, Alpha & Omega SemiconductorESD protection diodeNot recordedNot recordedAlpha & Omega Semiconductor
- What it is
- ESD protection diode
- Maker
- Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: TVS or ESD protection diode.
BGS8M2RF switch, 6 pins, NXPRF switchNot recorded6 pinsNXP
- What it is
- RF switch
- Maker
- NXP
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- 6
- Details
- 1 General description 2 Features and benefits
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.
CDZV12BZener diode, ROHMZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedROHM
- What it is
- Zener diode
- Maker
- ROHM
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener 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.
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.
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.
Load switch
Voltage, board powered, black probe on ground.
Working, it reads
Switched on, the output pin sits at the input voltage. Switched off, it sits near 0 V.
Dead, it reads
- Output at the input voltage while switched off: the pass element has shorted.
- Input present and switched on, no output: failed open, or shut down into a shorted load. Power off and measure output to ground.
- On the board:
- An output near 0 Ω to ground is usually the load. Lift the output pin to see which.
- 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 pinout and whether the enable is active high or low differ between parts. 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.
PIN diode or varicap
Diode range, part lifted or one leg off the pad. Red probe on the anode.
Working, it reads
About 0.6 to 0.9 V anode to cathode, 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.
- 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 varicap that has drifted in capacitance reads normal on a meter. Only a capacitance meter or the tuning itself shows it.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Printed with a code easy to misread as N-
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 N-
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Codes not listed here are printed on 9,401 more parts.
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