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SMD code P23

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.

P23 on a chip capacitor

0.23 pF

0.23 pF capacitor

The p is both the decimal point and the unit: 0.23 pF.

Check it with a meter

Lift one end and measure it on a capacitance range. A good one reads close to 0.23 pF. In circuit the meter also sees everything connected across it, so the reading means little until it is out. A failed one usually reads near 0 Ω, or a steady low resistance, on the ohms range, often from a crack. On the board a shorted capacitor shorts its whole rail. A failed reading does not change what to fit: the marking still says 0.23 pF.

On a transistor or diode body (USP-6B, SOT-23-5, SOT-89-5), P23 is a part code instead. Those parts are listed below.

Not sure which one you have?

Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 30 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.

  • PPM3GN20V3DFNP-channel MOSFET, PrisemiP-channel MOSFETDFNNot recordedPrisemi
    What it is
    P-channel MOSFET
    Maker
    Prisemi
    Package
    DFN
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    MOSFET, P-channel, 20 V, 4 A
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • PPMUT20V3SOT-323P-channel MOSFET, 3 pins, PrisemiP-channel MOSFETSOT-3233 pinsPrisemi
    What it is
    P-channel MOSFET
    Maker
    Prisemi
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    P-channel MOSFET, 20 V, 1.8 A
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • DDTA115TCASOT-23Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), 3 pins, Diodes IncorporatedDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)SOT-233 pinsDiodes Incorporated
    What it is
    Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
    Maker
    Diodes Incorporated
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    dtr pnp 50V 0.1A R1 100k 0.2W
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • DDTA115TESOT-523Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), 3 pins, Diodes IncorporatedDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)SOT-5233 pinsDiodes Incorporated
    What it is
    Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
    Maker
    Diodes Incorporated
    Package
    SOT-523
    Pins
    3
    Details
    dtr pnp 50V 0.1A R1 100k 0.15W
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • DDTA115TKASOT-23Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), 3 pins, Diodes IncorporatedDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)SOT-233 pinsDiodes Incorporated
    What it is
    Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
    Maker
    Diodes Incorporated
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    dtr pnp 50V 0.1A R1 100k 0.2W
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • DDTA115TUASOT-323Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), 3 pins, Diodes IncorporatedDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)SOT-3233 pinsDiodes Incorporated
    What it is
    Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
    Maker
    Diodes Incorporated
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    dtr pnp 50V 0.1A R1 100k 0.2W
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • DTD743ZESOT-416Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in), 3 pins, ROHMDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)SOT-4163 pinsROHM
    What it is
    Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)
    Maker
    ROHM
    Package
    SOT-416
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • DTD743ZMSOT-523Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in), 3 pins, ROHMDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)SOT-5233 pinsROHM
    What it is
    Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)
    Maker
    ROHM
    Package
    SOT-523
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • HE61CN4202MRSOT-23Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, Heermicr SemicconductorVoltage supervisorSOT-233 pinsHeermicr Semicconductor
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Heermicr Semicconductor
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 4.2V±2%, +Reset ODO
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • HE7042MNM5RSOT-23-5Voltage supervisor, 5 pins, Heermicr SemicconductorVoltage supervisorSOT-23-55 pinsHeermicr Semicconductor
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Heermicr Semicconductor
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 4.2V±2%, +Reset ODO
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • HE7042MNNRSOT-23Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, Heermicr SemicconductorVoltage supervisorSOT-233 pinsHeermicr Semicconductor
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Heermicr Semicconductor
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 4.2V±2%, +Reset ODO
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • HE7042MNPRSOT-89Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, Heermicr SemicconductorVoltage supervisorSOT-893 pinsHeermicr Semicconductor
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Heermicr Semicconductor
    Package
    SOT-89
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 4.2V±2%, +Reset ODO
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • KIC77A23T2SOT-23Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, KECVoltage supervisorSOT-233 pinsKEC
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    KEC
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 2.3V±1%, -Reset ODO, Rdt=240ms
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 2 more parts have no package on record
    • KIC77A23M2Voltage supervisor, KECVoltage supervisorNot recordedNot recordedKEC
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      KEC
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 2.3V±1%, -Reset ODO, Rdt=240ms
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • LDTA144TET1GDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), LRCDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)Not recordedNot recordedLRC
      What it is
      Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
      Maker
      LRC
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      PNP transistor: Sw., 50V, 100mA, B=100..600, R1=47k
      Source
      Published code list

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

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.

P-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 drain, black on the source: 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. 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.

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.

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.

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.

Printed with a code easy to misread as P23

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 P23

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 44 more parts.

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