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SMD code UAs

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 UA was searched.

81 parts are printed UAs

Not sure which one you have?

Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 50 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.

  • BCR149TSOT-416Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in), 3 pins, InfineonDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)SOT-4163 pinsInfineon
    What it is
    Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)
    Maker
    Infineon
    Package
    SOT-416
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Si-npn-Digi: Sw, 50V, 70mA, 250mW, R1=47k, 150MHz
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • BD53E57GSOT-23-5Voltage supervisor, 5 pins, ROHMVoltage supervisorSOT-23-55 pinsROHM
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    ROHM
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Free Delay Time Setting CMOS Voltage Detector IC
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • BZB84-C2V7SOT-23Zener diode, 3 pinsZener diodeSOT-233 pinsNot recorded
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Not recorded
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    2.7V Dual Zener Diodes
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • CHT4401WPTSOT-323NPN transistor, 3 pins, Chenmko EnterpriseNPN transistorSOT-3233 pinsChenmko Enterprise
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    Chenmko Enterprise
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    NPN transistor: AF, Sw, 40V, 600mA, B=100..300, 250MHz
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • FUES1ASMA2 pins, FagNot recordedSMA2 pinsFag
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Fag
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Si-diode: UltraFast Recovery Rect, 50V, 1A, <25ns
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • GDZ12B-V-GSOD-323Zener diode, 2 pins, VishayZener diodeSOD-3232 pinsVishay
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Vishay
    Package
    SOD-323
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Zener diode: 11.74..12.24V, Izt=5mA, Zzt=30, 200mW
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • KDV154SOD-1232 pins, KECNot recordedSOD-1232 pinsKEC
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    KEC
    Package
    SOD-123
    Pins
    2
    Details
    C-diode: VCO for UHF-Band Radio
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 8 more parts have no package on record
    • BD53E57G-MVoltage supervisor, ROHMVoltage supervisorNot recordedNot recordedROHM
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      ROHM
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 5.7V±1%, -Reset PPO
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • BD45301GVoltage supervisor, ROHMVoltage supervisorNot recordedNot recordedROHM
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      ROHM
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      CMOS-IC: Voltage Detector 3V, -Reset Open drain output, 100ms
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • CZRER5V1B-HZener diode, ComchipZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedComchip
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Comchip
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Zener diode: 4.97..5.232V, Zzt=50, Izt=5mA, 150mW
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • CZRF5V1BZener diode, ComchipZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedComchip
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Comchip
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Zener diode: 4.97..5.23V, Izt=5mA, Zzt=50, 200mW
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • CZRQR5V1BZener diode, ComchipZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedComchip
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Comchip
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Zener diode: 4.97..5.23V, Izt=5mA, Zzt=50, 125mW
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • CZRU5V1BZener diode, ComchipZener diodeNot recordedNot recordedComchip
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Comchip
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Zener diode: 4.97..5.23V, Izt=5mA, Zzt=50, 150mW
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • IXD5127C16JNRVoltage supervisor, IXYSVoltage supervisorNot recordedNot recordedIXYS
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      IXYS
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 1.6V±0.8%,+Reset PPO, -MR, 400ms Rt delay
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • KDV154EKECNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedKEC
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      KEC
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Capacitance diode: VCO for UHF-Band, 20V, 13.9..4.5pF(6..2V)
      Source
      Published code list

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

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.

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.

NPN transistor

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

Working, it reads

Red 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.

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.

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