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SMD code UBs in TSFP-3

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 UB was searched.

1 part in TSFP-3 is printed UBs

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Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 36 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.

  • BCR199FTSFP-3Digital transistor (resistors built in), InfineonDigital transistor (resistors built in)Infineon
    What it is
    Digital transistor (resistors built in)
    Maker
    Infineon
    Package
    TSFP-3
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • 14 more parts have no package on record. Nothing rules them out, so they stay.
    • ACZRQC5V6B-HFZener diode, ComchipZener diodeComchip
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Comchip
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      5.6 V 0.125 mW zener diode
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • ACZRUC5V6B-HFZener diode, ComchipZener diodeComchip
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Comchip
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      5.74 V 0.15 mW zener diode
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • CZRFR5V6B-HFZener diode, ComchipZener diodeComchip
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Comchip
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      5.6 V 0.2 mW zener diode
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • CZRQC5V6B-HFZener diode, ComchipZener diodeComchip
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Comchip
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      5.6 V 0.125 mW zener diode
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • CZRU5V6B-HFZener diode, ComchipZener diodeComchip
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Comchip
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      5.6 V 0.15 mW zener diode
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • CZRUR5V6B-HFZener diode, ComchipZener diodeComchip
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Comchip
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      5.6 V 0.15 mW zener diode
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • KDR720ESchottky diode, KECSchottky diodeKEC
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      KEC
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • PBZ11BZener diode, ROHMZener diodeROHM
      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.

    • RQ6E045RPP-channel MOSFET, ROHMP-channel MOSFETROHM
      What it is
      P-channel MOSFET
      Maker
      ROHM
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Pch -30V -4.5A Small Signal MOSFET
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • RRQ045P03HZGP-channel MOSFET, ROHMP-channel MOSFETROHM
      What it is
      P-channel MOSFET
      Maker
      ROHM
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Pch -30V -4.5A Small Signal MOSFET
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • TSD023L-720WTSchottky diode, Taitron ComponentsSchottky diodeTaitron Components
      What it is
      Schottky diode
      Maker
      Taitron Components
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Schottky Barrier Diodes (Two Terminals)
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • TVT6V2AWESD protection diode, Taitron ComponentsESD protection diodeTaitron Components
      What it is
      ESD protection diode
      Maker
      Taitron Components
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      SMD TVS Arrays (Three Terminals)
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

      Is it dead? The meter test is below: TVS or ESD protection diode.

    • 2SC4973BNPN transistor, PanasonicNPN transistorPanasonic
      What it is
      NPN transistor
      Maker
      Panasonic
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      NPN transistor: HF, 20V, 15mA, 650MHz, B=40..80
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • APE8865U4-12LDO regulator, Advanced Power ElectronicsLDO regulatorAdvanced Power Electronics
      What it is
      LDO regulator
      Maker
      Advanced Power Electronics
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 1.2±2%, 300mA, +CE
      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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Printed with a code easy to misread as UBs

One character differs, and it is one that is easy to confuse under a lamp. Each code has a page of its own.

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