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SMD code search: identify a part by its marking

No part printed Q8C is recorded in DFN1610-2. 28 printed with a similar-looking code.

Not sure which one you have?

Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 3 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.

3 parts have no package on record. Nothing rules them out, so they stay.

  • S-1133B13-I8T1ULDO regulator, ABLICLDO regulatorNot recordedABLIC
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    ABLIC
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    HIGH RIPPLE-REJECTION AND LOW DROPOUT MIDDLE-OUTPUT CURRENT CMOS VOLTAGE REGULATOR
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • S-1133B13-I8T18 pins, ABLICNot recorded8 pinsABLIC
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    ABLIC
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    8
    Details
    equivalent [1.3V LDO]
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • S-1133B13-I8T1GLDO regulator, Seiko InstrumentsLDO regulatorNot recordedSeiko Instruments
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Seiko Instruments
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 1.3V±15mV, 300mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

28 more parts are printed with a code easy to misread as Q8C: none in DFN1610-2, 28 with no package on record

Printed with a code easy to misread

One character differs, and it is one that is easy to confuse under a lamp. The odd one out is marked on each.

28 parts have no package on record. Nothing rules them out, so they stay.

  • S-1133B17-I8T1Uprinted Q8GLDO regulator, ABLICLDO regulatorNot recordedABLIC

    Printed Q8G on the part. Easy to misread as Q8C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    ABLIC
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    HIGH RIPPLE-REJECTION AND LOW DROPOUT MIDDLE-OUTPUT CURRENT CMOS VOLTAGE REGULATOR
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • SGM61007-1.10XGprinted 0BCDC-DC converter, 6 pins, SG MicroDC-DC converter6 pinsSG Micro

    Printed 0BC on the part. Easy to misread as Q8C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    SG Micro
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    6
    Details
    5.8MHz, 600mA Synchronous Buck Converters
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • SGM61007D-1.00XGprinted 0B6DC-DC converter, 6 pins, SG MicroDC-DC converter6 pinsSG Micro

    Printed 0B6 on the part. Easy to misread as Q8C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    SG Micro
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    6
    Details
    5.8MHz, 600mA Synchronous Buck Converters
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • IXD3236B1CC0R-Gprinted DBCDC-DC converter, IXYSDC-DC converterNot recordedIXYS

    Printed DBC on the part. Easy to misread as Q8C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    IXYS
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM/PFM, st-dwn, 1.25V±2%, 600mA, 1.2MHz, Vin>2V, HSST, CL
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • IXD3236B1CC4R-Gprinted DBCDC-DC converter, IXYSDC-DC converterNot recordedIXYS

    Printed DBC on the part. Easy to misread as Q8C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    IXYS
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM/PFM, st-dwn, 1.25V±2%, 600mA, 1.2MHz, Vin>2V, HSST, CL
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • IXD3236B16C0R-Gprinted DB6DC-DC converter, IXYSDC-DC converterNot recordedIXYS

    Printed DB6 on the part. Easy to misread as Q8C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    IXYS
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM/PFM, st-dwn, 1.6V±2%, 600mA, 1.2MHz, Vin>2V, HSST, CL
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • IXD3236B16C4R-Gprinted DB6DC-DC converter, IXYSDC-DC converterNot recordedIXYS

    Printed DB6 on the part. Easy to misread as Q8C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    IXYS
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM/PFM, st-dwn, 1.6V±2%, 600mA, 1.2MHz, Vin>2V, HSST, CL
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • IXD5108C38CGRprinted D8CVoltage supervisor, IXYSVoltage supervisorNot recordedIXYS

    Printed D8C on the part. Easy to misread as Q8C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    IXYS
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 3.8V±2%, Hst., -Reset PPO
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • IXD5120C262NR-Gprinted DB6Voltage supervisor, IXYSVoltage supervisorNot recordedIXYS

    Printed DB6 on the part. Easy to misread as Q8C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    IXYS
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 2.6V±2% -Reset PPO
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • KIC3201T-38printed D8CLDO regulator, KECLDO regulatorNot recordedKEC

    Printed D8C on the part. Easy to misread as Q8C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    KEC
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 3.8V±2%, 400mA
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • S-1133B17-I8T1printed Q8G8 pins, ABLICNot recorded8 pinsABLIC

    Printed Q8G on the part. Easy to misread as Q8C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    ABLIC
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    8
    Details
    equivalent [1.7V LDO]
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • S-1133B17-I8T1Gprinted Q8GLDO regulator, Seiko InstrumentsLDO regulatorNot recordedSeiko Instruments

    Printed Q8G on the part. Easy to misread as Q8C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Seiko Instruments
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 1.7V±1.0%, 300mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • S-8337AABAprinted OBCABLICNot recordedNot recordedABLIC

    Printed OBC on the part. Easy to misread as Q8C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    ABLIC
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    VR-IC: Regulated Step-Up, PWM Control Sw, UVLO(2.2V)
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • S-8337AABA-P8T1Gprinted OBCDC-DC converter, 8 pins, ABLICDC-DC converter8 pinsABLIC

    Printed OBC on the part. Easy to misread as Q8C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    ABLIC
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    8
    Details
    Switching voltage regulator IC: St-up PWM Sw. regulator, UVLO(2.2V), Hst.=0.1V
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • S-8337AACBprinted OBGABLICNot recordedNot recordedABLIC

    Printed OBG on the part. Easy to misread as Q8C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    ABLIC
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    VR-IC: Regulated Step-Up, PWM Control Sw, UVLO(2.1V)
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • S-8337AACB-P8T1Gprinted OBGDC-DC converter, 8 pins, ABLICDC-DC converter8 pinsABLIC

    Printed OBG on the part. Easy to misread as Q8C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    ABLIC
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    8
    Details
    Switching voltage regulator IC: St-up PWM Sw. regulator, UVLO(2.1V), Hst.=0.1V
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • TPA2018D1YZFprinted OBCTexas InstrumentsNot recordedNot recordedTexas Instruments

    Printed OBC on the part. Easy to misread as Q8C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Texas Instruments
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Linear IC: APA, BTL, class-D, 2.5..5.5V, 3W(5V/4), shutdown, I2C
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • XC6108C38CGRprinted D8CVoltage supervisor, TorexVoltage supervisorNot recordedTorex

    Printed D8C on the part. Easy to misread as Q8C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    CMOS-IC: Voltage Detector 3,8V5%, Hst, -Reset Push-pull output
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • XC6120C26Hprinted 0B6Voltage supervisor, TorexVoltage supervisorNot recordedTorex

    Printed 0B6 on the part. Easy to misread as Q8C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 2.6V±2%, CMOS +Reset PPO
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • XC6221D371GRprinted 0B6LDO regulator, TorexLDO regulatorNot recordedTorex

    Printed 0B6 on the part. Easy to misread as Q8C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 3.7V±1%, 200mA, +CE, CL, PDR
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • XC6221D431GRprinted 0BCLDO regulator, TorexLDO regulatorNot recordedTorex

    Printed 0BC on the part. Easy to misread as Q8C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 4.3V±1%, 200mA, +CE, CL, PDR
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • XC9236B1CC0R-Gprinted DBCDC-DC converter, TorexDC-DC converterNot recordedTorex

    Printed DBC on the part. Easy to misread as Q8C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM/PFM, st-dwn, 1.25V±2%, 600mA, 1.2MHz, Vin>2V, HSST, CL
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • XC9236B1CC4R-Gprinted DBCDC-DC converter, TorexDC-DC converterNot recordedTorex

    Printed DBC on the part. Easy to misread as Q8C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM/PFM, st-dwn, 1.25V±2%, 600mA, 1.2MHz, Vin>2V, HSST, CL
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • XC9236B16C0R-Gprinted DB6DC-DC converter, TorexDC-DC converterNot recordedTorex

    Printed DB6 on the part. Easy to misread as Q8C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM/PFM, st-dwn, 1.6V±2%, 600mA, 1.2MHz, Vin>2V, HSST, CL
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • XC9236B16C4R-Gprinted DB6DC-DC converter, TorexDC-DC converterNot recordedTorex

    Printed DB6 on the part. Easy to misread as Q8C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM/PFM, st-dwn, 1.6V±2%, 600mA, 1.2MHz, Vin>2V, HSST, CL
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • XCL210A161GR-Gprinted 086DC-DC converter, TorexDC-DC converterNot recordedTorex

    Printed 086 on the part. Easy to misread as Q8C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PFM st-dwn, 1.6V±2%, 200mA, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • XDL602A1C382Qprinted DBCDC-DC converter, TorexDC-DC converterNot recordedTorex

    Printed DBC on the part. Easy to misread as Q8C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM/PFM st-dwn, 1.25V±2%, 1.5A, 3MHz, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • XDL602A16382Qprinted DB6DC-DC converter, TorexDC-DC converterNot recordedTorex

    Printed DB6 on the part. Easy to misread as Q8C. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM/PFM st-dwn, 1.6V±2%, 1.5A, 3MHz, +CE
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

4 more parts have codes that begin with Q8C: 1 in DFN1610-2, 3 with no package on record

Codes that begin with Q8C

For a marking with its end worn or burnt off. Each one shows its full printed code.

  • WS08DLCP-Bprinted 08CPDFN1610-2ESD protection diode, 2 pins, WayonESD protection diode2 pinsWayon

    Printed 08CP. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

    What it is
    ESD protection diode
    Maker
    Wayon
    Package
    DFN1610-2
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • 3 more parts have no package on record. Nothing rules them out, so they stay.
    • SM4T7V5CAYprinted DBCYTVS diode, STMicroelectronicsTVS diodeNot recordedSTMicroelectronics

      Printed DBCY. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

      What it is
      TVS diode
      Maker
      STMicroelectronics
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

      Is it dead?

      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.

    • SM4T7V6CAYprinted DBCYTVS diode, STMicroelectronicsTVS diodeNot recordedSTMicroelectronics

      Printed DBCY. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

      What it is
      TVS diode
      Maker
      STMicroelectronics
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

      Is it dead?

      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.

    • UMA8.0CAprinted 08CATVS diode, Microsemi Integrated Products DivisionTVS diodeNot recordedMicrosemi Integrated Products Division

      Printed 08CA. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

      What it is
      TVS diode
      Maker
      Microsemi Integrated Products Division
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Transient voltage supressor: Vrwm=8.0V, Vbr=8.89..13.6V, 36.7A, 500W(1ms), Bidir.
      Source
      Published code list

      Is it dead?

      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.

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One code, several parts

Marking codes are not unique. In the standard code book, 6H on a SOT-23 is an NPN transistor, a varicap, an N-channel JFET, two digital transistors, a 3.6 V voltage detector: six parts from five makers. So a search on WhatSMD (What SMD) shows the parts we hold under that code and under codes easily misread as it, with only the columns that tell them apart.

6Hon a SOT-23, in the code book
  • NPN transistor
  • Varicap
  • N-channel JFET
  • Digital transistor ×2
  • 3.6 V voltage detector

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