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1 printed with a similar-looking code.

Nothing is printed exactly Z20B

This part is printed with a character that is easy to misread as what you typed. The odd one out is marked on each.

1 part has no package on record. Nothing rules it out, so it stays.

  • TPS562208DDCprinted 2208DC-DC converter, 6 pins, Texas InstrumentsDC-DC converter6 pinsTexas Instruments

    Printed 2208 on the part. Easy to misread as Z20B. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Texas Instruments
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    6
    Details
    4.5V to 17V Input, 2A Synchronous Step-Down Voltage Regulator in SOT-23
    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.

6 more parts have codes that begin with Z20B

Codes that begin with Z20B

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

Voltage supervisor, all SOT-23, 3 pins. What differs:

  • BL8509-220BCRMprinted 220BCSOT-23Shanghai BellingShanghai Belling

    Printed 220BC. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Shanghai Belling
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 2.2V±2%, -Reset PPO, Rdt=100ms
    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.

  • BL8509-220BNRMprinted 220BNSOT-23Shanghai BellingShanghai Belling

    Printed 220BN. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Shanghai Belling
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 2.2V±2%, -Reset ODO, Rdt=100ms
    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.

  • GM8509B-220BCRMprinted 220BCSOT-23Hangzhou Jiemao MicroelectronicsHangzhou Jiemao Microelectronics

    Printed 220BC. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Hangzhou Jiemao Microelectronics
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 2.2V±2%, -Reset PPO, Rdt=100ms
    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.

  • GM8509B-220BNRMprinted 220BNSOT-23Hangzhou Jiemao MicroelectronicsHangzhou Jiemao Microelectronics

    Printed 220BN. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Hangzhou Jiemao Microelectronics
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 2.2V±2%, -Reset ODO, Rdt=100ms
    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.

  • LC9009CB3TR220BCprinted 220BCSOT-23Shanghai LeadChip MicroelectronicsShanghai LeadChip Microelectronics

    Printed 220BC. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Shanghai LeadChip Microelectronics
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 2.2V±2%, -Reset PPO, Rdt=100ms
    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.

  • LC9009CB3TR220BNprinted 220BNSOT-23Shanghai LeadChip MicroelectronicsShanghai LeadChip Microelectronics

    Printed 220BN. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Shanghai LeadChip Microelectronics
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 2.2V±2%, -Reset ODO, Rdt=100ms
    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.

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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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