SMD code search: identify a part by its marking
1 part in SOT-363 is printed DGR. 5 printed with a similar-looking code.
1 part in SOT-363 is printed DGR
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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.
CLVC1G3208IDCKSOT-3636 pins, Texas InstrumentsNot recorded6 pinsTexas Instruments
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Texas Instruments
- Package
- SOT-363
- Pins
- 6
- Details
- CMOS logic IC: 3-input OR-AND gate
- 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.
2 more parts have no package on record. Nothing rules them out, so they stay.
2SD1963NPN transistor, ROHMNPN transistorNot recordedROHM
- What it is
- NPN transistor
- Maker
- ROHM
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead?
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.
KTX102U-GRKECNot recordedNot recordedKEC
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- KEC
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- Si-n/p: GP, 60(50)V, 150mA, 200mW, B=200..400, >80MHz
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead?
Diode range and ohms range, part lifted.
Working, it reads
Depends on what it is. The datasheet, or an identical part, says.
Dead, it reads
- Between two pins, the same reading both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep: shorted.
- Open between every pair of pins: failed open, or a part that reads open when working.
- 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.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
5 more parts are printed with a code easy to misread as DGR: 3 in SOT-363, 2 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.
74LVC1G175DCKprinted D6RSOT-3636 pins, Texas InstrumentsNot recorded6 pinsTexas Instruments
Printed D6R on the part. Easy to misread as DGR. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Texas Instruments
- Package
- SOT-363
- Pins
- 6
- Details
- CMOS logic IC: Positive edge-triggered D-type flip-flop with reset
- 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.
SN74LVC1G175DCKprinted D6RSOT-3636 pins, Texas InstrumentsNot recorded6 pinsTexas Instruments
Printed D6R on the part. Easy to misread as DGR. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Texas Instruments
- Package
- SOT-363
- Pins
- 6
- Details
- CMOS logic IC: Positive edge-triggered D-type flip-flop with reset
- 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.
SN74LVC1G0832DCKprinted DCRSOT-3636 pins, Texas InstrumentsNot recorded6 pinsTexas Instruments
Printed DCR on the part. Easy to misread as DGR. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Texas Instruments
- Package
- SOT-363
- Pins
- 6
- Details
- CMOS logic IC: 3-input AND-OR gate
- 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.
2 more parts have no package on record. Nothing rules them out, so they stay.
S-8338AAGAprinted OCRABLICNot recordedNot recordedABLIC
Printed OCR on the part. Easy to misread as DGR. 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: Reg. Step-Up, PWM Control Sw., UVLO(1.7V), -Shutdwon
- 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-8338AAGA-P8T1Gprinted OCRDC-DC converter, 8 pins, ABLICDC-DC converter8 pinsABLIC
Printed OCR on the part. Easy to misread as DGR. 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(1.7V), Hst.=0.1V, -Shutown
- 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.
2 more parts have codes that begin with DGR: none in SOT-363, 2 with no package on record
Codes that begin with DGR
For a marking with its end worn or burnt off. Each one shows its full printed code.
2 parts have no package on record. Nothing rules them out, so they stay.
LDO regulator, all Micrel.
MIC5314-1.8/1.2YMTprinted QGR4
Printed QGR4. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
- What it is
- LDO regulator
- Maker
- Micrel
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vo1/Vo2=1.8V/1.2V±1%, 300mA, +CE, Reset
- 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.
MIC5314-1.8/1.8YMTprinted QGRG
Printed QGRG. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
- What it is
- LDO regulator
- Maker
- Micrel
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vo1/Vo2=1.8V/1.8V±1%, 300mA, +CE, Reset
- 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.
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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.
- NPN transistor
- Varicap
- N-channel JFET
- Digital transistor ×2
- 3.6 V voltage detector
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