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SMD code search: identify a part by its marking

1 part in SOT-553 is printed L63. 17 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.

  • CM1263-02SESOT-553ESD protection diode, 5 pins, onsemiESD protection diode5 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    ESD protection diode
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-553
    Pins
    5
    Details
    Low Capacitance ESD Protection for High-Speed Serial Interfaces
    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.

  • 2 more parts have no package on record. Nothing rules them out, so they stay.
    • ADP1706ACPZ-0.8R78 pins, Analog DevicesNot recorded8 pinsAnalog Devices
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      Analog Devices
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      8
      Details
      equivalent [0.8V 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.

    • XC61GN1602HRVoltage supervisor, TorexVoltage supervisorNot recordedTorex
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      Torex
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 1.6V±2%, +Reset ODO
      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.

17 more parts are printed with a code easy to misread as L63: none in SOT-553, 17 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.

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

  • SGM45250XGprinted 1C3Analog switch, 9 pins, SG MicroAnalog switch9 pinsSG Micro

    Printed 1C3 on the part. Easy to misread as L63. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Analog switch
    Maker
    SG Micro
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    9
    Details
    Dual SPST Depletion Audio Switch with Negative Swing
    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.

  • HZM16NB3printed 163Zener diode, RenesasZener diodeNot recordedRenesas

    Printed 163 on the part. Easy to misread as L63. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Renesas
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Z-diode: 16.35..17.09V, 200mW
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • HZU16L-3printed 163Zener diode, RenesasZener diodeNot recordedRenesas

    Printed 163 on the part. Easy to misread as L63. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Renesas
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Z-diode: 16.3..17.1V, 150mW
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead?

    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.

  • IXD1415AA637R-Gprinted 163LDO regulator, IXYSLDO regulatorNot recordedIXYS

    Printed 163 on the part. Easy to misread as L63. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    IXYS
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vout1/Vout2=2.80/2.70V±1%, 200mA, +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.

  • IXD1415AAC37R-Gprinted 1C3LDO regulator, IXYSLDO regulatorNot recordedIXYS

    Printed 1C3 on the part. Easy to misread as L63. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    IXYS
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vout1/Vout2=1.50/2.90V±1%, 200mA, +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.

  • IXD1503D151GR-Gprinted 1C3LDO regulator, IXYSLDO regulatorNot recordedIXYS

    Printed 1C3 on the part. Easy to misread as L63. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    IXYS
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 1.5V±20mV, 500mA, +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.

  • IXD3236C23C0R-Gprinted LC3DC-DC converter, IXYSDC-DC converterNot recordedIXYS

    Printed LC3 on the part. Easy to misread as L63. 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, 2.3V±2%, 600mA, 1.2MHz, Vin>2V, LSST, 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.

  • IXD3236C23C4R-Gprinted LC3DC-DC converter, IXYSDC-DC converterNot recordedIXYS

    Printed LC3 on the part. Easy to misread as L63. 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, 2.3V±2%, 600mA, 1.2MHz, Vin>2V, LSST, 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.

  • S-1312D35-A4T1U3printed 1G34 pins, ABLICNot recorded4 pinsABLIC

    Printed 1G3 on the part. Easy to misread as L63. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    ABLIC
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    4
    Details
    equivalent [3.5V 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-1312D35-A4T2U3printed 1G34 pins, ABLICNot recorded4 pinsABLIC

    Printed 1G3 on the part. Easy to misread as L63. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.

    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    ABLIC
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    4
    Details
    equivalent [3.5V 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.

  • XC6415AA637R-Gprinted 163LDO regulator, TorexLDO regulatorNot recordedTorex

    Printed 163 on the part. Easy to misread as L63. 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, Dual out, Vout1/Vout2=2.80/2.70V±1%, 200mA, +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.

  • XC6415AAC37R-Gprinted 1C3LDO regulator, TorexLDO regulatorNot recordedTorex

    Printed 1C3 on the part. Easy to misread as L63. 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, Dual out, Vout1/Vout2=1.50/2.90V±1%, 200mA, +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.

  • XC6423AB631R-Gprinted 163LDO regulator, TorexLDO regulatorNot recordedTorex

    Printed 163 on the part. Easy to misread as L63. 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, Dual out, Vout1/Vout2=1.80/1.90V±1%, 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.

  • XC6503D151GR-Gprinted 1C3LDO regulator, TorexLDO regulatorNot recordedTorex

    Printed 1C3 on the part. Easy to misread as L63. 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, 1.5V±20mV, 500mA, +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.

  • XC9236C23C0R-Gprinted LC3DC-DC converter, TorexDC-DC converterNot recordedTorex

    Printed LC3 on the part. Easy to misread as L63. 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, 2.3V±2%, 600mA, 1.2MHz, Vin>2V, LSST, 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.

  • XC9236C23C4R-Gprinted LC3DC-DC converter, TorexDC-DC converterNot recordedTorex

    Printed LC3 on the part. Easy to misread as L63. 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, 2.3V±2%, 600mA, 1.2MHz, Vin>2V, LSST, 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.

  • XCL101C231BR-Gprinted 1C3DC-DC converter, TorexDC-DC converterNot recordedTorex

    Printed 1C3 on the part. Easy to misread as L63. 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-up, 1.2MHz, 2.3V±2%, 100mA, +CE, Vbat bypass
    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.

22 more parts have codes that begin with L63: none in SOT-553, 22 with no package on record

Codes that begin with L63

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

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

  • JEB3312Tprinted LC33TVS diode, JieJieTVS diodeJieJie

    Printed LC33. 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
    JieJie
    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.

  • LR31630BG-AG6printed 1630GLDO regulator, UnisonicLDO regulatorUnisonic

    Printed 1630G. 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
    Unisonic
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vout1/Vout2=1.6V/3.0V±0.5%, 150mA, +CE, H-free
    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.

  • LR31630BL-AG6printed 1630LLDO regulator, UnisonicLDO regulatorUnisonic

    Printed 1630L. 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
    Unisonic
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vout1/Vout2=1.6V/3.0V±0.5%, 150mA, +CE, L-free
    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.

  • LR31631BG-AG6printed 1631GLDO regulator, UnisonicLDO regulatorUnisonic

    Printed 1631G. 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
    Unisonic
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vout1/Vout2=1.6V/3.1V±0.5%, 150mA, +CE, H-free
    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.

  • LR31631BL-AG6printed 1631LLDO regulator, UnisonicLDO regulatorUnisonic

    Printed 1631L. 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
    Unisonic
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vout1/Vout2=1.6V/3.1V±0.5%, 150mA, +CE, L-free
    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.

  • LR31632BG-AG6printed 1632GLDO regulator, UnisonicLDO regulatorUnisonic

    Printed 1632G. 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
    Unisonic
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vout1/Vout2=1.6V/3.2V±0.5%, 150mA, +CE, H-free
    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.

  • LR31632BL-AG6printed 1632LLDO regulator, UnisonicLDO regulatorUnisonic

    Printed 1632L. 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
    Unisonic
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vout1/Vout2=1.6V/3.2V±0.5%, 150mA, +CE, L-free
    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.

  • LR31633BG-AG6printed 1633GLDO regulator, UnisonicLDO regulatorUnisonic

    Printed 1633G. 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
    Unisonic
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vout1/Vout2=1.6V/3.3V±0.5%, 150mA, +CE, H-free
    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.

  • LR31633BL-AG6printed 1633LLDO regulator, UnisonicLDO regulatorUnisonic

    Printed 1633L. 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
    Unisonic
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, Dual out, Vout1/Vout2=1.6V/3.3V±0.5%, 150mA, +CE, L-free
    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.

  • SN74LVC32ADBprinted LC32ALogic gate, Texas InstrumentsLogic gateTexas Instruments

    Printed LC32A. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

    What it is
    Logic gate
    Maker
    Texas Instruments
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    Quadruple 2-Input Positive-OR Gates
    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.

  • SN74LVC32APWprinted LC32ALogic gate, Texas InstrumentsLogic gateTexas Instruments

    Printed LC32A. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

    What it is
    Logic gate
    Maker
    Texas Instruments
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    OR Gates
    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.

  • SN74LVC32ARGYprinted LC32ALogic gate, Texas InstrumentsLogic gateTexas Instruments

    Printed LC32A. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

    What it is
    Logic gate
    Maker
    Texas Instruments
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    OR Gates
    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.

  • XC9201C30AKRprinted 1C30ADC-DC converter, TorexDC-DC converterTorex

    Printed 1C30A. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM, st-up, 3.0V±2.5%, 3A
    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.

  • XC9201C31AKRprinted 1C31ADC-DC converter, TorexDC-DC converterTorex

    Printed 1C31A. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM, st-up, 3.1V±2.5%, 3A
    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.

  • XC9201C32AKRprinted 1C32ADC-DC converter, TorexDC-DC converterTorex

    Printed 1C32A. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM, st-up, 3.2V±2.5%, 3A
    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.

  • XC9201C33AKRprinted 1C33ADC-DC converter, TorexDC-DC converterTorex

    Printed 1C33A. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM, st-up, 3.3V±2.5%, 3A
    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.

  • XC9201C34AKRprinted 1C34ADC-DC converter, TorexDC-DC converterTorex

    Printed 1C34A. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM, st-up, 3.4V±2.5%, 3A
    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.

  • XC9201C35AKRprinted 1C35ADC-DC converter, TorexDC-DC converterTorex

    Printed 1C35A. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM, st-up, 3.5V±2.5%, 3A
    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.

  • XC9201C36AKRprinted 1C36ADC-DC converter, TorexDC-DC converterTorex

    Printed 1C36A. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM, st-up, 3.6V±2.5%, 3A
    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.

  • XC9201C37AKRprinted 1C37ADC-DC converter, TorexDC-DC converterTorex

    Printed 1C37A. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM, st-up, 3.7V±2.5%, 3A
    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.

  • XC9201C38AKRprinted 1C38ADC-DC converter, TorexDC-DC converterTorex

    Printed 1C38A. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM, st-up, 3.8V±2.5%, 3A
    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.

  • XC9201C39AKRprinted 1C39ADC-DC converter, TorexDC-DC converterTorex

    Printed 1C39A. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.

    What it is
    DC-DC converter
    Maker
    Torex
    Package
    Not recorded
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM, st-up, 3.9V±2.5%, 3A
    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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