SMD code search: identify a part by its marking
3 parts are printed 16CS. 5 printed with a similar-looking code.
3 parts are printed 16CS
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.
TVS diode, 2 pins, all JieJie. What differs:
1.5SMC16CASSMCSMC
- What it is
- TVS diode
- Maker
- JieJie
- Package
- SMC
- 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.
P4SMA16CASSMASMA
- What it is
- TVS diode
- Maker
- JieJie
- Package
- SMA
- 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.
P6SMB16CASSMBSMB
- What it is
- TVS diode
- Maker
- JieJie
- Package
- SMB
- 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.
5 more parts are printed with a code easy to misread as 16CS
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.
81C12-P-AE3-5printed 1CC5SOT-23Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, UnisonicVoltage supervisorSOT-233 pinsUnisonic
Printed 1CC5 on the part. Easy to misread as 16CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Voltage supervisor
- Maker
- Unisonic
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 1.2V±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.
81C16-P-AE3-5printed 1GC5SOT-23Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, UnisonicVoltage supervisorSOT-233 pinsUnisonic
Printed 1GC5 on the part. Easy to misread as 16CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Voltage supervisor
- Maker
- Unisonic
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 1.6V±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.
LTC1665CGNprinted 1665SSOP16 pins, Analog DevicesNot recordedSSOP16 pinsAnalog Devices
Printed 1665 on the part. Easy to misread as 16CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Analog Devices
- Package
- SSOP
- Pins
- 16
- Details
- equivalent LTC1665CN
- 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.
SMCJLCE6.5printed LC6.5SMCTVS diode, 2 pins, EIC SemiconductorTVS diodeSMC2 pinsEIC Semiconductor
Printed LC6.5 on the part. Easy to misread as 16CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- TVS diode
- Maker
- EIC Semiconductor
- Package
- SMC
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- Transient voltage supressor: Vrwm=6.5V, Vbr=7.22..8.82V, 100A, 1500W(1ms)
- 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.
1 more part has no package on record
LTC6400-20printed LCCSLinear TechnologyNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedLinear Technology
Printed LCCS on the part. Easy to misread as 16CS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Linear Technology
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- ADC Driver
- 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.
10 more parts have codes that begin with 16CS
Codes that begin with 16CS
For a marking with its end worn or burnt off. Each one shows its full printed code.
81C12G-P-AE3-5printed 1CC5GSOT-23Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, UnisonicVoltage supervisorSOT-233 pinsUnisonic
Printed 1CC5G. 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
- Unisonic
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 1.2V±2%, -Reset PPO, H-free
- 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.
81C12L-P-AE3-5printed 1CC5LSOT-23Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, UnisonicVoltage supervisorSOT-233 pinsUnisonic
Printed 1CC5L. 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
- Unisonic
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 1.2V±2%, -Reset PPO, L-free
- 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.
81C16G-P-AE3-5printed 1GC5GSOT-23Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, UnisonicVoltage supervisorSOT-233 pinsUnisonic
Printed 1GC5G. 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
- Unisonic
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 1.6V±2%, -Reset PPO, H-free
- 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.
81C16L-P-AE3-5printed 1GC5LSOT-23Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, UnisonicVoltage supervisorSOT-233 pinsUnisonic
Printed 1GC5L. 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
- Unisonic
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 1.6V±2%, -Reset PPO, L-free
- 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.
LTC1665IGNprinted 1665ISSOP16 pins, Analog DevicesNot recordedSSOP16 pinsAnalog Devices
Printed 1665I. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Analog Devices
- Package
- SSOP
- Pins
- 16
- Details
- equivalent LTC1665IN
- 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.
SMCJLCE6.5Aprinted LC6.5ASMCTVS diode, 2 pins, EIC SemiconductorTVS diodeSMC2 pinsEIC Semiconductor
Printed LC6.5A. 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
- EIC Semiconductor
- Package
- SMC
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- Transient voltage supressor: Vrwm=6.5V, Vbr=7.22..7.98V, 100A, 1500W(1ms)
- 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.
SMCJLCE6.5Cprinted LC6.5CSMCTVS diode, 2 pins, EIC SemiconductorTVS diodeSMC2 pinsEIC Semiconductor
Printed LC6.5C. 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
- EIC Semiconductor
- Package
- SMC
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- Transient voltage supressor: Vrwm=6.5V, Vbr=7.22..8.82V, 100A, 1500W(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.
SMCJLCE6.5CAprinted LC6.5CASMCTVS diode, 2 pins, EIC SemiconductorTVS diodeSMC2 pinsEIC Semiconductor
Printed LC6.5CA. 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
- EIC Semiconductor
- Package
- SMC
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- Transient voltage supressor: Vrwm=6.5V, Vbr=7.22..7.98V, 100A, 1500W(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.
2 more parts have no package on record
XC9201C65AKRprinted 1C65ADC-DC converter, TorexDC-DC converterNot recordedNot recordedTorex
Printed 1C65A. 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, 6.5V±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.
XC9201CC5AKRprinted 1CC5ADC-DC converter, TorexDC-DC converterNot recordedNot recordedTorex
Printed 1CC5A. 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, 12.5V±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.
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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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