SMD code search: identify a part by its marking
2 parts are printed 63GL. 1 printed with a similar-looking code.
2 parts are printed 63GL
Not sure which one you have?
Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 2 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.
RF amplifier (MMIC), all Mini-Circuits.
PMA3-63GLN+
- What it is
- RF amplifier (MMIC)
- Maker
- Mini-Circuits
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- MMIC amplifier, 1.8-6.0 GHz
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead?
Voltage, board powered, on the output pin that the bias resistor or choke feeds.
Working, it reads
The output pin sits at the device voltage the datasheet gives, a few volts, below the supply.
Dead, it reads
- Output pin at 0 V, or near 0 Ω to ground with the power off: shorted inside.
- Output pin at the full supply voltage: open inside, no current flowing.
- On the board:
- Measured on the board with power on; the bias network is part of the reading.
- Compare:
- If an identical part sits elsewhere on the board, measure it the same way: that is what this one should read.
- Watch for:
- The figures depend on the part and its bias resistor. The datasheet gives both.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
PMA3-352GLN+
- What it is
- RF amplifier (MMIC)
- Maker
- Mini-Circuits
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- MMIC amplifier, 2.5-3.5 GHz
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead?
Voltage, board powered, on the output pin that the bias resistor or choke feeds.
Working, it reads
The output pin sits at the device voltage the datasheet gives, a few volts, below the supply.
Dead, it reads
- Output pin at 0 V, or near 0 Ω to ground with the power off: shorted inside.
- Output pin at the full supply voltage: open inside, no current flowing.
- On the board:
- Measured on the board with power on; the bias network is part of the reading.
- Compare:
- If an identical part sits elsewhere on the board, measure it the same way: that is what this one should read.
- Watch for:
- The figures depend on the part and its bias resistor. The datasheet gives both.
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 is printed with a code easy to misread as 63GL
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.
88C36L-AF5printed C36LSOT-23-5Voltage supervisor, 5 pins, UnisonicVoltage supervisorSOT-23-55 pinsUnisonic
Printed C36L on the part. Easy to misread as 63GL. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
- What it is
- Voltage supervisor
- Maker
- Unisonic
- Package
- SOT-23-5
- Pins
- 5
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 3.6V±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.
7 more parts have codes that begin with 63GL
Codes that begin with 63GL
For a marking with its end worn or burnt off. Each one shows its full printed code.
VDA3610CTAprinted C361ASOT-23Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, AnaSemVoltage supervisorSOT-233 pinsAnaSem
Printed C361A. 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
- AnaSem
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 3.6V±1%, -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.
VDD3610LCTAprinted C36LASOT-23Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, AnaSemVoltage supervisorSOT-233 pinsAnaSem
Printed C36LA. 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
- AnaSem
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 3.6V±1%, -Reset PPO, Rdt=80..400ms
- 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.
5 more parts have no package on record
2SC3615printed C3615NPN transistor, NECNPN transistorNot recordedNot recordedNEC
Printed C3615. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
- What it is
- NPN transistor
- Maker
- NEC
- 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.
2SC3616printed C3616NPN transistor, NECNPN transistorNot recordedNot recordedNEC
Printed C3616. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
- What it is
- NPN transistor
- Maker
- NEC
- 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.
2SC3619printed C3619NPN transistor, ToshibaNPN transistorNot recordedNot recordedToshiba
Printed C3619. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
- What it is
- NPN transistor
- Maker
- Toshiba
- 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.
VDA3610CTNprinted C361AVoltage supervisor, AnaSemVoltage supervisorNot recordedNot recordedAnaSem
Printed C361A. 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
- AnaSem
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 3.6V±1%, -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.
VDD3610LCTNprinted C36LAVoltage supervisor, AnaSemVoltage supervisorNot recordedNot recordedAnaSem
Printed C36LA. 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
- AnaSem
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 3.6V±1%, -Reset PPO, 80..400ms Rt delay
- 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.
Did you find your part?
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 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
When more than one is left
Tap Help me choose. Up to 4 quick answers: whether the part has failed, then what separates the parts left. Those get ranked with the reasoning and a test that settles it. That uses one identification: 2 a month are free without an account, and 3 with a free account.
When you cannot read it
Tap the camera in the field. We read the characters, keep the ones we are unsure of, and search every reading. A photo too soft to read is turned back on your phone first; if it is the only one you can get, you can still send it.
Get the app
The same search on your phone, and a camera with a light, zoom and tap to focus for a marking you cannot read. Sign in with your email address to use the same account.
- Coming soon to the App Store