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2 parts are printed SA33. 2 printed with a similar-looking code.

2 parts are printed SA33

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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.

LDO regulator, 3 pins, all Runic Technology Com. What differs:

  • RS3003-3.3YE3SOT-89SOT-89
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Runic Technology Com
    Package
    SOT-89
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 3.3V±3%, 150mA
    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.

  • RS3003-3.3YF3SOT-23SOT-23
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Runic Technology Com
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 3.3V±3%, 150mA
    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.

2 more parts are printed with a code easy to misread as SA33

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.

DC-DC converter. What differs:

  • IXD2135A33CDR-Gprinted 5A33IXYSIXYS

    Printed 5A33 on the part. Easy to misread as SA33. 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/PWM-PFM st-up, 1.2MHz, 3.3V±2%, 1A, +CE, ULVO 1.6V, 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.

  • XC9135A33CDR-Gprinted 5A33TorexTorex

    Printed 5A33 on the part. Easy to misread as SA33. 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/PWM-PFM st-up, 1.2MHz, 3.3V±2%, 1A, +CE, ULVO 1.6V, 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.

13 more parts have codes that begin with SA33

Codes that begin with SA33

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

6 pins, all Torex. What differs:

  • XC6103A330ERprinted 5A330USP-6CVoltage supervisorVoltage supervisorUSP-6C

    Printed 5A330. 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
    Torex
    Package
    USP-6C
    Pins
    6
    Details
    CMOS-IC: VDet 3.0V5%, Hst, -MR, Reset PPO, Wt=100ms, Rt=3.13ms
    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.

  • XC6103A331ERprinted 5A331USP-6CVoltage supervisorVoltage supervisorUSP-6C

    Printed 5A331. 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
    Torex
    Package
    USP-6C
    Pins
    6
    Details
    CMOS-IC: VDet 3.1V5%, Hst, -MR, Reset PPO, Wt=100ms, Rt=3.13ms
    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.

  • XC6103A332ERprinted 5A332USP-6CVoltage supervisorVoltage supervisorUSP-6C

    Printed 5A332. 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
    Torex
    Package
    USP-6C
    Pins
    6
    Details
    CMOS-IC: VDet 3.2V5%, Hst, -MR, Reset PPO, Wt=100ms, Rt=3.13ms
    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.

  • XC6103A333ERprinted 5A333USP-6CVoltage supervisorVoltage supervisorUSP-6C

    Printed 5A333. 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
    Torex
    Package
    USP-6C
    Pins
    6
    Details
    CMOS-IC: VDet 3.3V5%, Hst, -MR, Reset PPO, Wt=100ms, Rt=3.13ms
    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.

  • XC6103A334ERprinted 5A334USP-6CVoltage supervisorVoltage supervisorUSP-6C

    Printed 5A334. 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
    Torex
    Package
    USP-6C
    Pins
    6
    Details
    CMOS-IC: VDet 3.4V5%, Hst, -MR, Reset PPO, Wt=100ms, Rt=3.13ms
    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.

  • XC6103A335ERprinted 5A335USP-6CVoltage supervisorVoltage supervisorUSP-6C

    Printed 5A335. 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
    Torex
    Package
    USP-6C
    Pins
    6
    Details
    CMOS-IC: VDet 3.5V5%, Hst, -MR, Reset PPO, Wt=100ms, Rt=3.13ms
    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.

  • XC6103A336ERprinted 5A336USP-6CVoltage supervisorVoltage supervisorUSP-6C

    Printed 5A336. 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
    Torex
    Package
    USP-6C
    Pins
    6
    Details
    CMOS-IC: VDet 3.6V5%, Hst, -MR, Reset PPO, Wt=100ms, Rt=3.13ms
    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.

  • XC6103A337ERprinted 5A337USP-6CVoltage supervisorVoltage supervisorUSP-6C

    Printed 5A337. 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
    Torex
    Package
    USP-6C
    Pins
    6
    Details
    CMOS-IC: VDet 3.7V5%, Hst, -MR, Reset PPO, Wt=100ms, Rt=3.13ms
    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.

  • XC6103A338ERprinted 5A338USP-6CVoltage supervisorVoltage supervisorUSP-6C

    Printed 5A338. 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
    Torex
    Package
    USP-6C
    Pins
    6
    Details
    CMOS-IC: VDet 3.8V5%, Hst, -MR, Reset PPO, Wt=100ms, Rt=3.13ms
    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.

  • XC6103A339ERprinted 5A339USP-6CVoltage supervisorVoltage supervisorUSP-6C

    Printed 5A339. 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
    Torex
    Package
    USP-6C
    Pins
    6
    Details
    CMOS-IC: VDet 3.9V5%, Hst, -MR, Reset PPO, Wt=100ms, Rt=3.13ms
    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.

  • XC6371A330Dprinted 5A330USP-6BDC-DC converterDC-DC converterUSP-6B

    Printed 5A330. 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
    USP-6B
    Pins
    6
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM st-up, 50kHz, 3.3V±2.5%, 100mA
    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.

  • XC6371A331Dprinted 5A331USP-6BDC-DC converterDC-DC converterUSP-6B

    Printed 5A331. 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
    USP-6B
    Pins
    6
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM st-up, 100kHz, 3.3V±2.5%, 100mA
    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.

  • XC6371A332Dprinted 5A332USP-6BDC-DC converterDC-DC converterUSP-6B

    Printed 5A332. 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
    USP-6B
    Pins
    6
    Details
    DC/DC voltage converter IC: PWM st-up, 180kHz, 3.3V±2.5%, 100mA
    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.

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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