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SMD code AJs

Marking codes are not standardised, and the same code is reused by unrelated makers for unrelated parts. Below is every part in our tables printed with it, and any printed with a code that is easy to misread as it, from the manufacturers' own marking tables and published code lists.

The last letter, s, is lower case, which on NXP and Philips parts is a date or factory code, so it was set aside and AJ was searched.

136 parts are printed AJs

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Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 50 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.

  • MAX6314US41D1-TSOT-1434 pins, Analog DevicesNot recordedSOT-1434 pinsAnalog Devices
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Analog Devices
    Package
    SOT-143
    Pins
    4
    Details
    CMOS-IC: Voltage Detector 4.1V, -MR, -Reset Bidir. PPO, 1ms
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.

  • MAX14578AEETEQFNBattery charger, Maxim IntegratedBattery chargerQFNNot recordedMaxim Integrated
    What it is
    Battery charger
    Maker
    Maxim Integrated
    Package
    QFN
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    USB charger detector
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.

  • MAX14578EETEQFNBattery charger, Maxim IntegratedBattery chargerQFNNot recordedMaxim Integrated
    What it is
    Battery charger
    Maker
    Maxim Integrated
    Package
    QFN
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    USB charger detector
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.

  • MIC803-31D4VC3SOT-3233 pins, MicrelNot recordedSOT-3233 pinsMicrel
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Micrel
    Package
    SOT-323
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Microprocessor reset circuit
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: This part.

  • MIC803-31D4VM3SOT-23Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, MicrelVoltage supervisorSOT-233 pinsMicrel
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Micrel
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Microprocessor reset circuit
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.

  • MM1Z5255BSOD-123FZener diode, 2 pins, BytesonicZener diodeSOD-123F2 pinsBytesonic
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    Bytesonic
    Package
    SOD-123F
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Zener diode: 28V±5%, Izt=4.5mA, Zzt=44, 500mW
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.

  • MMBTH10M3T5GSOT-723RF transistor, 3 pins, onsemiRF transistorSOT-7233 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    RF transistor
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-723
    Pins
    3
    Details
    NPN transistor: RF, 30V, 25mA, 225mW, B>60, >650MHz
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Bipolar transistor.

  • MMSZ5255BSOD-123Zener diode, 2 pins, EIC SemiconductorZener diodeSOD-1232 pinsEIC Semiconductor
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    EIC Semiconductor
    Package
    SOD-123
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.

  • NCP5901MNTBGDFNonsemiNot recordedDFNNot recordedonsemi
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    DFN
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    MOSFET driver
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: MOSFET.

  • NL7SZ18DBVSOT-23-55 pins, onsemiNot recordedSOT-23-55 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOT-23-5
    Pins
    5
    Details
    CMOS logic IC: Noninverting 1-of-2 demultiplexer with 3-state deselected output
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.

  • NL27WZ08MU2DFNonsemiNot recordedDFNNot recordedonsemi
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    DFN
    Pins
    Not recorded
    Details
    CMOS logic IC: Dual 2-input AND gate
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.

  • NZ8F4V7MX2WT5GSOD-882Zener diode, 2 pins, onsemiZener diodeSOD-8822 pinsonsemi
    What it is
    Zener diode
    Maker
    onsemi
    Package
    SOD-882
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Zener diode: 4.47..4.94V, Izt=5mA, Zzt=100, 250mW
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.

  • PT7M7810TTSOT-23Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, Pericom TechnologyVoltage supervisorSOT-233 pinsPericom Technology
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Pericom Technology
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 3.08V±1.5%, +Reset PPO
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.

  • PT7M7810TTESOT-23Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, Pericom TechnologyVoltage supervisorSOT-233 pinsPericom Technology
    What it is
    Voltage supervisor
    Maker
    Pericom Technology
    Package
    SOT-23
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Voltage detector IC: 3.08V±1.5%, +Reset PPO, L-free
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.

  • PTVS3V3P1UPSOD-128TVS diode, 2 pins, NXPTVS diodeSOD-1282 pinsNXP
    What it is
    TVS diode
    Maker
    NXP
    Package
    SOD-128
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Transient voltage supressor: Vrwm=3.3V, Vbr=5.20..6.0V, Ipp=75.0A, 600W(1ms)
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: TVS or ESD protection diode.

Is it dead? One meter test per kind

Parts of the same kind are tested the same way, so each test is here once. Each part above points to its own.

Integrated circuit

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.

This part

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.

Zener diode

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.

Bipolar transistor

Diode range, part lifted or its base leg off the pad.

Working, it reads

From the base, one probe colour 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.

MOSFET

Diode range, part lifted. Test drain to source first, then short gate to source and test again.

Working, it reads

One way between drain and source reads about 0.4 to 0.9 V, the body diode, and the other way open. The gate reads open to both other pins.

Dead, it reads

  • Drain to source the same both ways, near 0 V with a continuous beep, and still so after shorting gate to source: shorted. The classic failure.
  • The gate reads low to source or drain: gate shorted.
  • No body diode at all: failed open.
On the board
the gate usually has a resistor to the source, which reads as that resistor and is not a fault. Lift a leg to be sure.
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 diode range can charge the gate enough to turn the part on, and then drain to source reads near 0 both ways on a good part. Short gate to source and test again before you condemn it.

A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.

TVS or ESD protection diode

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.

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