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SMD code AS in SOT-89

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.

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  • 2SA2012SOT-89Sanyo ElectricNot recordedSanyo Electric
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Sanyo Electric
    Package
    SOT-89
    Pins
    3
    Details
    pnp DC cov comp 2SC5565
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 2SB766SOT-89PNP transistor, Galaxy MicroelectronicsPNP transistorGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SOT-89
    Pins
    3
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 2SB0766-SSOT-89PNP transistor, PanasonicPNP transistorPanasonic
    What it is
    PNP transistor
    Maker
    Panasonic
    Package
    SOT-89
    Pins
    3
    Details
    PNP transistor: AF, 50V, 1A, 1W, B=170..340, 200MHz
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 2SB766-SSOT-89PanNot recordedPan
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Pan
    Package
    SOT-89
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Si-pnp: AF, 50V, 1A, 1W, B=120..240, 200MHz
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 2SC3380SOT-89NPN transistor, RenesasNPN transistorRenesas
    What it is
    NPN transistor
    Maker
    Renesas
    Package
    SOT-89
    Pins
    3
    Details
    Si-npn: Vid, 300V, 100mA, 1W, B=30..200, 80MHz
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • RT9161-22CXSOT-89LDO regulator, RichtekLDO regulatorRichtek
    What it is
    LDO regulator
    Maker
    Richtek
    Package
    SOT-89
    Pins
    3
    Details
    VR-IC: LDO, 2.2V±2%, 300mA
    Source
    Published code list

    Is it dead? The meter test is below: Voltage regulator.

  • S-80729AL-ASSOT-89ABLICNot recordedABLIC
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    ABLIC
    Package
    SOT-89
    Pins
    3
    Details
    equivalent S-80729AL
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 8 more parts have no package on record. Nothing rules them out, so they stay.
    • BZX884B7V5LZener diode, VishayZener diodeVishay
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      Vishay
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      7.5 V Zener diode
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • SDL15ESD protection diode, SeCoSESD protection diodeSeCoS
      What it is
      ESD protection diode
      Maker
      SeCoS
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • ULC0342PESD protection diode, LeiditechESD protection diodeLeiditech
      What it is
      ESD protection diode
      Maker
      Leiditech
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      ESD protection diode, VRWM 3.3 V, Cj 0.6 pF
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • VESD05A6-HAFESD protection diode, VishayESD protection diodeVishay
      What it is
      ESD protection diode
      Maker
      Vishay
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      6-Line ESD Protection Diode Array in LLP75
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • BU45K362GVoltage supervisor, ROHMVoltage supervisorROHM
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      ROHM
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 3.6V±1%, -Reset ODO, Rdt=200ms
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • IXD1504A3317R-GLDO regulator, IXYSLDO regulatorIXYS
      What it is
      LDO regulator
      Maker
      IXYS
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Linear voltage regulator IC: LDO, 3.3V±1%, 150mA, +CE
      Source
      Published code list

      Is it dead? The meter test is below: Voltage regulator.

    • IXD5127C41FNRVoltage supervisor, IXYSVoltage supervisorIXYS
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      IXYS
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 4.1V±0.8%, +Reset PPO, -MR, 50ms Rt delay
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • IXD5127N42ANRVoltage supervisor, IXYSVoltage supervisorIXYS
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      IXYS
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 4.2V±0.8%, -Reset ODO, -MR, 50ms Rt delay
      Source
      Published code list

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

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.

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.

PNP transistor

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

Working, it reads

Black 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.

NPN transistor

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.

Voltage regulator

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.

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.

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.

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.

Printed with a code easy to misread as AS

One character differs, and it is one that is easy to confuse under a lamp. Each code has a page of its own.

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