SMD marking

BSin SOT-363

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.

5 parts are printed BS

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BCM856BSSOT-363PNP transistor, 6 pins, NexperiaPNP transistor6 pinsNexperia
What it is
PNP transistor
Maker
Nexperia
Package
SOT-363
Pins
6
Details
65 V, 100 mA PNP/PNP matched double transistors
Source
From the manufacturer's datasheet
Is it dead?
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:
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.
Datasheetfor BCM856BS, opens in a new tab
4 more parts have no package on record. Nothing rules them out, so they stay.
- BGA615L7RF amplifier (MMIC), InfineonRF amplifier (MMIC)Not recordedInfineon
  What it is
  RF amplifier (MMIC)
  Maker
  Infineon
  Package
  Not recorded
  Pins
  Not recorded
  Source
  From the manufacturer's 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.
  Datasheetfor BGA615L7, opens in a new tab
- BSS670S2LN-channel MOSFET, InfineonN-channel MOSFETNot recordedInfineon
  What it is
  N-channel MOSFET
  Maker
  Infineon
  Package
  Not recorded
  Pins
  Not recorded
  Details
  N-Channel Small Signal MOSFET 55 V in SOT-23 package
  Source
  From the manufacturer's datasheet
  Is it dead?
  Diode range, part lifted. Test drain to source first, then short gate to source and test again.
  Working, it reads
  Red probe on the source, black on the drain: about 0.4 to 0.9 V, the body diode. Open the other way. The gate reads open to both other pins, both ways.
  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. Often all three pins end up shorted together.
  No body diode at all: failed open.
  On the board:
  On the board the gate usually has a resistor to the source, so gate to source reads that resistor, which is not a fault. A drain short can be the load. 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.
  Datasheetfor BSS670S2L, opens in a new tab
- BZX884B62LZener diode, VishayZener diodeNot recordedVishay
  What it is
  Zener diode
  Maker
  Vishay
  Package
  Not recorded
  Pins
  Not recorded
  Details
  62 V Zener diode
  Source
  From the manufacturer's datasheet
  Is it dead?
  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:
  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.
  Datasheetfor BZX884B62L, opens in a new tab
- SDB160WSSchottky diode, DiotecSchottky diodeNot recordedDiotec
  What it is
  Schottky diode
  Maker
  Diotec
  Package
  Not recorded
  Pins
  Not recorded
  Details
  SMD Schottky Barrier Rectifier Diodes
  Source
  From the manufacturer's datasheet
  Is it dead?
  Diode range, part lifted or one leg off the pad. Red probe on the anode.
  Working, it reads
  About 0.15 to 0.45 V anode to cathode, roughly half a silicon diode, and open the other way.
  Dead, it reads
  The same reading both ways round, near 0 V with a continuous beep or the same middling value: shorted.
  A reading the wrong way round as well: leaky.
  Open both ways: failed open.
  On the board:
  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 large Schottky can read about 0.1 V forward and beep like a short, and leaks a little the wrong way when good, more when warm. It is shorted only if it reads the same both ways. Measure it cold, beside an identical cold one.
  A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
  Datasheetfor SDB160WS, opens in a new tab

5 more parts are printed with a code easy to misread as BS

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.

PUMB3printed B5SOT-363Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), 6 pins, NexperiaDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)6 pinsNexperia
Printed B5 on the part. Easy to misread as BS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
What it is
Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
Maker
Nexperia
Package
SOT-363
Pins
6
Details
50 V, 100 mA PNP/PNP resistor-equipped transistor; R1 = 4.7 kΩ, R2 = open
Source
From the manufacturer's datasheet
Is it dead?
Ohms range, part lifted. The datasheet gives the built-in resistors: R1 in series with the base, R2 from base to emitter.
Working, it reads
Base to emitter reads about R1 plus R2 either way round, about 20 kΩ on a 10 k and 10 k part, give or take their wide tolerance. Collector to emitter reads open. A part with no R2 reads a junction behind R1 one way instead.
Dead, it reads
Collector to emitter the same both ways, near 0 Ω with a continuous beep: shorted.
From the base, open or far above R1 plus R2: R1 has failed. Static damage shows here most often.
Base to emitter near 0 Ω: failed short.
On the board:
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:
The readings depend on the resistor values, so an identical part elsewhere on the board is the surest reference. Measure it the same way.
Watch for:
On the diode range a good part with 10 kΩ resistors reads open on every pair, so a good part looks dead there. Use the ohms range.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
Datasheetfor PUMB3, opens in a new tab
PUMB13printed B5SOT-363Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in), 6 pins, NexperiaDigital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)6 pinsNexperia
Printed B5 on the part. Easy to misread as BS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
What it is
Digital transistor (PNP, resistors built in)
Maker
Nexperia
Package
SOT-363
Pins
6
Details
PNP/PNP resistor-equipped double transistor; R1 = 4.7 kΩ, R2 = 47 kΩ
Source
From the manufacturer's datasheet
Is it dead?
Ohms range, part lifted. The datasheet gives the built-in resistors: R1 in series with the base, R2 from base to emitter.
Working, it reads
Base to emitter reads about R1 plus R2 either way round, about 20 kΩ on a 10 k and 10 k part, give or take their wide tolerance. Collector to emitter reads open. A part with no R2 reads a junction behind R1 one way instead.
Dead, it reads
Collector to emitter the same both ways, near 0 Ω with a continuous beep: shorted.
From the base, open or far above R1 plus R2: R1 has failed. Static damage shows here most often.
Base to emitter near 0 Ω: failed short.
On the board:
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:
The readings depend on the resistor values, so an identical part elsewhere on the board is the surest reference. Measure it the same way.
Watch for:
On the diode range a good part with 10 kΩ resistors reads open on every pair, so a good part looks dead there. Use the ohms range.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
Datasheetfor PUMB13, opens in a new tab
3 more parts have no package on record. Nothing rules them out, so they stay.
- BAT68-05printed 85Schottky diode, InfineonSchottky diodeNot recordedInfineon
  Printed 85 on the part. Easy to misread as BS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
  What it is
  Schottky diode
  Maker
  Infineon
  Package
  Not recorded
  Pins
  Not recorded
  Source
  From the manufacturer's datasheet
  Is it dead?
  Diode range, part lifted or one leg off the pad. Red probe on the anode.
  Working, it reads
  About 0.15 to 0.45 V anode to cathode, roughly half a silicon diode, and open the other way.
  Dead, it reads
  The same reading both ways round, near 0 V with a continuous beep or the same middling value: shorted.
  A reading the wrong way round as well: leaky.
  Open both ways: failed open.
  On the board:
  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 large Schottky can read about 0.1 V forward and beep like a short, and leaks a little the wrong way when good, more when warm. It is shorted only if it reads the same both ways. Measure it cold, beside an identical cold one.
  A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
  Datasheetfor BAT68-05, opens in a new tab
- BBY58-05Wprinted B5InfineonNot recordedNot recordedInfineon
  Printed B5 on the part. Easy to misread as BS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
  What it is
  Not recorded
  Maker
  Infineon
  Package
  Not recorded
  Pins
  Not recorded
  Source
  From the manufacturer's datasheet
  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:
  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.
  Datasheetfor BBY58-05W, opens in a new tab
- TLV75519PDQNprinted B5LDO regulator, 4 pins, Texas InstrumentsLDO regulator4 pinsTexas Instruments
  Printed B5 on the part. Easy to misread as BS. Check that character with a loupe before you order anything.
  What it is
  LDO regulator
  Maker
  Texas Instruments
  Package
  Not recorded
  Pins
  4
  Details
  500mA, Low-IQ, Small-Size, Low-Dropout Regulator
  Source
  From the manufacturer's datasheet
  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.
  Datasheetfor TLV75519PDQN, opens in a new tab

4 more parts have codes that begin with BS

Codes that begin with BS

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

Load switch, all Alpha & Omega Semiconductor.

AOZ13987DI-01printed BS01
Printed BS01. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
What it is
Load switch
Maker
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
Package
Not recorded
Pins
Not recorded
Details
USB Type-C protection switch
Source
From the manufacturer's datasheet
Is it dead?
Voltage, board powered, black probe on ground.
Working, it reads
Switched on, the output pin sits at the input voltage. Switched off, it sits near 0 V.
Dead, it reads
Output at the input voltage while switched off: the pass element has shorted.
Input present and switched on, no output: failed open, or shut down into a shorted load. Power off and measure output to ground.
On the board:
An output near 0 Ω to ground is usually the load. Lift the output pin to see which.
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 pinout and whether the enable is active high or low differ between parts. 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.
Datasheetfor AOZ13987DI-01, opens in a new tab
AOZ13987DI-02printed BS02
Printed BS02. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
What it is
Load switch
Maker
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
Package
Not recorded
Pins
Not recorded
Details
USB Type-C protection switch
Source
From the manufacturer's datasheet
Is it dead?
Voltage, board powered, black probe on ground.
Working, it reads
Switched on, the output pin sits at the input voltage. Switched off, it sits near 0 V.
Dead, it reads
Output at the input voltage while switched off: the pass element has shorted.
Input present and switched on, no output: failed open, or shut down into a shorted load. Power off and measure output to ground.
On the board:
An output near 0 Ω to ground is usually the load. Lift the output pin to see which.
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 pinout and whether the enable is active high or low differ between parts. 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.
Datasheetfor AOZ13987DI-02, opens in a new tab
AOZ13987DI-03printed BS03
Printed BS03. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
What it is
Load switch
Maker
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
Package
Not recorded
Pins
Not recorded
Details
USB Type-C protection switch
Source
From the manufacturer's datasheet
Is it dead?
Voltage, board powered, black probe on ground.
Working, it reads
Switched on, the output pin sits at the input voltage. Switched off, it sits near 0 V.
Dead, it reads
Output at the input voltage while switched off: the pass element has shorted.
Input present and switched on, no output: failed open, or shut down into a shorted load. Power off and measure output to ground.
On the board:
An output near 0 Ω to ground is usually the load. Lift the output pin to see which.
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 pinout and whether the enable is active high or low differ between parts. 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.
Datasheetfor AOZ13987DI-03, opens in a new tab
AOZ13987DI-04printed BS04
Printed BS04. Only the start matches what you typed, so this fits only if the rest of the marking is worn off.
What it is
Load switch
Maker
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
Package
Not recorded
Pins
Not recorded
Details
USB Type-C protection switch
Source
From the manufacturer's datasheet
Is it dead?
Voltage, board powered, black probe on ground.
Working, it reads
Switched on, the output pin sits at the input voltage. Switched off, it sits near 0 V.
Dead, it reads
Output at the input voltage while switched off: the pass element has shorted.
Input present and switched on, no output: failed open, or shut down into a shorted load. Power off and measure output to ground.
On the board:
An output near 0 Ω to ground is usually the load. Lift the output pin to see which.
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 pinout and whether the enable is active high or low differ between parts. 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.
Datasheetfor AOZ13987DI-04, opens in a new tab

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