SMD code KAs
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 KA was searched.
87 parts are printed KAs
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BAS16DWSOT-363Switching diode, 6 pins, DiotecSwitching diodeSOT-3636 pinsDiotec
- What it is
- Switching diode
- Maker
- Diotec
- Package
- SOT-363
- Pins
- 6
- Details
- SMD Small Signal Diode Arrays
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Silicon diode.
BG3130SOT-363RF amplifier (MMIC), 6 pins, InfineonRF amplifier (MMIC)SOT-3636 pinsInfineon
- What it is
- RF amplifier (MMIC)
- Maker
- Infineon
- Package
- SOT-363
- Pins
- 6
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: RF amplifier.
BSS87SOT-89N-channel MOSFET, 3 pins, NexperiaN-channel MOSFETSOT-893 pinsNexperia
- What it is
- N-channel MOSFET
- Maker
- Nexperia
- Package
- SOT-89
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- N-Channel Small Signal MOSFET 240 V in SOT-89 package
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: N-channel MOSFET.
BZX84C6V2CC-HFSOT-23Zener diode, 3 pins, ComchipZener diodeSOT-233 pinsComchip
- What it is
- Zener diode
- Maker
- Comchip
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- 6.2 V 0.35 mW zener diode
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.
CMSP3139K-HFSOT-723P-channel MOSFET, 3 pins, ComchipP-channel MOSFETSOT-7233 pinsComchip
- What it is
- P-channel MOSFET
- Maker
- Comchip
- Package
- SOT-723
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- -20 V, -0.5 A P-channel MOSFET
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: P-channel MOSFET.
EM5201BJ-45SOT-23-6Load switch, 6 pins, Excelliance MOSLoad switchSOT-23-66 pinsExcelliance MOS
- What it is
- Load switch
- Maker
- Excelliance MOS
- Package
- SOT-23-6
- Pins
- 6
- Details
- Power switch
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Load switch.
LNTK3043NT5GSOT-723N-channel MOSFET, 3 pins, LRCN-channel MOSFETSOT-7233 pinsLRC
- What it is
- N-channel MOSFET
- Maker
- LRC
- Package
- SOT-723
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- MOSFET, N-Channel(with ESD), VDSS 20 V, VGS 10 V
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: N-channel MOSFET.
NTK3043NSOT-723N-channel MOSFET, 3 pins, onsemiN-channel MOSFETSOT-7233 pinsonsemi
- What it is
- N-channel MOSFET
- Maker
- onsemi
- Package
- SOT-723
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- MOSFET - Power, - N Channel with ESD - Protection, SOT 723
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: N-channel MOSFET.
PG05KS1610D2DFN1610-2ESD protection diode, 2 pins, KECESD protection diodeDFN1610-22 pinsKEC
- What it is
- ESD protection diode
- Maker
- KEC
- Package
- DFN1610-2
- Pins
- 2
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: TVS or ESD protection diode.
6 more parts have no package on record
FAN48610BUC45XDC-DC converter, onsemiDC-DC converterNot recordedNot recordedonsemi
- What it is
- DC-DC converter
- Maker
- onsemi
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- Fixed Output Synchronous Regulator, TINYBOOST , 2.5 MHz
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.
FSA2466UMAnalog switch, onsemiAnalog switchNot recordedNot recordedonsemi
- What it is
- Analog switch
- Maker
- onsemi
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- DATA/AUDIO Low-Voltage Dual DPDT Analog Switch
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.
MMBT8098Transistor, Taitron ComponentsTransistorNot recordedNot recordedTaitron Components
- What it is
- Transistor
- Maker
- Taitron Components
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Bipolar transistor.
NCP135AMT040LDO regulator, onsemiLDO regulatorNot recordedNot recordedonsemi
- What it is
- LDO regulator
- Maker
- onsemi
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- CMOS Voltage Regulator, Very Low Dropout Bias Rail, 500 mA
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Voltage regulator.
NCV8135AMT040LDO regulator, onsemiLDO regulatorNot recordedNot recordedonsemi
- What it is
- LDO regulator
- Maker
- onsemi
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- 500 mA, Very Low Dropout Bias Rail CMOS Voltage Regulator
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Voltage regulator.
NCV8164AML120LDO regulator, onsemiLDO regulatorNot recordedNot recordedonsemi
- What it is
- LDO regulator
- Maker
- onsemi
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- LDO Regulator, 300 mA, Low Dropout Voltage, Ultra Low Noise, High PSRR with Power Good
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Voltage regulator.
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.
Silicon diode
Diode range, part lifted or one leg off the pad. Red probe on the anode.
Working, it reads
About 0.5 to 0.8 V anode to cathode, and open the other way. Small switching diodes read about 0.6 to 0.7 V; large rectifiers can read a little lower.
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: failed open.
- A reading the wrong way round as well: 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 three-pin body can hold two diodes. With a common pin they read two junctions from that pin, just like a transistor; in series they read two drops end to end. Test each pair the datasheet names.
A dead part still carries its marking. A short or an open says it has failed, not that it is a different part.
RF amplifier
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.
N-channel MOSFET
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
- 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.
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.
P-channel MOSFET
Diode range, part lifted. Test drain to source first, then short gate to source and test again.
Working, it reads
Red probe on the drain, black on the source: 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
- the gate usually has a resistor to the source, so gate to source reads that resistor, which 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.
Load switch
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Printed with a code easy to misread as KAs
One character differs, and it is one that is easy to confuse under a lamp. Each code has a page of its own.
Codes that begin with KAs
For a marking with its end worn or burnt off. Each code has a page of its own.
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