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SMD code TZ in SMA

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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Answer up to 4 quick questions and these 21 parts are ranked, with a meter test that settles it. It works on a dead part too.

  • 6.0SMAJ5.0ASMATVS diode, 2 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsTVS diode2 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
    What it is
    TVS diode
    Maker
    Galaxy Microelectronics
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Details
    5V, 600W, Surface Mount TVS
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • SMAJ11CASMATVS diode, 2 pins, JieJieTVS diode2 pinsJieJie
    What it is
    TVS diode
    Maker
    JieJie
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • SMAJ11CA-AUSMATVS diode, 2 pins, JieJieTVS diode2 pinsJieJie
    What it is
    TVS diode
    Maker
    JieJie
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Manufacturer datasheet

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

  • CD214A-T11CASMATVS diode, 2 pins, BournsTVS diode2 pinsBourns
    What it is
    TVS diode
    Maker
    Bourns
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Details
    TVS: 11V, 22.0A, 400W(1ms), Bidirectional
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • P4SMAJ11ACSMA2 pins, PanjitNot recorded2 pinsPanjit
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Panjit
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Details
    TVS: 11V, 22A, 400W (1ms), Bidirectional
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • P4SMAJ11CASMA2 pins, PanjitNot recorded2 pinsPanjit
    What it is
    Not recorded
    Maker
    Panjit
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Details
    TVS: 11V, 22.0A, 400W(1ms), Bidirectional
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • SMA6J11CASMATVS diode, 2 pins, Micro Commercial ComponentsTVS diode2 pinsMicro Commercial Components
    What it is
    TVS diode
    Maker
    Micro Commercial Components
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • SMAJ11CAGSMATVS diode, 2 pins, First SemiconductorTVS diode2 pinsFirst Semiconductor
    What it is
    TVS diode
    Maker
    First Semiconductor
    Package
    SMA
    Pins
    2
    Details
    Transient voltage supressor: Vrwm=11V, Vbr=12.2..14.0V, Ipp=22.0A, 400W(1ms), Bidir.
    Source
    Published code list

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

  • 7 more parts have no package on record. Nothing rules them out, so they stay.
    • MM3Z30VBW-CZener diode, SeCoSZener diodeNot recordedSeCoS
      What it is
      Zener diode
      Maker
      SeCoS
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Source
      Manufacturer datasheet

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

    • 74LVC1G98FW4Diodes IncorporatedNot recordedNot recordedDiodes Incorporated
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      Diodes Incorporated
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      CMOS logic IC: Configurable multiple-function gate
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • 74LVC1G98Z4Diodes IncorporatedNot recordedNot recordedDiodes Incorporated
      What it is
      Not recorded
      Maker
      Diodes Incorporated
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      CMOS logic IC: Configurable multiple-function gate
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • BD45411GVoltage supervisor, ROHMVoltage supervisorNot recordedROHM
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      ROHM
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      CMOS-IC: Voltage Detector 4,1V, -Reset Open drain output, 100ms
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • IXD5127C54HNRVoltage supervisor, IXYSVoltage supervisorNot recordedIXYS
      What it is
      Voltage supervisor
      Maker
      IXYS
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Voltage detector IC: 5.4V±0.8%, +Reset PPO, -MR, 200ms Rt delay
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • LT4ME11CATVS diode, Lite-On SemiconductorTVS diodeNot recordedLite-On Semiconductor
      What it is
      TVS diode
      Maker
      Lite-On Semiconductor
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Transient voltage supressor: Vrwm=11V, Vbr=12.2..13.5V, Ipp=22.0A, 400W(1ms), Bidir.
      Source
      Published code list

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

    • SMF4L11CAQTVS diode, Diodes IncorporatedTVS diodeNot recordedDiodes Incorporated
      What it is
      TVS diode
      Maker
      Diodes Incorporated
      Package
      Not recorded
      Pins
      Not recorded
      Details
      Transient voltage supressor: Vrwm=11V, Vbr=12.2..13.5V, Ipp=22A, 400W(1ms), Bidir.
      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.

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.

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.

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 TZ

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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