SMD code XCs
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 XC was searched.
58 parts are printed XCs
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TUNM1NSOT-363Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in), 6 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)SOT-3636 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
- What it is
- Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)
- Maker
- Galaxy Microelectronics
- Package
- SOT-363
- Pins
- 6
- Details
- 50V, 100mA, NPN Bipolar Digital Transistor
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Digital transistor.
UNM1NSOT-363Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in), 6 pins, Galaxy MicroelectronicsDigital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)SOT-3636 pinsGalaxy Microelectronics
- What it is
- Digital transistor (NPN, resistors built in)
- Maker
- Galaxy Microelectronics
- Package
- SOT-363
- Pins
- 6
- Details
- 50V, 100mA, NPN Bipolar Digital Transistor
- Source
- Manufacturer datasheet
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Digital transistor.
2SK492-CSOT-233 pins, MitNot recordedSOT-233 pinsMit
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Mit
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- n-FET: AF-Amp, 50V, 150mW, Idss=1..3mA, Rds=70Ω(5mA)
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: MOSFET.
APX810-40SASOT-23Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, Diodes IncorporatedVoltage supervisorSOT-233 pinsDiodes Incorporated
- What it is
- Voltage supervisor
- Maker
- Diodes Incorporated
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 4.0V±1.5%, +Reset PPO
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.
APX810S-40SA-7SOT-23Voltage supervisor, 3 pins, Diodes IncorporatedVoltage supervisorSOT-233 pinsDiodes Incorporated
- What it is
- Voltage supervisor
- Maker
- Diodes Incorporated
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- Voltage detector IC: 4.0V±1.5%, +Reset PPO, Rdt=240ms
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.
BAP70-04WSOT-323PIN diode, 3 pins, NXPPIN diodeSOT-3233 pinsNXP
- What it is
- PIN diode
- Maker
- NXP
- Package
- SOT-323
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- 1 Product profile
- Source
- An older or alternative marking, from a published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: PIN diode or varicap.
BSS816NWSOT-3233 pins, InfineonNot recordedSOT-3233 pinsInfineon
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Infineon
- Package
- SOT-323
- Pins
- 3
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: This part.
BZX99-C5V6SOT-233 pins, NexperiaNot recordedSOT-233 pinsNexperia
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Nexperia
- Package
- SOT-23
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- 5.6V 0.3W zener
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.
BZX284-B9V1MicroMELF2 pins, NexperiaNot recordedMicroMELF2 pinsNexperia
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Nexperia
- Package
- MicroMELF
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- 0.4W zener 9.1V E24 ±2%
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.
CHT847BTPT-QSOT-416NPN transistor, 3 pins, Chenmko EnterpriseNPN transistorSOT-4163 pinsChenmko Enterprise
- What it is
- NPN transistor
- Maker
- Chenmko Enterprise
- Package
- SOT-416
- Pins
- 3
- Details
- NPN transistor: AF, Sw, 45V, 100mA, B=110..220, 200MHz
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: NPN transistor.
CMDZ5232BSOD-323Zener diode, 2 pins, Central SemiconductorZener diodeSOD-3232 pinsCentral Semiconductor
- What it is
- Zener diode
- Maker
- Central Semiconductor
- Package
- SOD-323
- Pins
- 2
- Details
- 250mW zener 5% 5.6V
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Zener diode.
4 more parts have no package on record
4A004MH5Sanyo ElectricNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedSanyo Electric
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Sanyo Electric
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- CMOS logic IC: Single inverter
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.
74AUP1G04FX4Diodes IncorporatedNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedDiodes Incorporated
- What it is
- Not recorded
- Maker
- Diodes Incorporated
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- CMOS logic IC: Single inverter
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.
BD46302GVoltage supervisor, ROHMVoltage supervisorNot recordedNot recordedROHM
- What it is
- Voltage supervisor
- Maker
- ROHM
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- CMOS-IC: Voltage Detector 3V, -Reset Push-pull output, 200ms
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: Integrated circuit.
CHT847BM1PT-QNPN transistor, Chenmko EnterpriseNPN transistorNot recordedNot recordedChenmko Enterprise
- What it is
- NPN transistor
- Maker
- Chenmko Enterprise
- Package
- Not recorded
- Pins
- Not recorded
- Details
- NPN transistor: AF, Sw, 45V, 100mA, B=110..220, 200MHz
- Source
- Published code list
Is it dead? The meter test is below: NPN transistor.
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.
Digital transistor
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
- 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.
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.
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.
PIN diode or varicap
Diode range, part lifted or one leg off the pad. Red probe on the anode.
Working, it reads
About 0.6 to 0.9 V anode to cathode, 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.
- Open both ways: failed open.
- 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 varicap that has drifted in capacitance reads normal on a meter. Only a capacitance meter or the tuning itself shows it.
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.
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.
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