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What is this SOT-23 part?

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In cleaning up my office, I found a strip of SOT-23 parts that got separated from their identifications. The only markings are "R12":

I suspect it is a voltage regulator or reference, but it could be anything. I looked at a few datasheets, but none of them mentioned this marking or anything close to it. What is this?

In general, how does one get the full part number from abbreviated markings like this? Datasheets tell you markings from the part number, but manufacturers don't seem to have lists that do the reverse. Other than getting lucky and finding the right datasheet, how do you find the manufacturer and part number in a case like this?

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Manufacturer lists (1 comment)
There's no general algorithm for finding a useful IC part number from SOT23 markings. (2 comments)
There's no general algorithm for finding a useful IC part number from SOT23 markings.
Nick Alexeev‭ wrote 7 months ago

There's no method that doesn't rely on luck for finding the full part number. There are look-up pages like this one or this one. [The second one baits you to sign-up. Yuck.]

Nick Alexeev‭ wrote 7 months ago

At a risk of attracting SOT identification questions, we can start our own look-up catalog on EE.Codidact .