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It is possible to determine details about a transistor from its part number. There are three systems that are in operation, namely the European based Pro-electron system, the American based JEDEC system and the Japanese JIS system.

1st Letter - specifies the semiconductor material | 2nd Letter - specifies the type of device | Serial number |
A Germanium | A Diode, low power or signal | The characters following the first two letters form the serial number for the device type. Those intended for domestic use have a three-figure number (100 - 999), those intended for commercial use normally have one letter and two figures (A10 - Z99) |

| 2 | Suffix Optional | ||
| 1 Diodes 2 Bipolar transistors 3 FET devices 4 OptoCoupler 5 OptoCoupler | N | Serial number of component yields no indication of function or spec. Since this is a serial number may provide insight into date. | A = low gain B = medium gain C = high gain |

| 2nd Letters | Suffix Optional | ||
| SA: PNP HF transistor SB: PNP AF transistor SC: NPN HF transistor SD: NPN AF transistor SE: Diodes SF: Thyristors SG: Gunn devices SH: UJT SJ: P-channel FET/MOSFET SK: N-channel FET/MOSFET SM: Triac SQ: LED SR: Rectifier SS: Signal diodes ST: Avalanche diodes SV: Varicaps SZ: Zener diodes | Serial number of component yields no indication of function or spec. Since this is a serial number may provide insight into date. | Suffix indicates that the type is approved for use by various Japanese organisations |
