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MC78M15BDTRKG

onsemi · Voltage Regulators - Linear, Low Drop Out (LDO) Regulators · DPAK-3

MC78M15BDTRKG from onsemi, in a DPAK-3. Pinout and pin descriptions extracted from the manufacturer datasheet by ds2sf; symbol, footprint, and 3D from KiCad-official CAD.

Pinout

Pin Name Type Function
1 VIN power_in Unregulated positive input voltage. For the 15 V regulator, operating input range is 17.5 V-30 V (max 35 V absolute). Bypass with a ~0.33 µF ceramic to ground close to the pin.
2 GND power_in Common ground reference for the regulator. The exposed heatsink tab (pin 4) is electrically connected to this pin.
3 VOUT power_out Regulated +15 V output, up to 500 mA with adequate heatsinking (350 mA typical test conditions). Recommend a ~0.1 µF output bypass capacitor for transient response.
4 GND (Tab) power_in Exposed metal heatsink tab on the DPAK-3 package. Electrically shorted to pin 2 (Ground). Solder to a copper pour for heat spreading; the pour is at ground potential.

Key specifications

Parameter Value
Manufacturer onsemi
Package DPAK-3
Category PMIC
Pins 4

Ordering variants

Same part, different packaging or reel option.

  • MC78M15BDTRKG
  • MC78M15BDTRKGCDTRKG
  • MC78M15BDTRKGABDTRKG
  • MC78M15BDTRKGACDTRKG
  • MC78M15BDTRKGBTG
  • MC78M15BDTRKGCTG
  • MC78M15BDTRKGABTG
  • MC78M15BDTRKGACTG

CAD (KiCad official)

  • Symbol: MC78M15BDTRKG
  • Footprint: Package_TO_SOT_SMD:TO-252-2
  • 3D model: DPAK-3 (KiCad packages3D, STEP)

3D model downloads

Two STEP files. Same geometry, different body top:

File Size Use it when
mc78m15bdtrkg.step 119 KB You want the bare part, or you mark your own boards.
mc78m15bdtrkg-etched.step 2.1 MB You want the part with MC78M15BDTRKG already on it.

The marking in the etched file is real recessed geometry cut into the solid, not a texture or a decal: 538 faces against 83 in the bare model. It survives export, section views, and rendering in any CAD tool, and it drops straight into KiCad or Fusion with no extra setup.

Provenance

Data extracted from the manufacturer datasheet, not a distributor listing:

  • Datasheet: onsemi datasheet (14 pp, sha256 6ff0b93f1bfb0373, retrieved 2026-08-17, tier: manufacturer)
  • Extractor: ds2sf (Claude). Every pin and dimension is cited to a datasheet page; it refuses to fabricate.
  • CAD: KiCad official libraries (CC-BY-SA 4.0).

Datasheet PDF