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79L08

Shikues · Voltage Regulators - Linear, Low Drop Out (LDO) Regulators · SOT-89

79L08 from Shikues, in a SOT-89. 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 GND power_in Common ground reference for the regulator. For a negative regulator this pin is the 0V system reference; the input and output pins sit at negative voltages relative to GND.
2 IN power_in Negative unregulated input voltage (V_I). For 79L08 the operating input range is -10.5V to -23V (absolute max -35V). Recommended input decoupling capacitor C_i = 0.33 µF.
3 OUT power_out Regulated negative output voltage V_O = -8V (typ, -7.7V to -8.3V at Tj=25°C). Rated output current up to 150mA. Recommended output capacitor C_o = 0.1 µF.

Key specifications

Parameter Value
Manufacturer Shikues
Package SOT-89
Category PMIC
Pins 3

CAD (KiCad official)

  • Symbol: 79L08
  • Footprint: Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-89-3
  • 3D model: SOT-89 (KiCad packages3D, STEP)

3D model downloads

Two STEP files. Same geometry, different body top:

File Size Use it when
79l08.step 57 KB You want the bare part, or you mark your own boards.
79l08-etched.step 960 KB You want the part with 79L08 already on it.

The marking in the etched file is real recessed geometry cut into the solid, not a texture or a decal: 254 faces against 42 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: Shikues datasheet (4 pp, sha256 5f09d1dd7307dd60, retrieved 2026-08-17, tier: lcsc)
  • 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