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Well, the 7805 is sold by multiple vendors, so, it may be a counterfeit, or just a subcontracted part?

Very, very nice explanation of the 7805 though. This is the bread and butter of linear regulators.



Even if it was subcontracted it would have to match the diagram in ST's datasheet.


Not necessarily; the schematics of ICs in datasheets often can and do significantly differ from what's on the silicon, as to the user the important part is how the part performs in circuit, not its internal structure. (I suppose this is quite a non-leaky abstraction.)

ST's datasheet also has this standard disclaimer, so it's also perfectly acceptable for them to change it from a legal perspective:

STMicroelectronics NV and its subsidiaries (β€œST”) reserve the right to make changes, corrections, modifications or improvements, to this document, and the products and services described herein at any time, without notice.




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