The AUIRFZ44N is an N-Channel power MOSFET from Infineon's automotive-grade HEXFET series, housed in a through-hole TO-220 package and supplied in bulk.
Gate drive and switching performance
Total gate charge is 63 nC at 10 V — the driver must supply this charge per switching cycle; at 50 kHz the average gate drive current is 3.15 mA, well within a standard gate driver's capability. Maximum gate-source voltage is ±20 V, and the threshold voltage is 4 V at 250 µA drain current — the logic-level drive margin is tight; a 5 V gate signal barely exceeds the threshold at cold temperature. Input capacitance is 1500 pF (0.0015 µF) — this sets the switching speed ceiling alongside the gate resistance and driver source/sink current.
