Gate charge and switching speed — what 170 nC means for the driver
Total gate charge is 170 nC at 10 V. A driver sourcing 1 A peak charges the gate in roughly 170 ns; at 100 kHz switching, the average gate-drive current is 17 mA. The 6920 pF input capacitance at 50 V drain-source gives a rough Miller-plateau time constant — budget a gate resistor to control ringing on the switching node.
Package and thermal path — TO-262 through-hole
Housed in a TO-262-3 (I²Pak) through-hole package with long leads, the supplier device package is TO-262. The 300 W power dissipation at case temperature is the absolute maximum; the real thermal budget depends on the heatsink and airflow across the tab. The -55 °C to 175 °C junction range covers military-temperature applications — the upper limit exceeds the more common 150 °C ceiling, giving extra headroom in high-ambient enclosures.