55 V, 17 A N-channel HEXFET in a TO-220-3
It targets low-voltage DC power switching — motor drives, power supplies, battery management, and automotive loads.
Gate drive and switching — what the 10 V requirement means
Gate charge is 20 nC at 10 V — a 1 A driver can switch it in about 20 ns, but the 370 pF input capacitance at 25 V means the driver must source and sink enough peak current to avoid miller plateau dwell. The ±20 V Vgs(max) gives headroom for gate-drive overshoot in hard-switching topologies.
The TO-220-3 (TO-220AB) package requires a heatsink for continuous currents above a few amps — the 45 W dissipation at Tc = 25°C assumes a low thermal resistance path to the heatsink. Through-hole mounting gives mechanical robustness in high-vibration environments compared to surface-mount alternatives.
