Junction rating to 175°C — military-temperature headroom
Last Buy — plan the BOM now
That means the manufacturer has announced end-of-life and is accepting final orders within a defined window. After that window closes, the only channel is surplus and broker inventory. If this part is on your active BOM, the decision is whether to secure a last-time-buy quantity for the product's remaining life or to qualify a pin-compatible replacement before the window shuts.
Package and mounting — through-hole TO-262
The TO-262-3 (I²Pak, TO-262AA) is a through-hole package with long leads, designed for board mounting where the tab is soldered to a PCB pad or clamped to a heatsink. The through-hole format is preferred in high-vibration environments and for prototyping, though it takes more board area than a surface-mount D²Pak.
