40 V, 6 A common-cathode Schottky — what the ratings mean on the bench
The RB098BM-40TL: That 6 A figure is the continuous DC rating per side — in a typical OR-ing or freewheeling application, each diode handles its own load without sharing the other's current, so the total package can pass 12 A if the two channels are paralleled (with matching forward drops). The forward drop is 770 mV at 3 A — that's the conduction loss floor. At 6 A the drop will be higher, but the super-low reverse leakage of 1.5 µA at 40 V means it won't cook itself in a high-temperature standby circuit.
Active production and compliance
That means it's still a valid BOM line for new designs and doesn't carry a last-time-buy clock.