Package and board-fit — TO-247-4 with Kelvin source
The SCT3060ARC14 ships in a TO-247-4L through-hole package. The fourth pin is a Kelvin source connection that isolates the gate-drive return from the power current path — this reduces the common-source inductance in the gate loop, so the device switches cleanly without the gate-voltage ringing that plagues three-pin TO-247 parts at high di/dt.
What the headline ratings mean for the switching stage
The 78 mOhm max on-resistance at 13 A, 18 V gate drive sets the conduction loss — at 13 A the dissipation is roughly 13 W, well within the 165 W power-dissipation ceiling when the case is properly heatsunk. Gate charge is 58 nC at 18 V. A gate driver delivering 2 A can switch this FET in about 30 ns, which keeps switching losses low at frequencies up to 100 kHz. Input capacitance is 852 pF at 500 V — low for a 650 V SiC device, so the driver sees a lighter capacitive load than comparable Si MOSFETs.
