The STF13N80K5 is an 800 V, 12 A N-channel MOSFET from ST's SuperMESH5™ series, housed in a TO-220 Full Pack (TO-220FP) through-hole package.
450 mOhm on-resistance and 29 nC gate charge — switching loss trade-off
At 12 A the Rds(on) will be higher — the datasheet curve shows the typical increase with current — so budget conduction loss at full load using the 450 mOhm ceiling as a starting point, then derate for junction temperature. Total gate charge is 29 nC at 10 V Vgs, which is moderate for an 800 V MOSFET. A gate driver delivering 1 A peak can switch this part in roughly 30 ns, keeping crossover losses manageable up to 100 kHz in a hard-switched topology.
Temperature range and sourcing posture
The TO-220FP package's isolated tab simplifies mounting in these environments where chassis grounding is not an option.
