The 35 nC figure keeps the gate-drive power modest — a typical 10 V driver delivering 1 A peak can charge the gate in about 35 ns. The low Qg relative to the Rds(on) gives a competitive figure of merit for hard-switched topologies like PFC and flyback converters.
The exposed metal tab is the drain connection — the mounting hole and tab surface must be electrically isolated or connected to the drain node.
Temperature range and derating
The ±25 V maximum gate-source rating gives headroom for gate-drive overshoot in switched-mode supplies.
