60 V, 30 A — sizing the power stage
The 60 V Vdss rating places this part in the 48 V system class — suitable for battery-powered equipment, motor drives, and secondary-side synchronous rectification in DC-DC converters where the rail sees transients up to 60 V. The 40 mOhm Rds(on) at 10 V gate drive is the key figure for conduction loss — at 15 A, that is about 9 W dissipation in the channel alone, which the 70 W package power limit can handle with adequate thermal management.
Gate drive and switching considerations
The 10 V gate drive is specified for the minimum on-resistance; the gate threshold voltage is 4 V maximum at 250 µA drain current, so a 5 V logic-level gate drive will not fully enhance the channel, and Rds(on) will be significantly higher than the 40 mOhm headline figure.
Obsolete — what this means for your BOM
Sourcing is limited to existing surplus inventory held by independent distributors and brokers. If your design is in production or a new build, you will need to qualify a replacement — either a pin-compatible alternative in the same STripFET family or a functionally equivalent N-channel MOSFET in a TO-220 package with similar 60 V / 30 A / 40 mOhm ratings.
