Its 650 V drain-source voltage rating and 4 A continuous drain current suit it for flyback and forward-converter primary-side switches, PFC stages, and auxiliary power rails where through-hole mounting and a TO-220 package are acceptable.
Obsolete — sourcing reality for sustainment programs
The 650 V drain-source voltage gives headroom for universal-input AC-DC converters (up to 400 V DC bus) plus derating for leakage inductance spikes. The 9.8 nC gate charge keeps the gate-drive energy low, which helps in high-frequency designs. The 60 W maximum power dissipation assumes a properly heatsinked TO-220 package.
Package and mounting — through-hole TO-220
The through-hole leads suit wave-soldering or hand-soldering into a PCB.
