30 ns reverse recovery — what it buys the PFC stage
The 990 mV forward drop at 8 A gives a conduction-loss baseline for thermal budgeting in the D2PAK (TO-263) package.
STMicroelectronics lists the STPR1620CG as Obsolete. No last-time-buy window or official successor code is recorded in the lifecycle entry. The D2PAK footprint is shared by many ST's STTH and STPS series fast-recovery and Schottky diodes, so a pin-compatible replacement is the first cross-reference step.
Common-cathode dual diode — circuit fit
The common-cathode configuration (pin 1 and pin 3 anodes, pin 2/tab cathode) matches the standard D2PAK dual-diode pinout used in center-tap secondary rectifiers and interleaved PFC stages. Each diode handles 8 A independently, or they can be paralleled for a 16 A single-diode function — though thermal derating in the D2PAK package must be checked against the junction temperature limit of 150°C.
