18 ns trr — the switching-loss ceiling
That 18 ns trr puts it in the class that suits hard-switched power-factor-correction boost stages, flyback output rectifiers, and motor-drive snubber clamps where recovery charge directly drives switching loss.
Forward drop and conduction loss at 8 A
Maximum forward voltage is 3.4 V at 8 A — that is the worst-case conduction loss floor at rated current. The 20 µA reverse leakage at 600 V is typical for a planar structure at 25 °C; leakage doubles roughly every 10 °C rise, so the 175 °C Tjmax is the real limit for high-line standby power.
DPAK footprint and thermal layout
The TO-252-3 (DPAK) package has the cathode tab as the main thermal path.
That means it is a current-production line with no announced last-time-buy or end-of-life.