STF16N50U

STF16N50U N-channel 500 V, 0.47 Ω, 15 A TO-220FP UltraFAST MESH™ Power MOSFET Features Type STF16N50U VDSS @ Tjmax. 550 V RDS(on) max. ID Pw < 0.52 Ω 15 A 30 W ■ 100% avalanche tested ■ Outstanding dv/dt capability ■ Gate charge minimized ■ Very low intrinsic capacitance ■ Very low RDS(on) ■ Extremely low trr Application ■ Switching applications – High voltage inverters specific for LCD TV – Lighting full bridge topology – Motor control Description The device is an N-channel Ultrafast MESHTM. This technology associates all advantages of reduced on-resistance. Zener gate protection and very high dv/dt capability with an extremely enhanced fast body-drain recovery diode. 3 2 1 TO-220FP Figure 1. Internal schematic diagram D(2) G(1) S(3) AM01476v1 Table 1. Device summary Order code STF16N50U Marking 16N50U Package TO-220FP Packaging Tube September 2010 Doc ID 17923 Rev 1 1/12 www.st.com 12 Contents Contents STF16N50U 1 Electrical ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Electrical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.1 Electrical characteristics (curves) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3 Test circuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4 Package mechanical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 5 Revision history . ...