Hard-switching 600 V, 15 A TRENCHSTOP™ IGBT3 Discrete copacked with full-rated external free-wheeling diode in a TO-220 Full-Pak package, leads to significant improvement of static as well as dynamic performance of the device, due to the combination of trench-cell and fieldstop concept. The combination of IGBT with soft recovery emitter controlled diode further minimizes the turn-on losses. The highest efficiency is reached due to the best compromise between switching and conduction losses.