D2PAK
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Semiconductor package
A semiconductor package is a metal, plastic, glass, or ceramic casing containing one or more semiconductor electronic components. Individual discrete components are typically etched in silicon wafer before being cut and assembled in a package...
type intended for surface mounting on circuit boards. They are similar to the earlier TO-220-style packages intended for high power dissipation but lack the extended metal tab and mounting hole.
As with all SMT packages, the pins on a D2PAK are bent.