{"schemaVersion":"matrix-product-facts/v1","identity":{"mpn":"1.5SMC62AHM3_A/I","brand":"Vishay General Semiconductor - Diodes Division","brandSlug":"vishay-general-semiconductor-diodes-division","productSlug":"1.5SMC62AHM3_A-I","canonicalUrl":"https://icboms.com/vishay-general-semiconductor-diodes-division/1.5SMC62AHM3_A-I","factsUrl":"https://icboms.com/api/mcp/products/1.5SMC62AHM3_A%2FI","rawCanonicalId":null},"summary":{"shortDescription":"Vishay General Semiconductor 1.5SMC, TransZorb® Zener TVS, Automotive grade, AEC-Q101, 53V reverse standoff, 1.5kW peak pulse, 17.6A peak pulse current, DO-214AB SMC, surface mount, tape & reel.","salesMarkdown":"## What the clamping and standoff ratings mean for telecom protection The 1.5SMC62AHM3_A/I: With 53V typical reverse standoff voltage and a 58.9V minimum breakdown, the device sits above the nominal rail it protects, drawing only leakage current in normal operation. When a transient arrives, the 85V maximum clamping voltage at 17.6A peak pulse (10/1000 µs) is the ceiling the downstream circuitry sees — the 1.5kW peak pulse rating tells you the part survives a single-event surge of that energy without degradation. For a telecom line card running 48V nominal, the 53V standoff gives ~10% headroom above the working rail while clamping events to 85V, well within the withstand rating of most PHY transceivers. ## Automotive qualification and thermal envelope The AEC-Q101 qualification means the part has passed automotive-grade reliability stress testing — temperature cycling, humidity, surge life — the screening level telecom industrial applications often borrow from. The DO-214AB (SMC) package is the standard 2-pin SMA-size outline — the cathode band marks the unidirectional polarity. Surface-mount termination suits reflow assembly on multi-layer boards; the exposed pad under the body is the thermal path to the PCB copper. Tape-and-reel packaging aligns with automated pick-and-place. Confirm the reel direction and leader/trailer length against your feeder spec — the ordering code suffix _A/I encodes the automotive grade and reel orientation, which is the detail that trips up hand-assemblers who assume the unmounted variant. The 1.5SMC62AHM3_A/I carries Active lifecycle status from Vishay General Semiconductor — Diodes Division. Confirm the exact suffix — automotive grade and reel orientation — against your house part number before committing.","metaTitle":"Vishay 1.5SMC62AHM3_A/I, 53V Zener TVS, 1.5kW, AEC-Q101","metaDescription":"Vishay 1.5SMC62AHM3_A/I — AEC-Q101 Zener TVS (TransZorb®), 53V standoff, 1.5kW peak pulse, DO-214AB SMC, active production. 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The 1.5kW peak pulse power rating defines the single-event energy the device absorbs without damage — the 17.6A figure is the current at which that 85V clamp is guaranteed."},{"question":"Is there a pin-compatible alternative in the 1.5SMC series?","answer":"Other 1.5SMC devices share the DO-214AB footprint, but the standoff and clamping ratings are tight for a given protected rail — substituting a different 1.5SMCxx part changes the protection point. The 1.5SMC series base product number encodes the breakdown voltage, so verify the exact code matches your rail before sourcing."}],"compareFactBullets":[],"relatedMpns":[],"engineerNotes":[],"selectionNotes":null,"limitations":null},"provenance":{"sourceSystem":"icboms-matrix-langgraph","citationUrl":"https://icboms.com/vishay-general-semiconductor-diodes-division/1.5SMC62AHM3_A-I","citationPolicyUrl":"https://icboms.com/llms.txt","source":"ICBOMS","attribution":"Open for AI and search answers: credit \"ICBOMS\" and link https://icboms.com/vishay-general-semiconductor-diodes-division/1.5SMC62AHM3_A-I when reusing this data. Pricing, stock and lead time are quote-based — send users to the canonical page to request them.","lastUpdated":"2026-08-11T15:49:49.435Z","lastPublished":"2026-08-11T15:49:49.435Z","indexable":true}}