The 1.5SMBJ16A-H: When the voltage across the part exceeds the 17.8 V minimum breakdown threshold, the zener junction avalanches and conducts the surge current, holding the clamped voltage to 26 V maximum at the rated 57.7 A peak pulse current (10/1000 µs waveform).
Active production, no end-of-life risk
The base product number 1.5SMBJ covers a full voltage range (5.0 V to 170 V standoff) in the same package and power class, so if the rail voltage changes in a future revision, the BOM swaps the suffix without a board layout change.
