PCA9545A Thermal pad connection

Jones Rajasekar

Prodigy 30 points

Hi,

Please confirm the connection for Thermal pad

we have grounded in our design..

Thanks & Regards
Jones

over 9 years ago

0 Brian Berner over 9 years ago

TI__Mastermind 30260 points

It is acceptable to connect the Thermal Pad to GND.

The Thermal Pad is not connected electrically to any of the pins, but it is connected to the back side of the silicon, and can provide some thermal relief.

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PCA9545A Thermal pad connection