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Can the Copper Heatsink on the HQ packages be grounded?
Record #2744
Product Family: Documentation
Product Line: Packages
Product Part: HQ240
Problem Title:
Can the Copper Heatsink on the HQ packages be grounded?
Problem Description:
Urgency: Standard
General Description:
Can the Copper Heatsink on the bottom of the HQ304, HQ240 and the HQ208 devices
be grounded? Will this cause damage to the device if I want to ground it
to help in dissipating heat?
Solution 1:
On the HQ240 the heatsink is 24mm x 24mm, and the HQ208 is 21mm x 21mm.
On both packages the heatsink is grounded, so there is not any problems
with connecting the heatsink to the board ground. But because the heatsink is grounded care must be
taken such that the pins on the package do not short to the heatsink.
The HQ304 may not have the heatsink grounded internally, but may still be grounded externally.
End of Record #2744 - Last Modified: 03/11/98 17:31 |
