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    Default QFN exposed pad

    on the 16F684-I/ML
    the QFN pkg dwg shows an exposed pad on the bottom like a heat pad
    but i don't where it explicitly says whether this is connected to anything internally and whether or not it should be grounded
    anybody know ?

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    From http://www.intersil.com/data/tb/TB389.pdf by Intersil titled PCB Land Pattern Design and Surface Mount Guidelines for QFN Packages
    The PCB “thermal land” design for the exposed die pad
    should include thermal vias that drop down and connect to
    buried metal plane(s). This combination of vias for vertical
    heat escape and buried planes for heat spreading allows the
    QFN to achieve its full thermal potential.

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    Yeah... Figure 19... let's see you solder the row of connections behind the big cap with that little iron of yours...

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    right, but the question was for the PIC what electrical net to tie it to if any

    re fig 19 we often have to pull out parts to do such rework

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