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     Topic: Thermal Pad sizingPosted: 05 Nov 2020 at 10:48am  | 
 
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   Should the thermal pad (D2, E2) be the nominal or maximum size shown on the datasheet? 
   
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   Tom H  
   
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     Posted: 05 Nov 2020 at 10:51am | 
 
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   Most component manufacturer's recommended thermal pad sizes are Nominal.  
   
  That's what we use for all the thermal pad footprints on "Parts on Demand" (POD).   | 
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     Posted: 05 Nov 2020 at 11:18am | 
 
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