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Altera_Forum
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15 years ago

Cyclone III package question about EQFP144

I noticed that the EQFP144 package has an exposed pad on the bottom. I did not account for this in my board layout. How big of a problem is this?
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Altera_Forum
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15 years ago

Huge. The part will not work without that ground pad connected. You'll need to find some way to get sufficient grounding to that pad (drill a hole in the board or something).

Sorry,

Jake