Floating metal

Hi Charles,

Good day. Sorry for missing the thread. We'll look into this. Thank you.

Regards,

Gilbeys

Hi Charles,

Is your query related to this ( Physical specifics of AD524S )?

AD524 doesn't have a metal plate / e-pad.

Regards,

Kristine

No, that question I asked back then was to determine if it was ok to route traces underneath the AD524S. This question is to determine if the part has any floating metal. Does the AD524S packaging have a metal lid on the top, and is that metal lid connected to ground/VDD?

Hi Charles, 

The 16-SBDIP package looks like it has a metal lid - I'm confirming with the packaging team. Can you clarify what do you mean by is it connected to GND/VDD? Do you want to know if the lid is connected in anyway to the IC pins?

Regards,

Kristine

If the lid is connected to a pin that is connected to ground/VDD, then it is not floating metal. But if the metal lid is not connected to ground or VDD in any way, then I consider it floating metal.