MPM3840 - Pin 19 and 20

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Hi, I’m checking a PCB design where my colleague had connected pins 19 and 20 of the MPM3840 chip to GND.
I would like to know what impact this could have on the behavior of the chip.
In the datasheet, it only says “No Connect”. But what are these pins actually for?

Thanks a lot.

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Hi Ediaz,

Thank you for posting to the MPS Technical Forum! Pins 19 and 20 are part of a keep-out zone where there should not be any connections, vias or wires. There is information on this on page 18 of the datasheet.

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