10.1 Layout Guidelines
The simplest ways to reduce the stress related shifts are:
- Mounting the device near the edges or the corners of the board where mechanical stress is at its minimum. The center of the board generally has the highest mechanical and thermal expansion stress.
- Mechanical isolation of the device by creating an island by cutting a U shape slot on the PCB for mounting the device. This approach would also provide some thermal isolation from the rest of the circuit.
Figure 39 is a recommended printed-circuit board layout with a slot cut on three sides of the circuit layout to serve as a strain relief.