ZHCSKM1D October 1997 – December 2019 OPA548
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Figure 46 provides recommended solder footprints for both the TO-220 and DDPAK power packages. The tab of both packages is electrically connected to the negative supply, V–. It may be desirable to isolate the tab of the TO-220 package from its mounting surface with a mica (or other film) insulator (see Figure 42). For lowest overall thermal resistance it is best to isolate the entire heat sink/OPA548 structure from the mounting surface rather than to use an insulator between the semiconductor and heat sink.
For best thermal performance, the tab of the DDPAK surface-mount version should be soldered directly to a circuit board copper area. Increasing the copper area improves heat dissipation. See Figure 43 for typical thermal resistance from junction-to-ambient as a function of the copper area.