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Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2012 06:50:19 -0400
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Subject: Re: [geda-user] Solder paste/nopaste flag overlapping, and custom
 paste apertures
From: Bob Paddock <bob DOT paddock AT gmail DOT com>
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> I read an article somewhere that described a modification of this
> where the QFN exposed pad is actually segmented by solder mask as
> well as the paste stencil -- this keeps the solder evenly
> distributed even if the chip tries to tilt a bit.

It is only the stencil for the paste that should be segmented, to
control the amount of the paste.
The mask and pad should not be segmented.