[sdiy] NC pin on ICs

[Dave Kendall]

I've wondered about that too - specifically with a 4mHz XTAL oscillator 
IC, in which some versions have pin 1 assigned as an enable and others 
where it is NC.
Would it be safe to tie it to +V for the version where pin 1 is NC?

cheers,
Dave

On May 22, 2009, at 04:09, David G. Dixon wrote:

> This may sound like a weird question, but here goes:
>
> When a pin on an IC (such as, say, the HFA3128 PNP transistor array in
> 16-pin DIP format) is denoted as "NC", can it actually be connected to
> something (say, the all five of the emitters) without adverse effect?  
> (I
> ask this because it will make a layout I'm working on significantly 
> easier.)
>
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