EEVblog #1353 - WHY Are These Pins Shorted?

Eagle eyed viewers spotted a short between two pins on a TQFP chip in the previous teardown video. This isn't a dodgy assembly issue, it's a deliberate design short, Dave explains how and why.
Solder masks and snap grids.

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