SLAA638A august 2014 – may 2023 MSP430I2040 , MSP430I2041
The design of the pad for the shunt sensor is designed around two principals:
In Figure 2-3, the shunt senor is labeled and is in a yellow rectangle. With the shape designed as shown, the current flowing path is forced onto the external “[” “]” shape. The tapping pad (the small pad inside the “[ ]” shape) is having a minimal contact to the shunt and is expected to have no current flowing between this point. This helps tap the shunt voltage the effect of solder and copper eliminated.