Note that rules in this section are in units of microns. They are not "true" design rules, but they do make good practice rules. Unfortunately, there are no really good generic pad design rules since pads are process-specific.
| Rule | Description | Microns |
| 10.1 | Minimum bonding passivation opening | 60 |
| 10.2 | Minimum probe passivation opening | 20 |
| 10.3 | Pad metal overlap of passivation | 6 |
| 10.4 | Minimum pad spacing to unrelated metal | 30 |
| 10.5 | Minimum pad spacing to active, poly or poly2 | 15 |