Oof, that management padframe is a dealbreaker for me. I was interested in potentially doing some interesting analog parts. If I can't even do that, this is way

Oof, that management padframe is a dealbreaker for me. I was interested in potentially doing some interesting analog parts. If I can't even do that, this is way less interesting to me. What exactly was the justification for slapping that thing on, anyway? It looks like they want to use it for on-die test, but why make it mandatory?