They looks to be _Thermal Relief pads_ to aid in manufacturability. From some searches: 1. [Thermal Relief Design Guide for Your PCB](https://resources.altium.com/p/thermal-relief-design) for Altium 2. [PCB Thermal Relief Guidelines for Effective Layouts](https://resources.pcb.cadence.com/blog/2021-pcb-thermal-relief-guidelines-for-effective-layouts) for Cadance Relevant part from the Altium article: > A thermal relief pad provides a way to **keep heat confined to a pad** for mounting a component to a printed circuit board with solder. The pad for a component normally peaks through the solder mask, allowing solder to be placed on the pad during assembly. Some copper is removed from the edge of a thermal relief pad, allowing heat to be confined in the pad when applying solder during assembly. **Edit**: In response to the comment, I have no direct experience of calculating the effect of _Thermal Relief pads_ on the current carrying capability of the component or increase parasitic inductance, but found the following: 1. [Thermal Relief Via Design for Proper Impedance](https://resources.altium.com/p/thermal-relief-design-proper-impedance#balancing-thermal-relief-via-impedance-and-manufacturability) from Altium 2. [Does adding thermal relief on PCB increase electrical resistance?](https://electronics.stackexchange.com/a/76405/101063) answer on stackexchange