What is this Diode for?

Hello,

In the Reference Design Guide of the BC660K-GL could someone explain what is the purpose of the diode ?

If the MCU is 3.3V is this still needed?

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In the Reference Design Guide of the BC660K-GL could someone explain what is the purpose of the diode ?
Reply:Prevent leakage current.

If the MCU is 3.3V is this still needed?
Reply:yes,Need to set the uart port of BC660K voltage domain to 3.3V,The voltage domain settings are as follows: