Carrier tape with standoff units
AssigneeSemiconductor Components Industries, LLC
InventorDarrell D. Truhitte
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Abstract
A carrier tape system, in some embodiments, comprises: a tape; a series of index holes along a length of said tape; a series of pockets along said length; a first series of standoff units along said length; and a second series of standoff units along said length, wherein the series of pockets is positioned between the first series of standoff units and the second series of standoff units, wherein the standoff units create a clearance space between the bottom surfaces of said pockets and the tape when said tape is wound on a reel.
Claims20
A carrier tape system, comprising:
- a tape;
- a series of index holes along a length of said tape;
- a series of pockets along said length;
- a first series of standoff units arranged longitudinally along a first side of said length;
- and a second series of standoff units arranged longitudinally along a second side of said length,
- wherein the series of pockets is positioned between the first series of standoff units and the second series of standoff units
- wherein the series of pockets extend from the tape in a first direction and the first series of standoff units and the second series of standoff units each extend from the tape in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and
- wherein the standoff units create a clearance space between bottom surfaces of the series of pockets and the tape when the tape is wound on a reel.
A method for manufacturing a carrier tape with standoff units, comprising:
- producing a series of index holes along a length of a tape;
- producing a series of pockets along said length;
- and
- producing a first series of standoff units arranged longitudinally along a first side of said length;
- and
- producing a second series of standoff units arranged longitudinally along a second side of said length,
- wherein the series of pockets is between the first and second series of standoff units, and
- wherein the series of pockets extend from the tape in a first direction and the first series of standoff units and the second series of standoff units each extend from the tape in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
A method for using a carrier tape with standoff units, comprising:
- obtaining a carrier tape having a series of pockets along a length of the carrier tape and a first series of standoff units arranged longitudinally along a first side of said length and second series of standoff units arranged longitudinally along a second side of said length, the series of pockets positioned between said first and second series;
- populating at least one of the pockets with an electronic device;
- sealing a cover tape over the series of pockets, wherein the series of pockets extend from the tape in a first direction and the first series of standoff units and the second series of standoff units each extend from the tape in a second direction opposite to the first direction;
- and
- winding said carrier tape on a reel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.