High density carrier tape

A carrier tape, comprising:

• an elongated carrier tape body comprising a plurality of cavities that are spaced apart along a longitudinal axis of the carrier tape body;
• and
• an adhesive film covering a first side of the carrier tape body and forming a bottom wall of the cavities;
• wherein the adhesive film comprises an adhesive configured for attaching an electrical component to the bottom wall of a respective cavity among the plurality of cavities;
• wherein the adhesive is configured to substantially release the attachment of the electrical component as a result of heating the adhesive and/or as a result of irradiating the adhesive using light to allow the electrical component to be removed from the cavity using a pick-and-place apparatus;
• and
• wherein at least one cavity among the plurality of cavities comprises a plurality of electrical components, wherein the plurality of electrical components in the at least one cavity are arranged in a matrix of rows and columns having at least 3 of the rows and/or at least three of the columns.