Carrier tape & reelsfor India’s semiconductor packaging lines

Carrier tape holds each packaged chip in its own pocket, sealed with cover tape and wound onto a reel, so pick-and-place machines can feed parts automatically and in the right orientation. It is how finished devices leave an assembly and test line and arrive at the customer's production line.

Illustration of a carrier tape reel with packaged chips in the tape pockets

What it does

Why carrier tape matters on the line

  • Protects packages and their leads from damage, contamination and movement in transit.
  • Keeps every part in the same orientation, ready for automated placement.
  • Matches the industry tape-and-reel format (EIA-481), so reels run on standard feeders.

Specifying it

What to define before you buy

  1. 01Package type and outline drawing, so the pocket can be matched to the part
  2. 02Tape width and pocket pitch
  3. 03Tape material, and whether it needs to be conductive or antistatic for ESD-sensitive parts
  4. 04Cover tape type (heat-activated or pressure-sensitive) and the peel-force window your process needs
  5. 05Reel size and the quantity of parts per reel

Getting a quote

Tell us what you need

Meridian works as an agency and distributor for established manufacturers. Share these details and we will come back with the right options. We usually reply within one working day.

  • Package drawing or part number
  • Tape width and pitch, if known
  • Parts per reel and monthly volume
  • ESD requirements
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Illustration of a semiconductor wafer mounted on dicing tape in a film frame

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