0201 Carrier Tape

NPI qualifies 3M122921 raised platform carrier tape for 0201 Packages

NPI operators assembled a matrix of available 0201 passive components of thickness ranging from 0.25mm to 0.30mm. Cover tape was 3M2688A Universal Cover Tape "UCT" and 3M2671A Heat Activated Cover Tape "HAA".

UCT was applied in PSA mode using light roller pressure on a TM-50** manual taper. Peel force is a perfect 14g. See PFT test Vibration, rotation and twist testing resulted in zero component movement.

HAA was applied in Heat mode on the same TM-50 with 20 PSI air pressure, 325 ms dwell and 136 deg C on the shoes. Peel force ranged from 20g to 50g but the same excellent results were achieved with component seating.

Qualification Summary:

The new 3M raised platform technology in this carrier tape, combined with the superb quality of 3M cover tape, exceeded our expectations in performance. Finally, a techical solution to the difficult task of manually placing 0201 components in carrier tape.