STAR Surface Mount Tape-and-Reel Specification
PRELIMINARY
STAR
TM
Surface Mount
Tape-and-Reel Specification
General Description
Tape-and-Reel is a new method for shipment of surface
mount devices This approach simplifies the handling of
semiconductors for automated circuit board assembly sys-
tems A Tape-and-Reel holds hundreds-to-thousands of
surface mount devices (as compared with less than 100
devices in a rail) so that pick-and-place machines have to
be reloaded less frequently This savings in labor will further
reduce manufacturing costs for automated circuit board as-
sembly
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Y
December 1992
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Y
Features
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Y
Y
Y
Conductive PVC material redeuces static charge build-
up
Fully meets proposed EIA standard RS-481A (taping of
surface-mounted components for automatic placing)
Fully compatible with National’s surface mount package
types
Variable code density code 39 bar code label for Auto-
mated Inventory Management availability
Mechanical samples of surface mount packages avail-
able in Tape-and-Reel for automated assembly process
development
Single Tape-and-Reel holds hundreds-to-thousands of
surface mount semiconductors for additional labor sav-
ings
Conductive cover Tape-and-Reel availability
Reels individually packed
Tape-and-Reel Diagram
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STAR
TM
is a trademark of National Semiconductor Corporation
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1995 National Semiconductor Corporation
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