Entegris, Inc.

Ralph Henderer

Charles W Extrand

James R Nigg

Samuil Brahmbhatt

A tray for handling and retaining a plurality of components, wherein the tray has a rigid body portion and an elastomeric contact layer. The contact layer has a planar upper surface for contacting and retaining the components, and may be formed from a thermoplastic material having a surface energy between 20 dyne/cm and 100 dyne/cm, a hardness of between about Shore A15 and Shore D75, and a surface electrical resistivity of between about 1&#xd7;10ohms/square and 1&#xd7;10ohms/square.

Chip tray with tacky surface

A carrier tape for receiving, seating, storing and transporting components having an upper surface, a lower surface, four corners and four sidewalls. The tape includes a strip of material with a plurality of pockets. Each pocket includes a plurality of corner guides with angled engagement members for guiding, centering and supporting a component by its lower peripheral corner without any other contact between the component and the pocket. The pocket may include at least one support shelf positioned so as to contact a corner of the component upon misalignment of the component and thereby prevent further downward movement of the component in the pocket.

Carrier tape for electronic components

A modular carrier system uses a shell portion to house semiconductor wafer disks or similar inventory. The modular carrier system uses an external frame with accessories attached to the frame so that multiple configurations of accessories are possible with each shell portion and the accessories can be recycled when the shell portion is disposed.

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Excelsior, MN, United States of America

Ralph Henderer