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RF2860
Rev A9 DS050902
7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421 · For sales or technical
support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or sales-support@rfmd.com.
Tape and Reel Information
Carrier tape basic dimensions are based on EIA481. The pocket is designed to hold the part for shipping and loading onto SMT
manufacturing equipment, while protecting the body and the solder terminals from damaging stresses. The individual pocket
design can vary from vendor to vendor, but width and pitch will be consistent.
Carrier tape is wound or placed onto a shipping reel either 330 mm (13 inches) in diameter or 178 mm (7 inches) in diameter.
The center hub design is large enough to ensure the radius formed by the carrier tape around it does not put unnecessary
stress on the parts.
Prior to shipping, moisture sensitive parts (MSL level 2a-5a) are baked and placed into the pockets of the carrier tape. A cover
tape is sealed over the top of the entire length of the carrier tape. The reel is sealed in a moisture barrier, ESD bag, which is
placed in a cardboard shipping box. It is important to note that unused moisture sensitive parts need to be resealed in the
moisture barrier bag. If the reels exceed the exposure limit and need to be rebaked, most carrier tape and shipping reels are
not rated as bakeable at 125°C. If baking is required, devices may be baked according to section 4, table 4-1, column 8 of
Joint Industry Standard IPC/JEDEC J-STD-033A.
The following table provides useful information for carrier tape and reels used for shipping the devices described in this docu-
ment.
QFN (Carrier Tape Drawing with Part Orientation)
RFMD Part Number
Reel
Diameter
Inch (mm)
Hub
Diameter
Inch (mm)
Width
(mm)
Pocket Pitch
(mm)
Feed
Units per
Reel
RF2860TR7
7 (178)
2.4 (61)
12
4
Single
2500
Notes:
1. All dimensions are in millimeters (mm).
2. Unless otherwise specified, all dimension tolerances per EIA-481.
Ao = 3.18 ± 0.10
Bo = 3.18 ± 0.10
F = 5.50 ± 0.05
Ko = 1.02 ± 0.10
P = 4.00 ± 0.10
W = 12.00 +0.30/-0.10
Ø1.50±.10
15 inch Trailer
Top View
15 inch Leader
Sprocket holes toward
rear of reel
Pin 1
Location
RF
Part Number
Trace Code
RF
Part Number
Trace Code
RF
Part Number
Trace Code
RF
Part Number
Trace Code
RF
Part Number
Trace Code
RF
Part Number
Trace Code
RF
Part Number
Trace Code
2.00 ± 0.05
4.00 ± 0.10
F
W
1.75±0.10
Bo
Ko
P
Ao
0.279
±.020
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