Paper carriers work well for passive components up to
approximately 0.9 mm in thickness.

For small, passive components, such as chip resistors and capaci-
tors, a paper carrier tape is common.

These components are typically rugged and do not require a high level of protection from physical bumping during transport.

The component fits into a rectangular
hole punched out of the paper tape. An inexpensive rice paper tape
is attached to one side of the paper tape and acts as a bottom for
the cavities.

Beyond the 0.9 mm threshold,paper carrier tapes may be too thick and stiff, resulting in tough han-dling and errors when feeding into the SMT assembly equipment.

Paper carrier tapes are only capable of protecting sensitive
devices from ESD when used in a moist environment.