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CS MOLDS · IC TRAY SOLUTIONS

Custom IC Tray Mold Manufacturing & Injection Molding

From precision IC tray tooling to injection molding and mass production, CS supports custom tray projects from component requirements to stable production.

In-house Tooling
Injection Molding
Quality Inspection
From Tooling Mass Production
Live · IC Tray Line CS · CUSTOM IC TRAY IC POCKET CUSTOM SIZED 3D CAD
Custom Pocket
Component-Matched
Stackable
Automation-Ready
02 / VERIFIED CAPABILITY
Numbers reflect current CS manufacturing capacity — updated on the official capability sheet.
2005
Founded
~5,000
Production Area
100+
People
20+
Engineering / R&D
~350/YR
Molds Per Year
30–380T
Molding Tonnage
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CERTIFICATIONS
ISO 9001:2015
ISO 14001:2015
IATF 16949:2016
03 / IC TRAY ENGINEERING PROBLEMS

Custom IC Tray Solutions for Your Semiconductor Packaging Requirements

Six recurring tray engineering problems we hear from semiconductor customers before every serious project. If your situation matches one of these, the conversation gets specific from the first email.

PROBLEM 01
Standard Trays Do Not Fit the Component
Off-the-shelf trays leave components loose, force clearance workarounds, or fail to seat properly during automation loading — creating scrap before the first line runs.
CUSTOM POCKET · GEOMETRY-MATCHED
PROBLEM 02
Pocket Fails to Locate or Protect the Part
Wrong pocket geometry lets the component shift during handling, exposes edges to impact, or blocks alignment vision. Every micron of misplacement is a failed pick-and-place cycle.
LOCATION · PROTECTION · CLEARANCE
PROBLEM 03
Tray Deformation Breaks Automated Handling
Warpage or dimensional drift makes trays refuse to feed into loaders, stackers or robotic arms. The line pauses, then someone hand-sorts — that is where cost lives.
FLATNESS · DIMENSIONAL STABILITY
PROBLEM 04
Material, Temperature, ESD Vary by Process
Trays that survive room-temperature handling fail in reflow baking. ESD-safe grades that fit one process interfere with another. Material selection is not one decision — it is six.
MATERIAL · TEMP · ESD · REUSE
PROBLEM 05
Stacking & Orientation Don't Match Equipment
Even when the tray fits the part, features that align stacks, key orientation, or interface with loading machines are wrong for your specific handling equipment. A tray that stacks 20 high in the lab collapses at 12 on the line.
STACKING · KEYING · AUTOMATION
PROBLEM 06
Samples Work — Mass Production Drifts
Prototype trays pass every test. Production batches lose flatness, pocket dimensions creep, or colour varies between lots. What worked as a sample was never engineered to survive stable volume.
LOT CONSISTENCY · REPEATABILITY

Your project sits in one — or several — of these problems? Share the situation in plain terms and our engineering team responds with a specific approach, not a generic quote.

Discuss Your Tray Problem
04 / COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Complete IC Tray Manufacturing Solutions

Four stages, one supplier, one engineering team. From the first component drawing to a repeating shipment schedule — no supplier handover in the middle, no responsibility gap between tool build and molding line.

01
STAGE 01
IC Tray Design & Engineering
Component analysis, pocket layout, moldability, stacking and handling — DFM starts before any tool cost is quoted.
DFM · CAD · REVIEW
02
STAGE 02
IC Tray Mold Manufacturing
Mold design, CNC, EDM, wire cutting, precision grinding, assembly and trial — every critical step inside our own facility.
CNC · EDM · WEDM · GRIND
03
STAGE 03
IC Tray Injection Molding
Process setup, trial molding, small-batch validation, mass production — parameters locked and repeatable before ramp-up.
TRIAL · VALIDATE · RUN
04
STAGE 04
Mass Production & Quality Control
Dimensional inspection, process control, lot consistency, packaging and shipment — the same responsibility chain from tool to carton.
CMM · LOT · PACK · SHIP

Four stages, one supplier accountable for the outcome. Send the drawing and a short brief — we come back with the engineering approach across all four.

Request Full Solution
05 / TRAY TYPES

Custom IC Trays for Different Components and Packaging Needs

Six tray categories we develop and produce. Each is built around the component and process it serves — pocket layout, material, stacking and orientation engineered from your requirements, not from a generic catalog.

Type 01 STANDARD IC TRAYS · 15-POCKET

IC Trays

General-purpose IC trays custom-engineered for your integrated circuit body size, height and handling process.

Discuss This Type
Type 02 CHIP TRAYS · 32-POCKET

Chip / Semiconductor Component Trays

Small-pocket trays for chip-level semiconductor components — accuracy and pick-and-place compatibility drive every geometry decision.

Discuss This Type
Type 03 MODULE TRAYS · LARGE POCKET

Module Trays

Trays engineered for larger semiconductor modules and assemblies — pocket depth, side protection and orientation keys match the module profile.

Discuss This Type
Type 04 ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS · MIXED

Electronic Component Trays

Trays for connectors, sensors, power modules and mixed electronic components — pockets sized to real component geometry, not standard grids.

Discuss This Type
Type 05 CUSTOM PACKAGING · STACKED

Custom Packaging Trays

Trays designed around your packaging, transport and warehousing needs — stacking features, keying and clearance engineered for your logistics.

Discuss This Type
Type 06 Custom Evaluation STANDARD-COMPATIBLE · EVALUATED

Standard-Compatible Trays

Trays engineered to align with industry-standard footprints and keying — evaluated per customer requirement, not offered as a pre-stocked catalog line.

Request Evaluation

Your tray doesn't fit these six categories, or combines several? Send the component drawing and our engineering team responds with the tray concept that matches your process, not our catalog.

Discuss Custom Tray
CS Molds | IC Tray Solutions — Modules 6–10
06 / PACKAGE COMPATIBILITY

IC Tray Solutions for Different Semiconductor Packages and Components

The tray is engineered around the package — body size, height, orientation and clearance decide pocket geometry. Below is where we have delivered production trays, and where evaluation is available for your specific component.

POCKET COMPATIBILITY LOGIC

Pocket engineered from the component footprint — not the other way around.

BODY WIDTH DEPTH CLEAR POCKET CROSS-SECTION COMPONENT · CLEARANCE · DEPTH
Pocket geometry is not a standard grid choice — it is a set of decisions about body dimensions, orientation keys, clearance and loading direction that we engineer for your specific package.
PACKAGE TYPES

Where CS has real project experience today

BGA
Ball Grid Array
QFN
Quad Flat No-Lead
QFP
Quad Flat Package
LGA
Land Grid Array
CSP
Chip-Scale Package
MODULE
Module Package
EVAL
SENSOR
Sensor Component
EVAL
CONNECTOR
Connector Component
Body Size Height Orientation Clearance Loading Direction Automation Interface

Your component sits outside the tags above — or combines several? EVAL flag means engineering evaluation is available. Send the package spec and we confirm feasibility before quotation.

Check Package Fit
07 / CUSTOM ENGINEERING

Engineered Around Your Component, Not a Standard Tray

Every custom tray project moves through the same three-stage engineering path. Your input drives the review; the review drives the design; the design proves itself as a trial sample before any production commitment.

01
STAGE 01

Customer Input

You share what you have — a full drawing set, a rough component sketch, or the physical part. All of it moves the engineering forward.

3D CAD file (STEP / IGES / X_T)
2D drawing with tolerances
Physical component sample
Process & handling requirements
02
STAGE 02

Engineering Review

Seven engineering questions answered before the concept is drawn. Reviewed by the same team that will build the mold and run the line.

Component dimensions & tolerance
Pocket location & orientation
Clearance & loading direction
Stacking & automation interface
Moldability & material fit
03
STAGE 03

Engineering Output

You receive a written concept before we cut steel — and a trial sample before you commit to volume. Every step is verifiable, not promised.

Custom tray concept & CAD
Mold design proposal
Material recommendation
Trial sample for validation
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Built around your component and your production process — not around a generic tray catalog.
CS ENGINEERING PRINCIPLE

Start with what you have — a drawing, a 3D model, or a photograph of the component. The engineering review begins the moment we receive it.

Upload Your Drawing
08 / MATERIAL & PERFORMANCE

Select the Right Material for Your IC Tray Application

Material selection is six decisions, not one. Each carries its own trade-off — temperature capability, ESD behaviour, mechanical stiffness, dimensional stability, reuse cycle and cost. We evaluate all six for every project before recommending a grade.

DECISION 01

Temperature & Process Exposure

Maximum process temperature, exposure duration, baking cycle count. A tray that survives room-temperature handling can fail in reflow — and vice versa.

CONFIRMED PER PROJECT
DECISION 02

ESD Requirement

Static dissipation targets confirmed against your component's ESD sensitivity and the downstream process. Range is set by your requirement, not a page-generic number.

CONFIRMED PER COMPONENT
DECISION 03

Mechanical Strength & Rigidity

Tray rigidity during stacking, transport and automated handling. Softer material saves cost but risks pocket deformation under stack load.

STACK · HANDLING · LOAD
DECISION 04

Dimensional Stability

How the tray holds pocket dimensions and flatness across temperature, humidity and time. Where automation is involved, this is the failure mode that shows up first.

FLATNESS · WARPAGE · TIME
DECISION 05

Reuse & Logistics

One-time use, closed-loop return, or long-term rotation between customer facilities. Reuse cycle count sets material lifetime and cleaning tolerance.

ONE-WAY · CIRCULATE · TRANSPORT
DECISION 06

Cost & Volume Economics

Material cost, cavity count and annual volume evaluated together. Premium performance grades only make economic sense once the volume math is done.

UNIT COST · TOOL LIFE · VOLUME
HONEST ENGINEERING NOTE
Specific material grades, temperature capabilities and ESD ranges are confirmed on a per-project basis against your component requirement and process — not published as universal specifications on this page. This is deliberate: it protects your project from generic assumptions that fail during qualification.

Send your component's process conditions and requirements, and we recommend a material class — with the trade-offs written out — before the mold conversation starts.

Request Material Advice
09 / IN-HOUSE MOLD MANUFACTURING

In-House IC Tray Mold Manufacturing

Control critical mold-making steps in-house so tray design, tooling changes and trial feedback stay connected. When something needs adjusting, the answer is on the same floor — not weeks away at a subcontractor.

Mold Manufacturing Floor CNC · PRECISION MACHINING SINKER EDM WIRE EDM GRINDING MOLD ASSEMBLY · TRAY CAVITY CMM INSPECTION MOLD TRIAL
One Roof · Full Mold-Making Chain
CNC · EDM · WIRE · GRINDING · ASSEMBLY · TRIAL
MOLD MANUFACTURING CAPACITY
In-house tooling capacity backed by production output data
~350
MOLDS / YEAR
Plant-Wide Output · Verified Capability
MACHINING
CNC + High-Speed
DISCHARGE
Sinker + Wire EDM
FINISH
Grind + Fit
VALIDATION
Trial Molding
STEP 01
Mold Design
STEP 02
CNC Machining
STEP 03
Sinker EDM
STEP 04
Wire EDM
STEP 05
Grinding & Fitting
STEP 06
Mold Assembly
STEP 07
Mold Trial

Every mold in production here was built by the team that will run it — the shortest path from a design change to the next trial shot. Send your tray requirement and start the conversation.

Request Mold Quote
10 / INJECTION MOLDING & MASS PRODUCTION

From IC Tray Tooling to Stable Mass Production

A finished mold is only the halfway point. The other half is a locked process window, batch-consistent parts and a supply relationship that survives past the first shipment.

Injection Molding Line 120–180T · TRAY LINE 200–260T · TRAY LINE 280–380T · TRAY LINE MOLDED IC TRAYS · READY FOR QC SAMPLE INSPECTION PACKED · READY TO SHIP CS CS
MASS PRODUCTION CAPACITY

Plant-wide manufacturing capacity behind every tray line

30–380 T
Tonnage Range
Small precision trays to large multi-cavity molds — one machine class for each project.
~60M/YR
Plastic Parts / Year
Plant-wide output — the volume infrastructure a repeating tray programme actually needs.
Single & 2K
Molding Modes
Standard single-shot for most trays, plus 2K capability when component protection needs a soft insert.
Batch-Locked
Lot Consistency
Process window recorded and repeated across production lots — parameters do not drift silently.
TRAY PRODUCTION SEQUENCE

From trial shot to repeat-order shipment — five documented stages

STEP 01
Trial Molding
First shots off the finished mold, samples measured against drawing.
STEP 02
Process Optimisation
Temp, pressure, cycle tuned to hit dimensional and flatness targets together.
STEP 03
Small-Batch Validation
Controlled pilot run for cavity-to-cavity and shift-to-shift consistency.
STEP 04
Mass Production
Locked parameters, batch records, cavity labels tied to each shipment.
STEP 05
Repeat Orders
Programme continues with the same process discipline, no re-qualification each round.
Ready to move from concept to shipping cartons?
Send your tray requirement, target volume and timeline — we quote the full path from mold to production, in one engineering conversation.
Request Production Quote
CS Molds | IC Tray Solutions — Modules 11–15
11 / QUALITY CONTROL

Quality Control Throughout IC Tray Manufacturing

Seven inspection points sit between raw material and outgoing shipment. Each generates its own written record — so when a downstream question appears, the answer is in the file, not in someone's memory.

CLOSED-LOOP INSPECTION PROCESS

Seven inspection points across mold-making and tray production

IQC 01
Incoming Material
Resin, batch, moisture verified before entering production.
IQC 02
Mold Components
Steel, standard parts and hardware inspected against spec.
IPQC 03
Mold Assembly
Fit, shut-off and cavity relationship verified during build.
IPQC 04
Trial Molding
First tray samples checked cosmetic + dimensional.
IPQC 05
First Article
Full inspection report shared for customer approval.
IPQC 06
Production Inspection
Sampling across shifts and cavities during volume run.
OQC 07
Final Inspection
Outgoing check + inspection record before shipment.
INSPECTION EQUIPMENT ON THE FLOOR

Measurement tools behind every tray dimension

CMM
3D Coordinate Measuring
Mitutoyo
Precision Measuring
Nikon Projector
Optical Projection
Vision Measurement
Non-Contact Inspection
Hardness Tester
Material Verification
RoHS
RoHS Testing
Regulatory Compliance
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Certified quality systems in force

ISO 9001:2015
Quality Management System
ISO 14001:2015
Environmental Management
IATF 16949:2016
Automotive Quality

Want to see how CS manages quality across tooling and production? Every project inherits the same closed-loop process — sample inspection reports available before your commitment.

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12 / KEY QUALITY REQUIREMENTS

What We Focus on When Manufacturing IC Trays

Six engineering focus points that determine whether a tray works as designed or fails silently in production. Not universal specifications — these are the questions we ask on every project, before quotation.

Annotated IC Tray · Key Focus Zones CS · CUSTOM IC TRAY 1 POCKET ACCURACY 2 FLATNESS 3 DIMENSIONAL 4 STACKING 5 PROTECTION 6 AUTOMATION
1

Pocket Accuracy & Component Location

Cavity geometry engineered so every component sits in the same position, shot after shot. This is where automation reliability starts.

2

Tray Flatness & Warpage Control

Flatness across full tray footprint — from mold cooling design to material selection. Warpage kills loader feed reliability first.

3

Dimensional Stability

Pocket, rim and overall dimensions hold across temperature, humidity, time and reuse. Predictable across every batch of trays that ship.

4

Stackability & Orientation

Stacking features that align cleanly, keying that enforces orientation and interlock that survives handling — engineered for your stack height.

5

Part Protection & Clearance

Component sits securely without contact stress on active surfaces. Clearance protects fragile leads, balls and edges through the process.

6

Process & Automation Compatibility

Tray interfaces with your loaders, stackers and pick-and-place — dimensional targets confirmed against your equipment, not a generic spec.

13 / APPLICATIONS

IC Trays for Semiconductor Manufacturing, Handling and Transport

Six process environments where our trays run every day. Each one drives its own set of engineering choices — pocket, material, stacking, orientation — because a tray built for testing is not the same tray built for shipping.

Application 01

Component Storage

ENGINEERING FOCUS Long-term flatness, stacking stability and material resistance to environmental cycles.
Application 02

Production Transfer

ENGINEERING FOCUS Conveyor compatibility, tray footprint tolerance and edge protection against handling shock.
Application 03

Automated Pick-and-Place

ENGINEERING FOCUS Vision-friendly pocket contrast, component location accuracy, positional repeatability across cavities.
Application 04

Testing & Handling

ENGINEERING FOCUS Precise pocket depth for contact probes, dimensional stability under test conditions, ESD control.
Application 05 CS IC TRAY SHIP

Shipping & Transportation

ENGINEERING FOCUS Impact and vibration resistance, stacking rigidity in cartons, one-way vs return-loop material selection.
Application 06 PLACE TRAY ASSEMBLY

Assembly / Process Handling

ENGINEERING FOCUS Component pickup ease, orientation keying for downstream steps, compatibility with assembly tooling.

Have a special handling, automation or process requirement we didn't cover here? Different applications drive different tray decisions — send us the scenario and we come back with the specific engineering choices.

Discuss Your Application
14 / DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

How We Develop Your Custom IC Tray

Nine documented steps from your first email to first shipment. Every step names what you provide and what CS delivers — so no surprises land in month three of the programme.

01
START
Send Drawing / Sample
You share 3D CAD, 2D drawing, physical sample or requirements — all forward the review.
02
STEP 02
Requirement Review
Engineering team confirms feasibility, material fit and clarifies open questions with you.
03
STEP 03
DFM & Tray Design
Custom tray concept — pocket layout, stacking, orientation and material — proposed for approval.
04
STEP 04
Mold Design
Mold structure, gate strategy, cooling and ejection engineered to the tray design.
05
STEP 05
Mold Manufacturing
CNC, EDM, wire cutting, grinding, assembly — the tool built end-to-end in-house.
06
T0 · TRIAL
Trial Molding
First shots off the finished tool — samples ready for measurement and inspection.
07
VALIDATION
Sample Validation
You verify samples on your process and equipment — approval signed before ramp-up.
08
STEP 08
Mass Production
Volume run with locked parameters, batch records and cavity-labelled parts.
09
SHIP
Inspection & Shipment
Final inspection, packing and shipment with the inspection record travelling alongside.
Start with your component drawing, 3D model or sample.
Nine steps documented, one engineering team accountable — that is what a stable IC tray programme actually looks like.
Send Your Drawing to Start
15 / SUBMIT YOUR RFQ

What Information Do We Need for an IC Tray Quotation?

Send what you have — a drawing, a 3D model, a sample photo or a basic requirement is enough to start the engineering review. The more complete the input, the tighter the quote.

WHAT TO PREPARE

Start with what you have

Missing pieces are not a blocker. The engineering review begins the moment we receive your first file — we come back with what else is needed.

  • 3D CAD FileSTEP / STP / X_T / IGES
  • 2D DrawingCritical dimensions & tolerances
  • Physical SamplePhoto or shipped component
  • Estimated QuantityAnnual volume or first order size
  • Working ConditionsTemperature, ESD, automation interface
  • Target TimelineSample & production milestones
Privacy · Confidentiality Your files are used only for project evaluation and quotation. Not shared outside CS Molds' engineering team.
RFQ FORM · REVIEWED BY ENGINEERING

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Technical Details · Optional
Click to upload or drag files here Multiple files supported · Up to 50 MB total
STEP STP X_T IGES PDF DWG JPG PNG
NDA Available
Signed before any file exchange.
Engineering Review
Real technical response — not template.
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