Abstract: A carrier tape for electronic circuit elements adapted to be provisionally held on printed circuit boards prior to fixing of them on said printed circuit boards by soldering, comprises a flexible tape body extending in a longitudinal direction, and adhesive means applied with respect to the tape body and for serving the purpose of provisionally holding of electronic circuit elements on printed circuit boards, the adhesive means being formed of a material which exhibits adhesion upon being heated. The adhesive means is formed of a polymeric material which exhibits adhesion upon being heated. The carrier tape further includes electronic circuit elements held with respect to the tape body at equal intervals in a row in the longitudinal direction of the tape body through the adhesive means, thereby constituting an electronic circuit element series.

Abstract: An electronic circuit element capable of positively and stably accomplishing its provisional fixing on a printed circuit board substantially free of any trouble and being readily taken out or extracted for the mounting on a printed circuit board, irrespective of a manner of holding of the circuit element prior to the extraction. The electronic circuit element includes an element body and an adhesive or polymeric layer deposited on the element body. The polymeric layer is arranged on a surface of the element body opposite to a printed circuit board on which the circuit element is to be mounted. The polymeric layer is formed of a material exhibiting adhesion when it is heated to a temperature of about 80.degree. C.

Abstract: A solder composition having a low melting point and a high remelting point sufficient to permit electronic circuit elements to be fixed on a printed circuit board at a low soldering temperature to prevent thermal damage of the electronic circuit elements during the mounting and prevent the elements from dropping off from the board due to any heat applied thereto after soldering. The solder composition includes a low melting solder powder containing a metal additive for melting-point depression, and a reactive alloy powder. The low melting solder powder is melted to form a soldering layer which serves to mount electronic circuit elements on a printed circuit board at a relatively low soldering temperature. At the soldering temperature, the metal additive is reacted with the reactive alloy powder to cause the soldering layer to have a remelting temperature higher than a melting point of the solder composition or solder powder.

Abstract: A method of mounting surface-mounted type electronic components on a printed circuit board adapted to be carried out using an electronic component series which comprises a carrier tape formed with a plurality of tiny recess portions for receiving therein adhesives for use in temporary fixing of surface-mounted type electronic components on a printed circuit board, adhesives received in the respective recess portions, and a plurality of surface-mounted type electronic components held on the carrier tape through the adhesives.