Abstract: A chip carrier tube for packing and shipping of Flash miniature cards in a side-by-side arrangement includes a tubular body member (24), a first end stop member (26a), and a second end stop member (26b). The tubular body member has a first end and a second end. The tubular body member has a bore of a rectangular cross-section extending therethrough between the first end and the second end. The tubular body member includes an upper wall section (34), a lower wall section (36), and a pair of opposed side walls (38,40) all integrally connected together. There are provided a stepped end portion (50) formed on the lower wall section for supporting only a small portion of the bottom surface adjacent to the side edge opposite to a plurality of terminal leads of the miniature cards and a rib member supporting the plurality of terminal leads so that top and bottom surfaces thereof are substantially suspended freely between raised mid-portions on the respective upper and lower wall sections of the tubular member.