Abstract: A component tray system, the system including a tray having one or more pockets, each pocket adapted to receive at least one component, and a removable, thermoformed sheet adapted to cooperate with said tray to reduce at least the depth of said on or more pockets. In some embodiments, the tray has a top surface and a bottom surface, pockets being defined on either or both of the top and bottom surfaces. In some embodiments, the thermoformed sheet is adapted to cooperate with the top surface or the bottom surface.

Abstract: A component tray system comprises a component tray having pockets, such as a standard JEDEC tray, and a thermoformed sheet removably attached to either a top or a bottom surface of the tray. The sheet includes thermoformed protrusions for altering at least the depth of the pockets. During manufacture of components, first components of a first size, such as bare substrates, are loaded into the pockets in the tray and held securely in place by the protrusions of the sheet. After a manufacturing operation, the first components are transformed into second components, larger than the first components. The sheet is removed so that these larger second components can be accommodated in the pockets. This arrangement provides that a single tray can be used throughout a manufacturing process, yet can be adapted to snugly accommodate components of varying sizes throughout.