| abstract |
A cover tape for an electronic component carrier including a polyester substrate, a layer of an electrically conductive coating comprising a dispersion of a conductive polymer selected from the group consisting of polythiophenes and polyanilines, said polymer having a conjugated polymer backbone and polymeric polyanion compounds, and a binder coated on at least a portion of at least one major surface of the substrate, and a layer containing a polymeric pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, where the tape having a degree of clarity of from about 80% to about 99%, and a surface resistance of from about 1×10 4 to about 1×10 12 Ohm. |