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Understanding Maskset Type - MPW, MLM, MLR and Single-MasksetAnySiliconSep. 05, 2012 |
Tapeout is a major milestone in every ASIC project lifecycle. It means the design phase is completed and you are ready to send out the GDSII to the fab for production.
The term “tapeout” was coined in 70’s. Historically, engineered used a magnetic tape to store all the ASIC design files. The event of carrying out the tape to the foundry was thus called “tapeout”.
