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Physical / electrical concepts

Tape-out

Originally a chip-fab term; informally used for "shipping the design files to the fab."

How it looks

Drawing
THE MOMENT OF TAPE-OUTdesign checkedfab pack madefiles sentno more changes
After tape-out, a change means another spin.

How it works

  1. The design passes its checks (ERC, DRC, review).
  2. The fab pack is made: Gerbers, drills, BOM, CPL.
  3. Sending those files to the fab is the tape-out. The name comes from chip design, when designs left on magnetic tape.

Where it fits

Tape-out starts a spin; questions may come back as EQs.

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