What is Tape-out?
Handing over the finished, verified layout data to manufacturing for mask making. The name comes from the days when data was delivered on magnetic tape.
Field: LSI design flow and EDA
Tape-out in the explanations
Tape-out is the handover of the final design data (mask data) to manufacturing, a major milestone in the design process.
What is it called to hand over the data for mask making to …GDSII and OASIS are data formats that describe layout shapes (polygons) layer by layer; they are handed to manufacturing at tape-out and used to make masks.
Which are the typical formats of layout data handed to manu…
Questions that mention Tape-out (3)
- In the final check before tape-out (sign-off), which power-network analysis is performed alongside timing verification?
- What is it called to hand over the data for mask making to manufacturing after design and verification are complete?
- Which are the typical formats of layout data handed to manufacturing for mask making?
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