Meanings
nountapeout (plural tapeouts)
plural tapeouts
- businessThe point at which the design of an integrated circuit is completed and the photomask is sent out for fabrication.
Origin
Deverbal from tape out.
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APA
tapeout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tapeout
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“tapeout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tapeout. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tapeout,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tapeout.
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