tapeout
Noun
Meaning
tapeout (plural tapeouts)
(electronics) The point at which the design of an integrated circuit is completed and the photomask is sent out for fabrication.
Examples
CPU-Z showed that the silicon was the ST-A0 stepping, which suggests that AMD did a relatively good job during tapeout.
The same article also confirmed that AMD will provide its first 7nm chip with tapeout expected later this year.