Before revision: This process was called "taping out".James L. Turley, The Essential Guide to Semiconductors, p. 37Naveed A. Sherwani, Algorithms for VLSI Physical Design Automation, p. 30
After revision: The Wikipedia bio of Robert Widlar is illustrated with the photograph of him inspecting a taped-out mask layout.This process was called "taping out".James L. Turley, The Essential Guide to Semiconductors, p. 37Naveed A. Sherwani, Algorithms for VLSI Physical Design Automation, p. 30