> "Back into the 40s?" ICs aren't that old. I think the parent is saying that the verb 'tapeout' goes back to litho processes before litho's use in IC producti

> "Back into the 40s?" ICs aren't that old. I think the parent is saying that the verb 'tapeout' goes back to litho processes before litho's use in IC production, not that IC production went back to the 40s.