题主翻的许可协议应该是关于半导体集成电路行业的协议吧!tapeout,也称tape-out,是半导体行业,或者说是集成电路(IC)行业的一个专业名词,指提交最终GDSII文件给Foundry工厂做加工。下线原意指的是集成电路(IC)或印刷电路板(PCB)设计的最后步骤,也就是送交制造。在工业生产领域,“下线”指的是产品完成生产线组装制造的过程,离开生产线。所以Tape-out Notification Form在这里可处理为“下线通知表”。
维基百科中对其的英文释义如下,供题主参考:
In electronics design, tape-out or tapeout is the final result of the design process for integrated circuits or printed circuit boards before they are sent for manufacturing. The tapeout is specifically the point at which the graphic for the photomask of the circuit is sent to the fabrication facility.[1]
今日的IC设计过程需使用到各种电子设计自动化工具,经过漫长且复杂的模拟跟验证之后,才能够将设计好的电路交由半导体器件制造的工厂(晶圆厂)生产,称之为“下线”。因此在业界当中,这个词或多或少也包含了一些设计大功告成的祝贺意味在。
以下为相关例句:
Licensee shall request the merge by completing the Tape-out Notification Form on Licensor’s website (currently found at http://www.ferdai-tech.com), and submit to Licensor at least seven (7) days before Licensee tape-out date. Upon the receipt of Tape-out Notification Form, Licensor shall reply Licensee with the IP Merge Authorization Form to confirm the merge request.
被许可方应通过完成填写许可方网站(网址现为http://www.ferdai-tech.com)上的下线通知表提出合并请求,并应在被许可方下线日前至少七(7)天内向许可方提交该等下线通知表。许可方收到下线通知表后,应向被许可方回复IP合并授权表,对该等合并请求进行确认。