ɐn ɐbɹˈiːvɪˌeɪɾᵻd pɚspˈɛktɪv ʌv ðɪs pˈiəɹɪəd, θɹuː ðə mˈɪd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z, ɪz ɡˈɪvən ˈɪn; ænd fɹʌmðə pˈɔɪnt ʌv vjˈuː ʌv hˌaʊ tˈiːkˈæd tˈuːlz wɜː jˈuːzd ɪnðə dɪzˈaɪn pɹˈɑːsɛs, sˈiː.
An abbreviated perspective of this period, through the mid-1980s, is given in; and from the point of view of how TCAD tools were used in the design process, see.