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.
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.