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It's not crass, nor is it discriminatory. Laying out a circuit is the equivalent of getting it fabricated. Terminology is used at AMD every time a chip is shipped/sent to pre-fab/taped-out/laid/fabbed/traced/etc:

Sources:

[1] PCB layout: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:srb7R1n...

[2] Page 41: http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/dsmith/dsmith.html

[3] Google Groups Discussion: https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/comp.cad...

[4] PDF: http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~mperkows/CLASS_573/Asynchr_Febr_200...



> [2] Page 41: http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/dsmith/dsmith.html

Did you read your references? This one has nothing to do with electronics.

The other three all use "laying out a circuit". None of them used "laid". Luckily there are very many search hits for "laid out a circuit" (some about cycling, etc) or "laid out a PCB", so it's common usage. But "Gets your circuits laid" is clear sexual innuendo.


If enough people find it crass, it's crass. I find it crass, enough to not click through.

Sure, layout is common terminology in EDA. Getting laid is not.


It's "laid" vs "layed out". Nobody says, "I laid my circuit today".


zio99, it's a double entendre and quite intentional




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