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nm is short for nanometers. In this case, it's a measurement of the precision to which the transistors can be etched into the chips. The higher precision you ha
by lgats 9y ago
nm is short for nanometers. In this case, it's a measurement of the precision to which the transistors can be etched into the chips. The higher precision you have, the more complex you can make the chip.
- SomeStupidPoint 9y agoBut what is it measuring? The +/- on specified dimension, the minimum width of a feature, or....what?
- astrodust 9y agoTypically it's "feature pitch", or an overall scale of the various features involved in producing a transistor like width and height. You can see more on the breakdown on pages like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10_nanometer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10_nanometer It's more a marketing term since no particular component is exactly 10nm, but it's based on a composite of the features involved.
- laxatives 9y agoInverse company marketing aggression.
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