I know that this question is not directly relevant at Blur Busters Forum, but I'm tempted to ask it here because I have a feeling that the answers that I can get here could be better than my imagination and will let me learn "n" number of new things which I was not aware of.
The latest GPUs from Nvidia or AMD are on process nodes of <= 7 or 5 nm. So, why don't we call the current VLSI technology as "Nano-electronics" as opposed to "micro-electronics"?
When dimensions of leading edge chips like GPU is reaching nanometers, why the field is still called as microelectronics
Re: When dimensions of leading edge chips like GPU is reaching nanometers, why the field is still called as microelectro
"Micro" stand for "microscopic." The opposite of "macroscopic."
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Re: When dimensions of leading edge chips like GPU is reaching nanometers, why the field is still called as microelectro
Thanks. It makes sense when read this way.
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Re: When dimensions of leading edge chips like GPU is reaching nanometers, why the field is still called as microelectro
We still use micro for many things -- like microprocessors, microcontrollers, etc.
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