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Posted: **07 May 2023, 12:38**

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"?

Posted: **13 May 2023, 10:12**

CB_cat wrote: ↑
07 May 2023, 12:38
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"?

"Micro" stand for "microscopic." The opposite of "macroscopic."

Posted: **21 May 2023, 10:26**

Thanks. It makes sense when read this way.

Posted: **08 Aug 2023, 03:58**

We still use micro for many things -- like microprocessors, microcontrollers, etc.

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