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[–] Streetlights 13 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

Insane engineering. The diameter of a silicon atom is about 0.2nm for context.

[–] StupidBrotherInLaw 3 points 3 weeks ago

It's also bullshit as it has no bearing on the actual properties of the chips. Manufacturers use these as product names. Here's an article discussing it.

https://www.pcgamesn.com/amd/tsmc-7nm-5nm-and-3nm-are-just-numbers

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