BusinessAugust 16, 2026

nanometer

NAN-uh-mee-ter

Definition

A unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter, used in this article to describe the precision scale of semiconductor manufacturing processes.

Etymology

Derived from the Greek 'nanos' meaning 'dwarf' and the Greek 'metron' meaning 'measure'. It was formally adopted into the metric system in the mid-20th century to denote extreme small-scale measurements.

In the news

The article references '3-nanometer' and '2-nanometer' nodes as measures of TSMC's cutting-edge chipmaking technology, where smaller measurements denote higher performance and efficiency.

TSMC: Key Player in AI Semiconductor Growth

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