Back in 2019 Intel suggested the industry do this: https://www.anandtech.com/show/13405/intel-10nm-cannon-lake-...
But nm size is so baked into culture, it didn't take off.
But nm size is so baked into culture, it didn't take off.
But it really doesn’t matter. There’s not a single physical number you can extract from the process that accurately describes its performance. So just continuing to use “nm” and assigning some number that feels right is actually a reasonable approach.
Angstrom is kind of a fun word, so I’m sure a few nodes will be named after that.