A unit of measurement that is approximately 1/250 millionth of an inch. The wavelengths of light are measured in angstroms, and the branding of new chip technologies began using angstroms after one nanometer. See
Intel 20A,
angstrom era and
chip feature size.
Scale Angstroms
atom 1-5
nanometer 10
micron
(micrometer) 10,000
human hair 500,000