What is 10nm?

10nm refers to a semiconductor manufacturing process technology. It signifies that the smallest feature size on a chip, such as a transistor gate length, is approximately 10 nanometers. It is used in manufacturing CPUs, GPUs, mobile processors, and other integrated circuits to improve performance, power efficiency, and transistor density compared to previous generations like 14nm or 16nm. Smaller process nodes like 10nm generally allow for more transistors to be packed into the same area, leading to faster processing speeds and lower power consumption.