Victor,
A micrometer (micron) is a millionth of a meter.
A microinch is a millionth of an inch.
An inch is smaller than a meter.
Therefore a micrinch is smaller than a micrometer.
You may be getting confused with nanometers which are a millionth of a
millimetre and are indeed, very small.
Regards,
Eric Christison
Mechanical Engineer
Home, Personal, Communication Sector - Imaging Division
STMicroelectronics
33 Pinkhill
Edinburgh
EH12 7BF
Tel: +44 (0)131 336 6165
Fax: +44 (0)131 336 6001
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Victor G.
> Hernandez
> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 2:24 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [TN] Intermetallic Layer
>
>
> I have been stating all along that MICRONS are a SMALLER unit
> of measure than MICRO INCHES.
>
> Victor,
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Indrek Rebane
> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 7:56 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [TN] Intermetallic Layer
>
> Hi Victor,
>
> Victor G. Hernandez wrote:
> > Microns are smaller units of measure than MICRO INCHES.
>
> You seem to be confusing microinches with mils. One microinch
> is thousandth of mil, which is thousandth of inch. One
> microinch is 0.0254 microns.
>
> Indrek,
> Actually a proponent of the SI (Metric) system.
>
> --
> Indrek Rebane
> Borthwick-Pignon OÜ, R&D
> Riia 185, 51014 Tartu, Estonia
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