Introduction to VLSI Design

Commonly Used Prefixes for Units in Cadence


Letter Symbol Unit Value
P pento 10e+15
T tera 10e+12
G giga 10e+09
M mega 10e+06
K/k kilo 10e+03
c centi 10e-02
m milli 10e-03
u micro 10e-06
n nano 10e-09
p pico 10e-12
f femto 10e-15
a atto 10e-18


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