What is microsecond?

A microsecond is a unit of time equal to one millionth of a second. It is used in electronics, radar systems, telecommunications, and measuring the speed of high-frequency processes.

What is nanosecond?

A nanosecond is a unit of time equal to one billionth of a second. It is critical in computer processor timing, high-frequency trading, optical communications, and physics experiments.

Worked examples

1 microsecond = 1,000 nanosecond

1 nanosecond = 1.000000e-09 second

More Time conversions

• Convert microsecond to second
• Convert microsecond to minute
• Convert microsecond to hour
• Convert microsecond to day
• Convert microsecond to week
• Convert microsecond to year (365 d)
• Convert microsecond to millisecond
• Convert microsecond to nanosecond
• Convert microsecond to century (100 yr)

Assumption: year is defined as 365 days and century values are approximate.