: a manufacturer of integrated circuits

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And outside the companies selling the picks and shovels of this era (the chipmakers, the hyperscalers, the frontier labs), most application-layer technology companies have not seen AI show up in revenue or earnings. Vinay Kuruvila, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 That has benefited not just Amazon's stock, but also the data center suppliers like chipmakers, Corning, gas turbine maker GE Vernova , and Eaton, which supplies electrical equipment and cooling technology for AI servers. Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026 And the web of contractors, local inspectors, developers, laborers, chipmakers and site managers adds cost, complexity, risk – and delays. David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026 The chipmaker, in which Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala holds a 73% majority stake, aims to boost data transfer speeds to 400 gigabits per second and achieve up to five times greater energy efficiency. Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chipmaker

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1971, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chipmaker was in 1971

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“Chipmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chipmaker. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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