chipmaker

noun

chip·​mak·​er ˈchip-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce chipmaker (audio)
: a manufacturer of integrated circuits

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The Biden-era exemption let chipmakers TSMC, SK Hynix and Samsung export critical production equipment to China. John Liu, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025 South Korean memory chipmakers SK Hynix and Samsung also had their VEU privileges revoked on Friday, according to a statement on the Federal Register. Dylan Butts, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025 Then there is Super Micro, another chipmaker buoyed by the AI boom. Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025 The announcement this month that the Public Investment Fund’s artificial intelligence unit HUMAIN would work with chipmaker Groq to host OpenAI’s latest models on Saudi Arabia’s new sovereign data centers did not attract much media attention. Jon Medved, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chipmaker

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First Known Use

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 9 Sep. 2025.

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