chipmaker

noun

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

Examples of chipmaker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For all of the excitement around web browsers and newfangled e-commerce websites, the companies making the real money were software giants like Microsoft and Oracle, the chipmaker Intel, and Cisco Systems, which made the gear that connected those new computer networks together. Karen Weise, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2024 But the new processor in Huawei’s Pura 70 may show that Chinese chipmakers have come up with a solution—or are at least willing to bear higher production costs. Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 26 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chipmaker 

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Word History

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 May. 2024.

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