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chipmaker

noun

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

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But even as Taiwan’s economy flourishes, driven by the outsized influence of its high-tech sector as exemplified by the world-beating chipmaker TSMC, many citizens have been unable to share in the boom, as income gaps widen and wages remain stagnant. John Liu, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025 Adding fuel to the post-earnings selloff was the revelation that Burry is betting against Palantir and AI chipmaker Nvidia. Samantha Subin, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2025 Intel has moved to shed thousands of jobs — with the struggling chipmaker working to revive its business. Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2025 The development comes as chipmakers and governments race to push beyond the limits of conventional semiconductor designs. Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 25 Nov. 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 3 Dec. 2025.

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