: a manufacturer of integrated circuits

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The first-order AI trades — frontier labs and chipmakers — are holding up, but a fragility is emerging further down the chain among smaller deals. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Markets had a good Monday with oil sliding, yields easing and chipmakers surging. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026 The president phoned the co-founder of the chipmaker on Monday during an interview Huang was having for a podcast. — Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026 The 5% threshold for 10-year Treasury yields could also bring down tech stocks, which sold off on Monday, led by chipmakers that had been riding the massive wave of hyperscaler spending. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026 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 26 Sep. 2026.

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