: a manufacturer of integrated circuits

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When the chipmaker announced a record stock repurchase on Monday, its share price was, by one key metric, at its cheapest level in a decade. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026 The chipmaker unveiled its Open Agent Safety Platform amid an intensifying debate about AI safety after a string of alarming incidents involving AI systems acting on their own to break into other organizations. — Kelvin Chan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 Nvidia, a top chipmaker whose products fuel many artificial intelligence agents, released a software platform on Monday designed to prevent security incidents revealed by AI firms in recent months. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 Sep. 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 3 Oct. 2026.

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