chipmaker

noun

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

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As a result, Nvidia’s results next week could soothe some rattled nerves around tech, given that where the AI chipmaker goes, the stock market seems to go as well. Sarah Min, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2025 Among others, the list doesn’t include Carrier Group, which offered to donate an HVAC system for the ballroom, and artificial intelligence chipmaker Nvidia, whose CEO, Jensen Huang, publicly discussed its donation. Josh Funk, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025 Premarket rallies included chipmakers like Micron and TSMC, along with Alphabet and Tesla, among the Magnificent Seven. Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025 Meanwhile, the Dutch government has seized control of the Chinese chipmaker Nexperia, in a saga that has raised fears that car production could come to a halt on the Continent. Alexander Smith, NBC news, 9 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 19 Nov. 2025.

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