: a manufacturer of integrated circuits

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Anthropic is, in turn, could become one the biggest customers of the chipmaker's design business in 2027. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026 Micron rides high with record earnings Tuesday’s announcement follows an extended hot streak for the chipmaker, which was founded in a Boise dentist’s office in 1978. — Mark Dee october 27, Idaho Statesman, 27 Oct. 2026 Unsurprisingly, chipmaker Nvidia is the top beneficiary of the boom in spending. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026 Big memory chipmakers led the decline, with Samsung Electronics down 4%. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 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 31 Oct. 2026.

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