: a manufacturer of integrated circuits

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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 Skyworks Solutions , Qorvo — The chipmakers’ stocks popped, recovering from a sell-off in the previous session driven by safety concerns around the artificial intelligence trade. Sarah Min, CNBC, 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 The rising concerns over the safety of AI hit the stocks of chipmakers, however, which are publicly traded. ABC News, 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 19 Sep. 2026.

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