: a manufacturer of integrated circuits

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According to Counterpoint Research, a technology research firm, CXMT was the world's fourth biggest DRAM memory chipmaker in 2025 by shipments, taking up roughly 8% of the global market. ABC News, 27 July 2026 The coalition now spans chipmakers, cloud providers, security vendors, application companies and the venture firms behind them. Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 The chipmaker delivered its strongest quarterly revenue growth since 2011 , fueled by a 59% jump in data center revenue as enterprises continue investing aggressively in AI infrastructure. Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 25 July 2026 Chey’s conglomerate controls the South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix. Ian King, Fortune, 25 July 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 1 Aug. 2026.

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