foundry

noun

found·​ry ˈfau̇n-drē 

plural foundries

1

: an establishment where founding is carried on

2

: the act, process, or art of casting metals

Examples of foundry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Warshawsky and his cofounders, James Ross-Harris and Richard Warner, may be self-taught, but the workshop's location has a long legacy of metalwork, having been the site of two bronze foundries during the 19th and 20th centuries. — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

The analysts actually like the agentic AI server tailwinds extending into 2028 and are positive on foundry/advanced packaging. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

For comparison, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest foundry, began mass-producing 7nm chips in 2018 and can achieve yields exceeding 90%, depending on factors including chip design and die size. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026

The analyst asked Huang to rank items like data center power, shell availability, memory pricing, and wafer foundry access that might be limiting growth. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Middle French fondrie, fonderie, from fond-, base of fondre "to cast, found entry 5" + -rie, -erie -ery

First Known Use

1536, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

foundry

noun

found·​ry ˈfau̇n-drē 

plural foundries

: a building or factory where metals are cast