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

One of the benefits of operating at RF frequencies is that the chips that handle them can be made in a standard silicon foundry, says Kuo. —IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2025

Now, Tan is CEO and Naga Chandrasekaran is in charge of foundry. —Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025

While academic labs have previously built experimental 3D chips, this is the first time such a chip has shown clear performance gains and been manufactured in a commercial foundry. —Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2025

The ateliers include the ceramic studio Officine Saffi Lab, carpet weavers CC-Tapis, the 13th century Venetian glass studio Barovier & Toso, Milanese bronze foundry Fonderia Battaglia and Fendi’s own leather workshops. —Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 3 Dec. 2025

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