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
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About $1 billion of that will go to IBM, which plans to build a quantum chip foundry to produce the specialized semiconductors needed for the next era of computing.
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Chris Dobstaff, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Known for its power-efficient architectures, Arm licensed its designs to major technology companies—including Apple, Qualcomm (QCOM), Samsung, NVIDIA (NVDA), and Broadcom (AVGO)—which in turn manufactured chips through third-party foundries.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 May 2026
However, Tan said Intel expects commitments from multiple foundry customers in the second half of the year.
—Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 18 May 2026
In the case of graphics processor chips, designers such as NVIDIA, which has 85% market share, depend on advanced semiconductor foundries such as TSMC, which has more than 70% market share, to manufacture chips using extreme ultraviolet lithography machines from ASML, a monopoly.
—Vidya Mani, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
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Chris Dobstaff, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Known for its power-efficient architectures, Arm licensed its designs to major technology companies—including Apple, Qualcomm (QCOM), Samsung, NVIDIA (NVDA), and Broadcom (AVGO)—which in turn manufactured chips through third-party foundries.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 May 2026
However, Tan said Intel expects commitments from multiple foundry customers in the second half of the year.
—Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 18 May 2026
In the case of graphics processor chips, designers such as NVIDIA, which has 85% market share, depend on advanced semiconductor foundries such as TSMC, which has more than 70% market share, to manufacture chips using extreme ultraviolet lithography machines from ASML, a monopoly.
—Vidya Mani, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
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“Foundry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foundry. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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