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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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.
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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
Japan’s Tokyo Electron, which provides essential chipmaking equipment to foundries that manufacture Nvidia chips, rose more than 4%; chip equipment maker Lasertec added as much as 7%, and chipmaker Renesas Electronics advanced more than 6%.
—Lim Hui Jie,nur Hikmah Md Ali, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
The officer retreated to his car, and Jeff Thiel, who’d worked in the maintenance department of an iron foundry in a rural community east of Green Bay, escaped, Haase’s defense attorney said at trial.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 21 Nov. 2025
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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
Japan’s Tokyo Electron, which provides essential chipmaking equipment to foundries that manufacture Nvidia chips, rose more than 4%; chip equipment maker Lasertec added as much as 7%, and chipmaker Renesas Electronics advanced more than 6%.
—Lim Hui Jie,nur Hikmah Md Ali, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
The officer retreated to his car, and Jeff Thiel, who’d worked in the maintenance department of an iron foundry in a rural community east of Green Bay, escaped, Haase’s defense attorney said at trial.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Foundry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foundry. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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