chipmaker

noun

chip·​mak·​er ˈchip-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce chipmaker (audio)
: a manufacturer of integrated circuits

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Although Intel refrained from a formal recall, the chipmaker extended the warranty on the affected processors while promising replacement CPUs to customers. PC Magazine, 17 July 2025 The green light would be a breakthrough for the chipmaker after months of navigating controls on semiconductor technology aimed at slowing China's progress on AI technologies with military applications. Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025 Apple Google Microsoft Nvidia Answer: The chipmaker’s record value comes as tech giants such as OpenAI, Amazon and others are spending hundreds of billions of dollars in the race to build massive data centers to fuel the artificial intelligence boom. Jeremy Mikula, NBC news, 12 July 2025 The chipmaker’s high market value signals Wall Street’s confidence in AI expansion and the chipmaker overall. Rachel Barber, USA Today, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for chipmaker

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First Known Use

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 22 Jul. 2025.

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