chipmaker

noun

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

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Other chipmakers, including Broadcom and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, also saw similar drops, with the market downturn spreading into the broader tech sector and hitting stocks like Microsoft and Google owner Alphabet. Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025 Stock in the chipmaker Nvidia was down more than 2%. Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025 ETFs linked to chipmakers, and shares in chip equipment manufacturers were broadly 8%-10% lower as well. Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025 Nvidia joined the prestigious 30-stock index in November, replacing rival chipmaker Intel. Steve Kopack, NBC News, 27 Jan. 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 6 Feb. 2025.

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