chipmaker

noun

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

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Broadcom — The chipmaker popped 5% after posting fiscal first-quarter earnings that were above analysts’ expectations, per LSEG. Brian Evans, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025 Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Monday that the computer chipmaker TSMC had expanded its investment in the United States because of the possibility of separate 25% tariffs. Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 4 Mar. 2025 Since January, Trump has threatened to impose tariffs of at least 25 percent on semiconductor imports, unless foreign chipmakers expand their operations in the U.S. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025 Getting to that advanced level requires a lot of very expensive investment and R&D. SMIC spent about $7.5 billion in 2024 on capital expenditure, roughly the same level as the year before, and about as much as the chipmaker expects to spend this year. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chipmaker

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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 12 Mar. 2025.

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