chipmaker

noun

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

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Those gains came even as semiconductors — the force behind many of the market's gains this year — faltered last week, with investors paring exposure to chipmakers and rotating into other sectors. Lee Ying Shan,fred Imbert, CNBC, 5 July 2026 Those capital expenditures have sent memory chipmakers’ profits through the roof. Bailey Lipschultz, Fortune, 5 July 2026 The large-scale construction of data centers worldwide is fueling a surge in profits and share prices of chipmakers and computing provider — even as more traditional industries lag stock market rallies. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 July 2026 Most chipmakers were down modestly premarket after a big sell-off a day earlier that saw Micron lose more than 10%. ABC News, 2 July 2026 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 Jul. 2026.

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