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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Eli Lilly has so far invested $13 billion into a research and drug manufacturing foundry in the LEAP district.
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Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 6 Feb. 2026
The deal will transfer manufacturing of Silicon Labs’ chips from external foundries to Texas Instruments, which unveiled a $30 billion semiconductor factory in Sherman in December, according to the release.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
Those systems are bought by chip foundries like Taiwanese company TSMC, which are contracted by chip designers like Nvidia.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
Reports indicated that Nvidia and Apple might utilize Intel's foundry for 2028 chip manufacturing.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 6 Feb. 2026
The deal will transfer manufacturing of Silicon Labs’ chips from external foundries to Texas Instruments, which unveiled a $30 billion semiconductor factory in Sherman in December, according to the release.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
Those systems are bought by chip foundries like Taiwanese company TSMC, which are contracted by chip designers like Nvidia.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
Reports indicated that Nvidia and Apple might utilize Intel's foundry for 2028 chip manufacturing.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Foundry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foundry. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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