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chipmaker

chipmaker

3 4.1
A company that makes tiny electronic parts used inside computers and phones
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃɪpˌmeɪkər/
translation icon : fabricante de chips
  • Shares of the chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) have jumped by 5 percent on the day on word that it has recruited JPMorgan Chase to aid in assessing its options, which might include an outright sale.
  • chipmaker Intel
  • Japanese chipmakers
  • U.S. chipmakers

Examples

  • In essence, that's what the chipmaker has created in its Puma chip platform, which it plans to unveil Wednesday.

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  • The chipmaker is helping organizations put compute into much more serious uses as well.

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  • Normally, a laptop uses one method or the other, but because AMD owns graphics chipmaker ATI, it was able to blend the two.

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  • The chipmaker filed plans Wednesday to build a mammoth new factory in Hillsboro, committing billions to the future at a time when other companies are hedging.

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  • Intel, the world's largest chipmaker, is known for producing cutting-edge microprocessors.

  • Many chipmakers are investing heavily in research to develop faster and more efficient microchips.

  • The chipmaker announced plans to open a new factory to increase its production capacity.

Synonyms

manufacturer
vschipmaker
477 3.1

A company or person that makes many products, often with machines

makes specific electronic microchips rather than general mass-produced goods
fabricator
vschipmaker
  • Specialized
2 4.8

A person or company that makes metal parts and computer chips

focuses on producing finished computer or electronic microchips

Surface Forms

chipmaker singular
chipmakers plural

Morphology

chipmaker = chip + maker (transparent) = chip + maker

Clear compound of 'chip' (microelectronic device) + 'maker' (manufacturer); meaning is directly compositional.

Etymology

Chipmaker comes from chip ('a small piece') and maker ('someone who makes'). In technology a chip is a tiny part inside a computer, so a chipmaker is a company that makes those small computer parts.