chipmaker

noun

chip·​mak·​er ˈchip-ˌmā-kər 

: a manufacturer of integrated circuits

Examples of chipmaker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The software provider to chipmakers is integral to Nvidia and the whole ecosystem. —Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026

Wei Sun, principal analyst at market analysis firm Counterpoint Research, highlighted the fact that V4 is run on domestic chips from Huawei and Cambricon, another Chinese AI chipmaker, in comparison to R1, which was trained on Nvidia hardware. —John Liu, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026

The upbeat outlook suggests that Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan is making progress on a comeback plan that aims to position the chipmaker to benefit from the build out of artificial intelligence computing. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026

This shift could reduce reliance on US chipmakers and strengthen China’s AI infrastructure. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for chipmaker

• blackacre
• caretaker
• clockmaker
• dressmaker
• filmmaker
• homemaker
• icebreaker
• lawmaker
• matchmaker
• pacemaker
• partaker
• peacemaker