chipmaker

[chip-mey-ker]

noun

1. a manufacturer of electronic chips. chip.

Other Word Forms

• chipmaking noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of chipmaker¹

chip ¹ + maker

Example Sentences

The chipmaker’s 2-nanometer chips have entered mass production and are set for larger-scale rollout into 2H 2026, supporting strong sales growth, they say.

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A row between Beijing and the Netherlands over Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia risks causing "significant" stoppages and disruption on car production lines in Europe, carmakers warned Thursday.

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Chipmaker Nexperia said Tuesday the Chinese government had banned it from exporting goods from China, after Dutch authorities seized control of the Netherlands-based firm citing management concerns.

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Beijing last week announced a fresh round of export controls, including restrictions on rare-earth materials and related technologies, as well as an antitrust investigation into U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm.

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The Dutch government said on Sunday that it had taken the "highly exceptional" decision to intervene at Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia over a potential "risk to Dutch and European economic security."

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