chipmaker
Processor production company
A chipmaker is a company that designs or manufactures semiconductor chips—the tiny integrated circuits that power computers, phones, and countless electronic devices.
The term appears frequently in business and technology news: Chipmakers are struggling to meet global demand.
Also spelled chip maker.
Metal casting facility
- waferThin crisp disk
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- dopingProhibited athletic drug use
photolithography · cleanroom · substrate · yield · Samsung · deposition · photoresist · stepper
Semiconductor signal switch
- siliconMetalloid in electronics
- integrated circuitMiniaturized semiconductor electronics package
- diodeOne-way semiconductor
- capacitorCharge-storing circuit element
resistor · logic gate · node · interconnect · metallization · dielectric · polysilicon · wafer
Main computing chip
- GPUVisual processing hardware
- microprocessorCompact computing circuit
- ASICSingle-purpose microchip
- ARMReduced instruction processor standard
x86 · core · cache · architecture · Qualcomm · Nvidia · AMD · Intel
Semiconductor corporation from California
- AMDProcessor and GPU manufacturer
- NvidiaGraphics processor manufacturer
- QualcommSemiconductor and telecom firm
- SamsungSouth Korean tech conglomerate
Broadcom · Texas Instruments · supply chain · shortage · geopolitics · export controls · tariffs · competition
Creating new products
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- miniaturizationReducing physical scale significantly
- Moore's LawChip capacity doubles biennially
nanometer · cutting-edge · prototype · design · chiplet · stacking · quantum · neuromorphic
foundry
Metal casting facility
- waferThin crisp disk
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
doping · photolithography · cleanroom · substrate · yield · Samsung · deposition · photoresist · stepper · nanometer
transistor
Semiconductor signal switch
- siliconMetalloid in electronics
- integrated circuitMiniaturized semiconductor electronics package
- diodeOne-way semiconductor
capacitor · resistor · logic gate · node · interconnect · metallization · dielectric · polysilicon · wafer · crystal
CPU
Main computing chip
- GPUVisual processing hardware
- microprocessorCompact computing circuit
- ASICSingle-purpose microchip
ARM · x86 · core · cache · architecture · Qualcomm · Nvidia · AMD · Intel · Broadcom
Intel
Semiconductor corporation from California
- AMDProcessor and GPU manufacturer
- NvidiaGraphics processor manufacturer
- QualcommSemiconductor and telecom firm
Samsung · Broadcom · Texas Instruments · supply chain · shortage · geopolitics · export controls · tariffs · competition · market share
R&D
Creating new products
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- miniaturizationReducing physical scale significantly
Moore's Law · nanometer · cutting-edge · prototype · design · chiplet · stacking · quantum · neuromorphic · advancement
- makersmakers, filmmaker, crafter, watchmaker, crafters
- producersproducer, manufacturer, fabricator, factory, production company
chipmakersoftware developer
One who creates programs
app developer · Microsoft · software house · Google · Salesforce