foundry

noun

found·​ry ˈfau̇n-drē How to pronounce foundry (audio)
plural foundries
1
: an establishment where founding is carried on
2
: the act, process, or art of casting metals

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Raimondo’s goal was to urge shareholders in companies like Nvidia and Apple to recognize the economic benefits of having a U.S. foundry that can produce AI chips, the people said. —Seema Mody, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2024 These proprietary chips can be fabricated at specialized foundries like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), bypassing Nvidia entirely. —Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2024 The original statue had been cast at a foundry in Loveland, Colorado. —Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Aug. 2024 While OpenAI had previously considered building its own chip manufacturing foundries, the high costs and lengthy timeline led the company to prioritize in-house chip design. —Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for foundry 

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Middle French fondrie, fonderie, from fond-, base of fondre "to cast, found entry 5" + -rie, -erie -ery

First Known Use

1536, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of foundry was in 1536

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foundry

noun
found·​ry ˈfau̇n-drē How to pronounce foundry (audio)
plural foundries
: a building or factory where metals are cast

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