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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For comparison, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest foundry, began mass-producing 7nm chips in 2018 and can achieve yields exceeding 90%, depending on factors including chip design and die size. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026 The analyst asked Huang to rank items like data center power, shell availability, memory pricing, and wafer foundry access that might be limiting growth. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 In the modern chip industry, most companies design their products and then outsource production to a handful of manufacturers known as foundries. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026 Many Hispanics initially came for blue-collar work, including jobs with the railroads, the Woodruff & Edwards foundry in Elgin and even at a farm that grew mushrooms for Campbell’s Soup in West Chicago. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 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

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The first known use of foundry was in 1536

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“Foundry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foundry. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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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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