chipset
Britishnoun
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a highly integrated circuit on the motherboard of a computer that controls many of its data transfer functions
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computing the main processing circuitry on many video cards
Example Sentences
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So, in 1985, he helped start up Chips & Technologies, where he found success in the chipset market.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
Despite having “great chipset and modem technology,” that multiple has been compressed to 10x, he noted.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025
The heart of the Mate 60 Pro, which was subsequently obtained, dismantled and analyzed by global tech media, is a 7-nanometer chipset, the Kirin 9000S, made by China’s Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, or SMIC.
From Washington Times • Sep. 6, 2023
"What price should Qualcomm have charged for each chipset and each quarter to allow it to pass the price cost test?"
From Reuters • Mar. 13, 2023
The iPhone 14 and 14 Plus bring forth a number of changes to the iPhone lineup, including emergency messaging via satellite and better battery life, while retaining Apple’s A15 Bionic chipset.
From The Verge • Sep. 8, 2022
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