foundry

noun

found·​ry ˈfau̇n-drē 

plural foundries

1

: an establishment where founding is carried on

2

: the act, process, or art of casting metals

Examples of foundry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the same time, Gelsinger pushed for a risky and expensive bid to expand the use of Intel’s foundries — historically a point of pride for the company — to manufacture processors for competitors like Apple, putting it into more direct competition with chipmaking giant TSMC. —Clare Duffy, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024

Intel has benefited from tens of billions of dollars that the administration has pledged to support construction of U.S. chip foundries and reduce reliance on Asian suppliers, which Washington sees as a security weakness. —Michelle Chapman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024

Now, as production capacity has increased, demand for AI data centers is tapering, meaning key foundries are seeking fewer machines. —Gurufocus, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024

Reuters reported that OpenAI has dropped its ambitions to create its own foundries—the name for factories that produce semiconductors—due to the immense cost and time that would be required. —Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024

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

Kids Definition

foundry

noun

found·​ry ˈfau̇n-drē 

plural foundries

: a building or factory where metals are cast