The phrase "hardware manufacturers" refers to companies or businesses that produce physical devices or equipment, such as computers, smartphones, or electronic appliances. Full definition
You have to wait for hardware manufacturers and / or carriers to decide when and if to carry an OS upgrade. (bgr.com)
The company has been working with hardware manufacturers to make mixed reality affordable. (ticgn.com)
This enables a mining hardware manufacturer to buy the chips in volume, and then customize them for bitcoin mining before putting them into their own equipment. (coindesk.com)