Nvidia Corporation originating from the word Invidia (envy in Latin)[1] is an American global technology company based in Santa Clara, California. Nvidia manufactures graphics processing units (GPUs), as well as having a significant stake in manufacture of system-on-a-chip units (SOCs) for the mobile computing market. Nvidia's primary GPU product line named GeForce is in direct competition with AMD's Radeon products. Nvidia also joined the gaming industry with its handheld Nvidia Shield, as well as the tablet market with the Tegra Note 7.
In addition to GPU manufacturing, Nvidia provides parallel processing capabilities to researchers and scientists that allow them to efficiently run high-performance applications. They are deployed in supercomputing sites around the world.[2][3] More recently, it has moved into the mobile computing market, where it produces Tegra mobile processors for smartphones and tablets as well as vehicle navigation and entertainment systems.[4][5][6] In addition to Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), its other competitors include Intel and Qualcomm.[7][8]
Nvidia's market value rose considerably as its chips were sought out for use in data centers, especially for artificial intelligence and cloud computing. On November 8, 2024 Nvidia displaced longtime member Intel as a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.[9]
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- ↑ Nusca, Andrew (16 November 2017). This Man Is Leading an AI Revolution in Silicon Valley—And He's Just Getting Started.
- ↑ Clark, Don. "J.P. Morgan Shows Benefits from Chip Change", WSJ Digits Blog, August 4, 2011.
- ↑ Top508 Supercomputing Sites. Top500.
- ↑ Burns, Chris (2011-08-03). 2011 The Year of Nvidia dominating Android Superphones and tablets. SlashGear.
- ↑ Tegra Super Tablets. Nvidia.
- ↑ Tegra Super Phones. Nvidia.
- ↑ Jennewine, Trevor (2021-01-15). Why Intel's Competitive Edge Is Crumbling (en).
- ↑ Neiger, Chris (2021-01-26). Better Buy: NVIDIA vs. Qualcomm (en).
- ↑ Nvidia to join Dow Jones Industrial Average, replacing rival chipmaker Intel by Kif Leswing, CNBC. 2024-11-01.
