NVIDIA Corporation is an American multinational technology company that designs and manufactures graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip units. It has become the world's most valuable semiconductor company and a key enabler of the AI revolution.
NVIDIA was founded in 1993 by Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem. Originally focused on graphics for gaming, NVIDIA pivoted to general-purpose GPU computing with the launch of CUDA in 2006. The company's H100 and A100 GPUs have become the gold standard for AI training, making NVIDIA the backbone of the AI revolution. In 2024, NVIDIA briefly became the world's most valuable company with a market cap exceeding $3 trillion.
NVIDIA generates revenue through Data Center (AI/HPC GPUs — 78% of revenue), Gaming (GeForce GPUs), Professional Visualization (Quadro/RTX), and Automotive segments.
NVIDIA H200 GPU launched for AI inference workloads
NVIDIA market cap surpasses $3 trillion
Blackwell GPU architecture announced at GTC 2024