NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), founded in 1993 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a global technology company best known for designing and manufacturing graphics processing units (GPUs). Since its initial public offering in 1999, NVIDIA has grown from a specialist provider of gaming graphics cards into a diversified leader in accelerated computing and artificial intelligence (AI) platforms. The company’s evolution reflects a strategic shift from pure graphics solutions toward high-performance computing across multiple industries.
At the core of NVIDIA’s business are its GPU product lines. The GeForce series powers consumer and enthusiast gaming rigs, while the NVIDIA RTX family addresses professional visualization needs in fields such as computer-aided design, digital content creation and virtual reality. For enterprise and scientific applications, NVIDIA’s data center segment offers specialized accelerator cards and systems—branded under names such as A100, H100 and the DGX platforms—to support AI training, machine learning inference and high-performance computing workloads.
Beyond hardware, NVIDIA has developed a comprehensive software ecosystem. The CUDA parallel computing platform and programming model enable developers to harness GPU acceleration for a wide range of applications, from deep learning frameworks to data analytics and robotics. NVIDIA also offers industry-specific solutions like NVIDIA DRIVE for autonomous vehicle development and NVIDIA Omniverse for digital twins and collaborative 3D design. The company’s strategic acquisitions—such as Mellanox Technologies in 2020—have expanded its networking and interconnect capabilities to better serve cloud and hyperscale data center customers.
NVIDIA operates worldwide, with key markets across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Under the leadership of co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang, the company continues to invest in research and development to advance GPU architectures and AI software. NVIDIA’s partnerships span automotive, healthcare, telecommunications and scientific research, positioning the firm as a cornerstone of the modern AI and high-performance computing industries.
