Develops GPUs, chips, systems and software for accelerated computing, AI, graphics, robotics and autonomous driving.
NVIDIA Corporation
Santa Clara, California (Headquarters)New on Amplifa
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA was founded in 1993 by Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem and is regarded as a pioneer of accelerated computing. The company develops the most advanced chips, systems and software for the AI data centers of the future. In 1999 NVIDIA invented the GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), and in 2006 the CUDA architecture for parallel computing was introduced. Today the portfolio comprises GPU hardware for accelerated computing, the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software platform with NIM, NeMo, Riva and Triton, the Omniverse platform for digital twins, the DRIVE platform for autonomous driving, and the Isaac platform for robotics. More than 35,000 companies develop on the NVIDIA AI platform, including Siemens, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Amazon Robotics, Ericsson and Microsoft. The technologies are used in industries such as automotive, semiconductor manufacturing, energy, healthcare, telecommunications and manufacturing. NVIDIA operates globally and sells its products worldwide, including in Europe, Asia and the Americas.
- Site
- Santa Clara
- Processes
- Accelerated Computing / GPU hardware, AI software platform (NVIDIA AI Enterprise, NIM, NeMo, Riva, Triton), CUDA / HPC SDK, Omniverse / Digital Twins / CloudXR, DRIVE autonomous driving platform, Isaac robotics platform, RTX graphics technology, Partner network (NPN)
- Materials
- GPU hardware (e.g. A100, H100, H200, Blackwell GB200/GB300), CUDA architecture / HPC SDK, NVIDIA AI Enterprise (NIM, NeMo, Riva, Triton), NVIDIA Omniverse / OpenUSD, NVIDIA DRIVE, NVIDIA Isaac / Jetson
- Certificates
- NVIDIA-Certified Systems
- Founded
- 1993
- Industries
- Artificial Intelligence, Semiconductors / Hardware, Automotive, HPC / Supercomputing, Healthcare, Telecommunications
- 01
Chip and system design (GPUs, CPUs, DGX)
- 02
Software development (CUDA, AI Enterprise, Omniverse)
- 03
Platform building for AI data centers and edge
- 04
Distribution via partner network (NPN) and cloud partners
Technologies & Platforms
GPU hardware (e.g. A100, H100, H200, Blackwell GB200/GB300)
Tensor-core GPUs as the foundation for AI training, inference and HPC.
CUDA architecture / HPC SDK
Parallel computing for science, research and industrial applications.
NVIDIA AI Enterprise (NIM, NeMo, Riva, Triton)
End-to-end software stack for AI applications from pilot to production.
NVIDIA Omniverse / OpenUSD
Platform for digital twins, physically accurate simulation and industrial AI.
NVIDIA DRIVE
Platform for autonomous driving from the vehicle to the data center.
NVIDIA Isaac / Jetson
Platform for accelerating robotics and edge AI.
Locations
Santa Clara (Headquarters)
USCorporate headquarters
Platforms & Products
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality & Safety
Safety and responsibility in AI are supported by NeMo Guardrails and open initiatives such as the Open Secure AI Alliance; for mission-critical applications NVIDIA provides certified systems (NVIDIA-Certified Systems).
| Evidence | Santa Clara |
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| NVIDIA-Certified Systems |
Company History
- 1993
Founded on April 5, 1993 by Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem with the vision of bringing 3D graphics to gaming and multimedia.
- 1999
Invention of the GPU (Graphics Processing Unit).
- 2006
Introduction of the CUDA architecture for parallel computing in science and research.
- 2012
Acceleration of the AlexNet breakthrough – beginning of the modern AI era.
- 2018
NVIDIA RTX – first GPU with real-time ray tracing.
- 2022
NVIDIA Omniverse platform as the foundation for the metaverse and digital twins.