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Nvidia

Nvidia is one of the most valuable companies in the semiconductor industry. Founded by Taiwan-born American businessman Jensen Huang, it holds a near monopoly on graphics processing units used to train AI systems.

Chairman / President

Jensen Huang

CEO / Managing Director

Jensen Huang

CFO / Finance Director

Colette Kress

Industry

Semiconductors

Website

nvidia.com

Headquarters address

2788 San Tomas Expressway, Santa Clara, CA 95051, United States

Stock Code

NASDAQ:NVDA

Year founded

1993

last updated:

30 September, 2024

Nvidia’s GeForce store on Tmall stirs debate after Beijing antitrust probe

After Nvidia became the target of a Beijing antitrust investigation, some Chinese netizens wondered if it had removed items from Tmall.

12 Dec 2024 - 7:59PM

Semiconductors

Chip war: China’s semiconductor imports expand ahead of new US restrictions

11 Dec 2024 - 6:00AM

Semiconductors

China launches antitrust probe into US chip giant Nvidia in tech war escalation

9 Dec 2024 - 9:20PM

Thailand

Nvidia to help build Thai ‘sovereign cloud’ in nation’s AI push

Data stored on Thailand’s sovereign cloud server could be used to power a local ‘AI ecosystem’ like a generative AI chatbot fed by Thai data.

4 Dec 2024 - 6:58PMvideocam

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang. Nvidia, which makes specialised computer chips used for training AI models, has surpassed Apple to become the highest-valued company in the world. Photo: Reuters

Amazon

Amazon challenges Nvidia with new AI chips, to be used by Apple

Amazon says it is able to connect a greater number of chips together than Nvidia, helping customers save cost.

4 Dec 2024 - 10:19AM

Semiconductors

China industry bodies call for ‘caution’ in buying US chips amid latest sanctions

This initiative could deal a blow to the mainland businesses of Nvidia, Qualcomm and Intel.

4 Dec 2024 - 12:06AM

Semiconductors

Intel CEO Gelsinger forced out as chip giant falls behind Nvidia

The company board has lost confidence in Gelsinger’s turnaround plan and told him he could retire or be removed, a source says.

3 Dec 2024 - 10:50AM

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger at the Computex forum in Taipei in June. Photo: Reuters

US-China tech war

New US chip sanctions to deal fresh blow to China’s self-reliance push

The impact on the Chinese chip industry would be significant if major domestic suppliers are blacklisted, sources say.

28 Nov 2024 - 12:29PM

Technology

Dell, HP post disappointing quarterly sales as global PC market recovery stalls

While signs of a global PC market rebound began to materialise this year, shipments again dipped in the third quarter, according to IDC.

27 Nov 2024 - 3:16PM

Artificial intelligence

Hong Kong’s AI efforts link China, rest of the world amid geopolitical tensions

Chief technology officer at Hong Kong Productivity Council says city remains an important launching pad for international AI firms.

27 Nov 2024 - 7:00AM

The Hong Kong Productivity Council has been pushing for a wider adoption of artificial intelligence in local industries. Photo: Shutterstock

Semiconductors

Nvidia meets Chinese trade negotiator as fresh US chip sanctions loom

China’s top trade negotiator and key figure during Trump’s first term met Nvidia’s global business head amid reports of fresh US export restrictions.

25 Nov 2024 - 9:10PM

Semiconductors

Nvidia’s AI chip demand still booming but slowing sales growth worries investors

The company forecast revenue of US$37.5 billion, plus or minus 2 per cent for the fourth quarter.

21 Nov 2024 - 11:20AM

Foxconn

iPhone maker Foxconn partners with Nvidia on AI-driven factories

Foxconn is partnering with Nvidia to develop so-called digital twins to help build advanced facilities around the world.

19 Nov 2024 - 2:00PM

Artificial intelligence

Nvidia is helping Google design quantum computing processors

Google’s Quantum AI division will use Nvidia’s Eos supercomputer to speed up the design of quantum components.

19 Nov 2024 - 11:20AM

Semiconductors

Hong Kong-founded maker of Nvidia graphics cards moves to Singapore

The 27-year-old company said it has moved its headquarters to Singapore, where it made a secondary listing, amid chip supply chain pressure.

18 Nov 2024 - 9:20PM

Zotac graphics card housing an GeForce RTX 4090, Nvidia’s top-of-the-line consumer chip that is banned from export to China. Zotac is one of the main brands from PC Partner. Photo: Handout

Artificial intelligence

AMD cuts 1,000 staff to focus on AI chips in battle with Nvidia

The company’s data centre segment has performed vastly better than its personal computer and gaming units this year.

14 Nov 2024 - 11:46AM

Semiconductors

China’s AI chip unicorn Moore Threads moves closer to possible IPO

The GPU and AI-accelerator start-up, founded by an Nvidia veteran, has become a joint-stock company after fresh investments.

11 Nov 2024 - 5:00PM

TSMC

Chipmaker TSMC says US investment plan unchanged after Trump win

TSMC is poised to receive its final award from the Chips and Science Act, a Biden initiative that Trump has described as ‘so bad’.

8 Nov 2024 - 10:02AM

TSMC says its US investment plan remains unchanged after the presidential election. Photo: AP

Semiconductors

Semiconductor firms ASML, AMD, Qualcomm reaffirm China commitment

They joined about 400 other firms at the Intelligent Industry & Information Technology exhibition, part of the 2024 CIIE trade fair in Shanghai.

7 Nov 2024 - 9:00AM

Semiconductors

Nvidia asks South Korea’s SK Hynix to move up HGM4 memory chip deliveries

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made the request amid a shortage of advanced chips, which SK has pledged to work on with fellow market leader TSMC.

4 Nov 2024 - 6:45PM

Huawei

Huawei revenue surges nearly 30% in first 9 months on rising smartphone sales

The Chinese tech giant posted total revenue of US$82.3 billion and net profit of US$8.8 billion in the past three quarters.

1 Nov 2024 - 5:00PM

Huawei’s strong nine-month revenue reflects the continued momentum from its successful 5G smartphone comeback last year. Photo: Shutterstock

Hong Kong society

Nvidia chief Jensen Huang to visit Hong Kong to receive honorary doctorate

Nobel laureate Michael Levitt and American mathematician David Mumford to also be honoured at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

30 Oct 2024 - 12:19AM

Artificial intelligence

Nvidia CEO bets on India growth, supports Hindi-language AI model

Jensen Huang’s push comes as India has risen in prominence for global tech companies amid rising US-China tensions.

24 Oct 2024 - 2:52PM

Semiconductors

SK Hynix posts record profit, outshining Samsung in AI chip sales

The world’s second-biggest memory chip maker beat forecasts in its third-quarter earnings.

24 Oct 2024 - 5:18PM

Semiconductors

ASML CEO sees US pressure building for more China semiconductor restrictions

The Dutch firm has a monopoly on making the lithography machines that help the world’s largest semiconductor foundries produce advanced chips.

22 Oct 2024 - 8:15PM

ASML chief executive Christophe Fouquet said much of the company’s business in China is focused on mature chip technology. Photo: Shutterstock

TSMC

TSMC’s third-quarter profit handily beats forecasts on AI boom

Asia’s most valuable publicly listed company saw profit jump 54 per cent last quarter.

17 Oct 2024 - 2:27PM

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is the world’s largest contract chip maker. Photo: Reuters

Artificial intelligence

China think tank suggests Nvidia chips for data centres to avoid transfer costs

The Beijing-based think tank warned that transferring AI models trained on Nvidia GPUs to domestic solutions involved ‘complex engineering’.

15 Oct 2024 - 4:46AM

Foxconn

Foxconn builds world’s largest Nvidia superchip production facility in Mexico

Foxconn chairman Liu Young-way said the firm’s manufacturing capabilities include ‘technologies necessary to complement the GB200 server’s infrastructure’.

8 Oct 2024 - 5:54PM

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