Overview
NVIDIA, founded in 1993 by Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem, has evolved from a graphics processing unit (GPU) pioneer into the undisputed kingpin of the artificial intelligence hardware revolution. Initially celebrated for its GeForce line of graphics cards that powered PC gaming, the company's strategic pivot towards parallel processing capabilities proved prescient. Today, its CUDA platform and A100/H100 GPUs are the foundational infrastructure for the vast majority of AI training and inference workloads globally, driving everything from large language models to autonomous vehicles. This dominance has propelled NVIDIA's market capitalization to astronomical heights, making it a central node in the global tech ecosystem and a focal point for geopolitical and economic discussions.