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Background of NVIDIA

  • NVIDIA Corp is an American multinational technology company that designs graphics processing units (GPUs) for the gaming and professional markets, as well as system on a chip unit (SoCs) for the mobile computing and automotive market.
  • NVIDIA Corp is based in Santa Clara, California.
  • NVIDIA Corp oversees a high value product portfolio which includes handheld game consoles, professional GPUs for applications in architecture, engineering and construction, media and entertainment, automotive, scientific research, and manufacturing design, an application programming interface (API) which utilize GPUs deployed in supercomputing sites, as well as mobile processors for smartphones, tablets and vehicle navigation and entertainment systems.
  • NVIDIA Corp has a rich history that dates to 1993 when Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem founded it.
  • NVIDIA Corp went public in 1999.
  • Due to the success of its products, NVIDIA Corp won a contract to develop the graphics hardware for Microsoft’s Xbox game console, which earned the company a $200 million advance.
  • In 2002, NVIDIA Corp acquired Exluna, in 2003, they acquired MediaQ and in 2004, also iReady.
  • In 2004, NVIDIA Corp assisted Sony with the design of the graphics processor (RSX) in the PlayStation 3 game console.
  • In 2005, NVIDIA Corp acquired ULI Electronics, and in 2006, Hybrid Graphics.
  • Forbes named Nvidia its Company of the Year for 2007, due to its accomplishments.
  • In 2007, Nvidia completed the acquisition of PortalPlayer, Inc. and in 2008, it acquired Ageia.
  • In 2011, NVIDIA Corp released its Tegra 3 ARM system-on-a-chip for mobile devices, claiming that the chip featured the first-ever quad-core mobile CPU, and in 2013, the company unveiled the Tegra 4, as well as the Nvidia Shield, an Android-based handheld game console powered by the new system-on-chip.
  • In 2013, NVIDIA Corp acquired PGI from STMicroelectronics.
  • Since 2014, NVIDIA Corp has diversified its business into three markets: gaming, automotive electronics, and mobile devices.
  • In 2016, NVIDIA Corp unveiled the first GPUs of the GeForce 10 series based on its new Pascal microarchitecture.
  • NVIDIA Corp officially released the Titan V in 2017 and the Nvidia Quadro GV100 and the RTX 2080 GPUs in 2018.
  • In 2019, NVIDIA Corp announced a deal to buy Mellanox Technologies to expand its footprint in the high-performance computing market and introduced its new RTX Studio laptops which are to be seven times faster than a top-end MacBook Pro.
  • In 2025, NVIDIA Corp developed an open-source ventilator to address the shortage resulting from the global coronavirus pandemic, as well as its Ampere GPU microarchitecture and the Nvidia A100 GPU accelerator.
  • NVIDIA Corp also announced the GeForce 30 series based on its new Ampere microarchitecture and plans to build the most powerful computer in Cambridge, England.
  • Today, NVIDIA Corp is truly one of the most valuable technology companies in the world with a market capitalization of US$ 485.915 billion recorded in July 2025.
  • In 2025 the total staff compliment for NVIDIA Corp was more than 18 900.
  • NVIDIA Corp’s executive leadership team consists of: Jen-hsun Huang – President, Chief Executive Officer, Director; Colette M. Kress – Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President; Ajay K. Puri – Executive Vice President – Worldwide Field Operations; Debora C Shoquist – Executive Vice President – Operations; and Timothy S. Teter – Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary.

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  • NVIDIA Corp pioneered graphics processing units, or GPUs, to make video games more realistic.
  • NVIDIA Corp is continuously expanding in AI chips, used in supercomputers, data centres, drug development and driverless cars.
  • NVIDIA Corp announced plans in 2025 to acquire Arm Ltd. from SoftBank, which would be the largest semiconductor acquisition to date.
  • In April 2025 NVIDIA Corp’s first-quarter revenue proved to be above its earlier forecast of $5.3 billion, as it benefited from strong demand for chips that power data centres and cryptocurrency mining.
  • NVIDIA Corp spent about $100 million on its Cambridge-1 system, which uses artificial intelligence to solve health research problems.
  • King’s College London and a National Health Service unit will also use the system, as will privately held Oxford Nanopore Technologies.
  • Last September, Nvidia unveiled new GeForce gaming GPUs, touting a generational leap in performance. In April, Nvidia unveiled its first CPU, called Grace, which uses chip designs from U.K.-based Arm for high-end computing and AI applications.
  • NVIDIA Corp chips power a future of self-driving cars and cloud gaming.
  • Gaming still represents the lion’s share of NVIDIA Corp
  • NVIDIA Corp ‘s data centre business is a key growth driver.
  • As such, the company’s innovative and competitive portfolio has allowed it to defy the market trends surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, with performance and shares still attractive after a tumultuous 2025.

NVIDIA Investor Tip

  • NVIDIA Corp trades its shares on the NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ) under the stock symbol NVDA. NVIDIA Corp forms part of both the NASDAQ-100 and S&P 100 and S&P 500 components.
  • An analysis on NVIDIA Corp’s market performance and income statement indicates Revenue (ttm) of 19.26 billion, Revenue Per Share (ttm) 7.78, Quarterly Revenue Growth (yoy) 83.80%, Gross Profit (ttm) 10.56 billion, EBITDA 6.97 billion, Net Income Avi to Common (ttm) 5.33 billion, Diluted EPS (ttm) 2.12 and Quarterly Earnings Growth (yoy) 108.50%.
  • The NVIDIA Corp Compute & Networking segment offers Data Centre platforms and systems for AI, HPC, and accelerated computing, autonomous driving and vehicle solutions, and Jetson for robotics and other embedded platforms.
  • NVIDIA Corp sells its products to original equipment manufacturers, original device manufacturers, system builders, add-in board manufacturers, retailers or distributors, Internet, and cloud service providers, and more.
  • While past performance is no guarantee of future results, it gives investors a starting point and analysts suggests that NVIDIA Corp has what it takes to continue its winning streak and surpass a trillion-dollar market cap by 2025.
  • When it comes to gaming, NVIDIA Corp has no equal and it dominates the gaming space with its innovative graphics processing units (GPUs).
  • NVIDIA Corp ‘s financial results show that its strategy is sound for the company delivered record gaming revenue of $2.76 billion in Q1, up 106% year over year.
  • NVIDIA Corp delivered a stable performance despite the economic impact which resulted from the global coronavirus pandemic. This stable performance can be largely owed to the company’s diverse portfolio, as well as its strong medical supplies sector which witnessed growing demand as hospitals geared up to combat the virus.
  • With sound financials and significant, consistent, and continuous growth forecasted for the remainder of 2025, shareholders who buy or sell shares can expect lucrative dividends and returns.
  • Overall, the company’s a stable performance has resulted in healthy dividends and a good share price for investors who choose to purchase shares today, securing a decent buy-in in 2025 and in the future.
  • Data from this analysis should be weighed against forecasted performance during this pandemic, but for now, prices on shares and in turn dividends remain unaffected, which provides shareholders with assurance that they will have a strong buy-in on NASDAQ.

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