Nvidia created the CUDA parallel-computing platform and became a market-cap leader during the artificial-intelligence boom.
Nvidia introduced CUDA in 2006. The platform lets developers use compatible graphics processing units, or GPUs, for general-purpose parallel computing rather than limiting them to graphics. CUDA became central to many scientific, engineering, and machine-learning workloads.
Nvidia was founded in 1993 by Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem. The company became especially important to modern AI because GPUs can perform many similar mathematical operations simultaneously. Its data-center products support the training and deployment of large machine-learning models.
Nvidia is a semiconductor designer rather than a conventional chip manufacturer that owns large fabrication plants. It relies heavily on manufacturing partners, including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. Its market capitalization rose sharply as demand for AI accelerators increased, but daily rankings remain sensitive to share-price movements.