Nvidia developed the GeForce graphics-processing brand and became a leading supplier of chips for artificial intelligence.
Nvidia was founded in 1993 by Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem. It first became widely known for graphics processing units, or GPUs, used in personal computers and video games. The GeForce brand, introduced in 1999, became one of the company's best-known consumer product lines.
GPUs can perform many calculations in parallel, a capability that also suits machine-learning workloads. Nvidia's CUDA software platform, introduced in 2006, allowed developers to use compatible GPUs for general-purpose computing; however, CUDA was already covered by the excluded questions and is not the answer here.
Nvidia's market capitalization rose sharply as cloud providers and technology companies invested in accelerated computing for artificial intelligence. GeForce remains a consumer gaming brand, while data-center products serve a different market. Nvidia designs chips and platforms but relies on outside manufacturers for fabrication.