Nvidia became a market-cap giant by supplying graphics processing units used heavily in artificial-intelligence computing.
Founded in 1993, Nvidia originally focused on graphics hardware for personal computers and video games. Its CUDA programming platform later allowed developers to use Nvidia GPUs for general-purpose parallel computing, helping the technology expand into research, data centers, and AI.
The company became one of the world's most valuable businesses as demand grew for hardware used to train and operate large AI models. Its chips, networking products, and software ecosystem gave it an important position in data-center infrastructure.
Nvidia is sometimes confused with a chip fabricator, but it is primarily a fabless semiconductor designer. Manufacturing is handled by outside foundries, especially TSMC, while Nvidia concentrates on architecture, software, systems, and product design.