Nvidia Semiconductor Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., founded in 1993, is one of the top ten chip brands, an industry leader in global visual computing technology and an inventor and leader of GPU (graphics processing unit), focusing on the design of intelligent core chipsets and 3D glasses supplemented by technology enterprises
In 1999, NVIDIA® invented the GPU (graphics processing unit), which made the world rediscover the power of computer graphics.
Since then, NVIDIA® ™ has continued to set new standards for visual computing, with breathtaking, interactive graphics products that can be used on everything from tablets and portable media players to laptops and workstations. NVIDIA's® advanced expertise in programmable GPUs (graphics processing units) has led to breakthroughs in parallel processing that have democratized the use of low-cost supercomputers. The company holds more than 1,800 U.S. patents covering a wide range of designs and insights at the foundations of modern computing.
With the rapid and continuous growth of demand, NVIDIA® (NVIDIA) has developed four major brands for GPUs to meet the needs of specific market segments:
Tegra™ ™ has revolutionized mobile computing. It is a complex System-on-Chip with eight dedicated processors that consumes 50 times less power than the average notebook PC chip. Tegra™ ™ powers the next generation of tablets, smartphones, portable media players, and in-vehicle driver safety/assistance/information systems.
GeForce® ™ accelerates consumer desktop PCs and laptops. GeForce® ™ is our best-known product line, delivering maximum performance for users who play games, enjoy movies, or experience other forms of digital entertainment on their PCs.
Quadro is the power of a powerful workstation. Animation companies, broadcasters, VFX artists, and industrial designers use Quadro to help them create and visualize their largest and most complex projects. Most of the world's automobiles, airplanes, and a wide variety of consumer products are designed with Quadro's professional graphics solutions.
Tesla is revolutionizing the face of supercomputing. By leveraging the parallel processing power of GPUs, Tesla is able to deliver superior performance to scientists and researchers who need supercomputer processing power, yet at a much lower cost and power consumption than conventional solutions.
NVIDIA® has also introduced a number of important technologies:
The 3D Astrophagoscope ™ combines specialized shutter glasses and software to enable immersive 3D visualizations for games, videos, photos, and Blu-ray 3D.
SLI® is ™ capable of harnessing the processing power of multiple GPUs on the same motherboard to create high-resolution gaming experiences.
Optimus is able to harness the processing power of multiple GPUs on the same motherboard to create a high-resolution gaming experience.
PhysX is a graphics engine that is capable of reproducing in real time the dynamic effects of natural forces such as gravity and motion applied to objects. PhysX is available on all gaming platforms, including PC, consoles, and iPhone.
We are particularly proud of CUDA. CUDA is the company's parallel computing architecture that enables GPUs to process countless amounts of data, as well as the geometry and pixels of images.
From life sciences and medicine to energy exploration and quantum chemistry, CUDA is increasingly being used in a variety of non-visual applications. There are now more than 60,000 active CUDA developers in the world. More than 300 universities and colleges in 40 countries and regions offer CUDA courses.
NVIDIA® was founded in 1993 by Jen-Hsun Huang, Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem, headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Huang previously worked at LSILogic and AMD, while Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem are from SunMicrosystems. NVIDIA® was publicly traded on the NASDAQ in 1999 under the ticker symbol NVDA. The company employs approximately 5,700 people in more than 20 countries.
