NVIDIA

Guide Note

NVIDIA is a technology company that specializes in the production of graphics technology for desktop computers, workstations, and other handheld devices. NVIDIA is well known for their GeForce series of graphics cards in the gaming community and also their nForce chipsets. However, they also produce parts for game consoles and business computers.

Fast Facts

1. Founded: 1993
2. Founders: Jen-Hsun Huang and Chris A. Malachowsky
3. Slogan: "The Way it's Meant to be Played"
4. Headquarters: Santa Clara, California
5. Nvidia branded products found in almost all computers

NVIDIA was founded in 1993 by Jen-Hsun Huang and Curtis Priem and Chris Malachowsky from venture capital. In the beginning, NVIDIA had hopes of entering into the market to sell components. In the late 2000s, they acquired the assets of 3dfx. In 2008, NVIDIA acquired Ageia because of their physics accelerator technologies.

NVIDIA has many products that are currently on the market, including the NVIDIA GeForce and the nForce chipsets. NVIDIA does not currently sell graphics chips in the open market, instead they release their specifications and have other 3rd party developers and engineers distribute their product and pay royalties to use their name and specification.

NVIDIA is currently the biggest graphics processing company in the world and currently has the majority of the market share in this area.