Nvidia is a Santa Clara–based fabless tech giant founded in 1993 by [[😊 Jensen Huang|Jensen Huang]], [[Chris Malachowsky]] and [[Curtis Priem]]. It designs [[GPUs]] ([[GeForce]] for consumers, [[RTX]]/Tesla for professionals and datacenters) and AI/compute hardware (including Tegra SoCs, BlueField DPUs and Grace [[CPUs]]), plus software platforms like [[CUDA]] and AI model libraries. After pivotal pivots in the late ’90s (RIVA 128) and blockbuster products (GeForce 256, Ampere/Hopper GPUs), it has become the dominant player in discrete GPUs (∼80% market share) and AI accelerators, driving FY 2025 revenue of $130 billion and a peak $3.3 trillion market cap. Major expansions include networking (Mellanox, Cumulus), AI supercomputers ([[DGX]], Cambridge-1), robotics ([[Omniverse]], Isaac/GROOT), and LLMs (NVLM, Llama-3.1). While celebrated for its innovation and growth, Nvidia has faced regulatory probes, product-spec controversies (GTX 970), and open-source driver criticism.