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    NVIDIA

    Also known as NVIDIA Corporation, Nvidia, NVDA

    NVIDIA is a US chip designer, headquartered in Santa Clara, California, whose data center business now makes up most of its revenue.[1][2] It reported $96.2 billion in revenue for the quarter ended July 26, 2026, more than double a year earlier.[3]

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    Key facts

    NVIDIA designs graphics processing units (GPUs), CPUs and networking hardware, including complete server racks for AI data centers.[2][4] As of its most recent quarter, which ended July 26, 2026, the company reported revenue of $96.2 billion, up 106% from a year earlier.[3] On October 29, 2025, it became the first company to reach a $5 trillion market value.[5]

    History

    Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem founded NVIDIA on April 5, 1993.[6] The company was incorporated in California and reincorporated in Delaware in 1998.[6] Huang remains its chief executive.[7] NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.[1]

    NVIDIA says it invented the GPU, a graphics processor, in 1999.[8] In 2006 the company introduced CUDA, which opened the parallel processing capabilities of its GPUs to a broad range of compute-intensive applications beyond graphics.[9] NVIDIA’s annual report credits CUDA with paving the way for modern AI.[9]

    Products and manufacturing

    NVIDIA is a fabless company: it designs chips but relies on foundries such as TSMC and Samsung Electronics to manufacture them.[10] In its fiscal 2026 annual report, NVIDIA grouped its products into two segments. Compute & Networking covered data center computing and networking platforms, AI software and automotive platforms.[11] Graphics covered GeForce gaming GPUs and RTX workstation GPUs.[11] In August 2026 NVIDIA said its Vera Rubin data center platform was ramping into full production, with racks running at CoreWeave, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Nebius.[4] The company also unveiled Vera, a CPU it describes as built for AI agents.[12]

    Its Blackwell GPU used TSMC’s CoWoS packaging to combine more than three reticles’ worth of silicon with eight high-bandwidth memory stacks, an example of the chiplet approach.[13] In networking, NVIDIA said by May 2026 that its Spectrum-X Ethernet Photonics switches, which use co-packaged-optics, were in production.[14] In robotics, it announced Project GR00T, a foundation model for humanoid robots, in March 2024.[15] Its Isaac GR00T platform now includes open GR00T foundation models, demonstration-capture tools and the Isaac Sim and Isaac Lab simulation tools.[16]

    At the end of fiscal 2026 NVIDIA had about 42,000 employees in 38 countries. About 31,000 of them worked in research and development.[17]

    Business and finances

    NVIDIA’s fiscal year ends in late January. For fiscal 2026, which ended January 25, 2026, revenue was $215.9 billion, up 65% from the year before.[18] Data Center revenue for that year rose 68% to $193.7 billion.[19]

    In the second quarter of fiscal 2027, Data Center revenue was $89.0 billion, up 117% year over year. Edge Computing revenue was $7.2 billion, up 27%.[2] GAAP and non-GAAP gross margins were both 75.0%.[3] NVIDIA returned about $26.0 billion to shareholders through share buybacks and dividends during the quarter. It had $99.0 billion left under its buyback authorization and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share, payable October 1, 2026.[20] It guided third-quarter revenue of $108.0 billion, plus or minus 2%.[21] In the earnings release, Huang said, “AI has reached its inflection point,” and added, “Now, compute is revenue.”[22]

    Export controls and China

    US export rules have limited NVIDIA’s sales to China.[23] In April 2025 the US government said NVIDIA needed a license to export its H20 chips to China. NVIDIA then recorded a $4.5 billion charge for H20 excess inventory and purchase obligations.[23] Its outlook for the third quarter of fiscal 2027 assumes no Data Center compute revenue from China.[21]

    A US license granted in February 2026 allows small H200 shipments to specific China-based customers.[24] But NVIDIA said in August 2026 that China’s government had restricted those sales. It took a $0.4 billion H200 charge in the first half of fiscal 2027, and licensed H200 shipments made up less than 1% of its latest quarterly Data Center revenue.[25] The US AI chip export controls page tracks the rules in detail.

    Partnerships and peers

    In September 2025 NVIDIA and Intel agreed to jointly develop multiple generations of custom data center and PC products. As part of the deal, NVIDIA agreed to invest $5 billion in Intel common stock at $23.28 per share.[26] Intel said the share sale was completed by the time it reported fourth-quarter 2025 results.[27] AMD also sells GPUs for data centers, under the Instinct brand.[28] AMD has signed multi-gigawatt supply agreements with OpenAI and Anthropic.[29][30]

    On September 2, 2026 NVIDIA agreed to buy Hugging Face, which runs a platform for sharing open-source models, datasets and applications. The price is about $11.9 billion, plus a retention program of up to about $1.0 billion, and the deal is expected to close in the first half of 2027 if regulators approve.[31] NVIDIA committed to keep the platform open, including support for other chip vendors.[32]

    Questions readers ask

    Does NVIDIA manufacture its own chips?

    No. NVIDIA uses outside foundries, including TSMC and Samsung Electronics, to make its chips.[10]

    Who founded NVIDIA, and when?

    Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem founded NVIDIA on April 5, 1993. Huang is still its CEO.[6][7]

    How much of NVIDIA's revenue comes from data centers?

    In the quarter ended July 26, 2026, Data Center revenue was $89.0 billion out of total revenue of $96.2 billion.[2][3]

    Does NVIDIA sell data center chips in China?

    US export rules have restricted sales. A license requirement for the H20 chip in April 2025 led to a $4.5 billion charge, and NVIDIA's guidance for the third quarter of fiscal 2027 assumes no Data Center compute revenue from China.[23][21]

    Sources

    Each numbered claim is a statement we checked against the sources listed with it. Status shows how well established it is.

    1. [1]

      NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. confirmedas of 2026-02-25

    2. [2]

      In the second quarter of fiscal 2027, NVIDIA's Data Center revenue was $89.0 billion, up 117% year over year, and Edge Computing revenue was $7.2 billion, up 27% year over year. confirmedas of 2026-07-26

    3. [3]

      NVIDIA reported revenue of $96.2 billion for the second quarter of fiscal 2027 (ended July 26, 2026), up 106% from a year earlier, with GAAP and non-GAAP gross margins both at 75.0%. confirmedas of 2026-07-26

    4. [4]

      In August 2026 NVIDIA said its Vera Rubin platform was ramping into full production, with racks running at partners including CoreWeave, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Nebius. confirmedas of 2026-08-26

    5. [5]

      On October 29, 2025, NVIDIA became the first company to reach a $5 trillion market value. confirmedas of 2025-10-29

    6. [6]

      NVIDIA was founded on April 5, 1993, by Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem. confirmedas of 2026-10-10

    7. [7]

      Jensen Huang is NVIDIA's founder and chief executive officer. confirmedas of 2026-08-26

    8. [8]

      NVIDIA describes itself as having invented the GPU (graphics processing unit) in 1999. confirmedas of 2026-10-10

    9. [9]

      NVIDIA introduced CUDA in 2006, opening the parallel processing capabilities of its GPUs to general compute-intensive applications. confirmedas of 2026-02-25

    10. [10]

      NVIDIA does not manufacture its own chips; it uses foundries such as TSMC and Samsung Electronics. confirmedas of 2026-02-25

    11. [11]

      In fiscal 2026 NVIDIA reported two segments, Compute & Networking (data center computing and networking platforms, AI software and automotive) and Graphics (GeForce gaming GPUs and RTX workstation GPUs). confirmedas of 2026-01-25

    12. [12]

      NVIDIA unveiled Vera, a CPU it describes as built for AI agents. confirmedas of 2026-08-26

    13. [13]

      As of 2024, NVIDIA's Blackwell GPU used TSMC's CoWoS packaging to combine more than three reticles' worth of silicon with eight HBM memory stacks. confirmedas of 2024-04-30

    14. [14]

      By May 31, 2026, NVIDIA said its Spectrum-X Ethernet Photonics co-packaged-optics switches with 200Gb/s SerDes were in production. confirmedas of 2026-05-31

    15. [15]

      NVIDIA announced Project GR00T, a general-purpose foundation model for humanoid robots, on March 18, 2024, alongside the Jetson Thor robot computer. confirmedas of 2024-03-18

    16. [16]

      NVIDIA's Isaac GR00T platform includes teleoperation tools for capturing demonstrations, open GR00T foundation models, and the Isaac Sim and Isaac Lab simulation and training tools. confirmedas of 2026-05-31

    17. [17]

      At the end of fiscal year 2026, NVIDIA had approximately 42,000 employees in 38 countries, about 31,000 of them in research and development. confirmedas of 2026-01-25

    18. [18]

      NVIDIA's revenue for fiscal year 2026 (ended January 25, 2026) was $215.9 billion, up 65% from the prior year. confirmedas of 2026-01-25

    19. [19]

      NVIDIA's Data Center revenue for fiscal year 2026 rose 68% to $193.7 billion. confirmedas of 2026-01-25

    20. [20]

      NVIDIA returned approximately $26.0 billion to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends in the second quarter of fiscal 2027, had $99.0 billion remaining under its repurchase authorization, and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share payable October 1, 2026. confirmedas of 2026-07-26

    21. [21]

      NVIDIA guided third-quarter fiscal 2027 revenue of $108.0 billion, plus or minus 2%, and assumes no Data Center compute revenue from China in that outlook. confirmedas of 2026-08-26· forecast

    22. [22]

      In NVIDIA's August 2026 earnings release, Jensen Huang said AI had reached an inflection point and that "compute is revenue". confirmedas of 2026-08-26

    23. [23]

      In April 2025 the US government required a license to export NVIDIA's H20 chips to China, and NVIDIA recorded a $4.5 billion charge for H20 excess inventory and purchase obligations in the first quarter of fiscal 2026. confirmedas of 2026-02-25

    24. [24]

      In February 2026 the US government granted NVIDIA a license to ship small amounts of H200 products to specific China-based customers, after inspection in the United States; such H200s face a 25% tariff on import into the US. confirmedas of 2026-02-25

    25. [25]

      NVIDIA said in August 2026 that China's government had restricted sales of the H200s it was licensed to ship there, that it had taken a $0.4 billion H200 charge in the first half of fiscal 2027, and that licensed H200 shipments made up less than 1% of its latest quarterly Data Center revenue. confirmedas of 2026-08-26

    26. [26]

      In September 2025 NVIDIA and Intel agreed to jointly develop multiple generations of custom data center and PC products, and NVIDIA agreed to invest $5 billion in Intel common stock at $23.28 per share. confirmedas of 2025-09-18

    27. [27]

      Intel completed the sale of $5.0 billion of its common stock to NVIDIA, as reported with its fourth-quarter 2025 results. confirmedas of 2025-12-27

    28. [28]

      AMD's Data Center segment revenue was $6.7 billion in the second quarter of 2026, up 107% year over year and 58% of company revenue, driven by EPYC CPUs and Instinct GPUs. confirmedas of 2026-06-27

    29. [29]

      In October 2025 AMD and OpenAI agreed to deploy 6 gigawatts of AMD Instinct GPUs across multiple generations, starting with 1 gigawatt of MI450 GPUs in the second half of 2026; AMD issued OpenAI a warrant for up to 160 million AMD shares that vests with deployment milestones and AMD share-price targets. confirmedas of 2025-10-06

    30. [30]

      In July 2026 Anthropic agreed to deploy up to 2 gigawatts of AMD Instinct MI450 Series GPUs in Helios rack-scale systems, with the first gigawatt beginning in the first half of 2027. confirmedas of 2026-07-22

    31. [31]

      On September 2, 2026 NVIDIA agreed to acquire Hugging Face, which runs a platform for sharing open-source models, datasets and applications, for a purchase price of about $11.9 billion plus a retention program of up to about $1.0 billion; the deal is expected to close in the first half of 2027, subject to regulatory approvals. confirmedas of 2026-09-03

    32. [32]

      NVIDIA committed that Hugging Face would keep letting users upload and download models and datasets of their choosing and would keep supporting other chip vendors. confirmedas of 2026-09-03

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    2. Refresh: added the agreement to acquire Hugging Face, the August 2026 H200 China update, and robotics and networking links to the research-field pages.

    Created Oct 10, 2026. Last reviewed by an editor on Oct 10, 2026. Next scheduled review: Jan 10, 2027.

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