History of Nvidia in Timeline
Nvidia Corporation, based in Santa Clara, California, is a prominent technology company founded in 1993 by Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem. Known as a Big Tech player, Nvidia develops graphics processing units (GPUs) and systems on chips (SoCs). Their products and APIs cater to diverse fields, including data science, high-performance computing, video games, mobile devices, and automotive applications.
April 5, 1993: Nvidia Founded
On April 5, 1993, Nvidia was founded by Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem.
1996: Nvidia Layoffs and Focus on RIVA 128
In 1996, Jensen Huang laid off more than half of Nvidia's employees, reducing the headcount from 100 to 40. The company focused its remaining resources on developing the RIVA 128 graphics accelerator.
August 1997: Release of RIVA 128
In August 1997, Nvidia released the RIVA 128 graphics accelerator product, which was optimized for processing triangle primitives. The company had only enough money left for one month's payroll at the time of its release.
January 22, 1999: Nvidia Goes Public
On January 22, 1999, Nvidia went public.
December 2000: Nvidia to acquire 3dfx
In December 2000, Nvidia reached an agreement to acquire the intellectual assets of its one-time rival 3dfx, a pioneer in consumer 3D graphics technology.
April 2002: Acquisition of 3dfx finalized
In April 2002, the acquisition process of 3dfx's intellectual assets by Nvidia was finalized.
July 2002: Nvidia acquired Exluna
In July 2002, Nvidia acquired Exluna, a software-rendering tools company. The personnel were merged into the Cg project.
August 2003: Nvidia Acquired MediaQ
In August 2003, Nvidia acquired MediaQ for approximately US$70 million.
April 22, 2004: Nvidia Acquired iReady
On April 22, 2004, Nvidia acquired iReady, a provider of high-performance TCP offload engines and iSCSI controllers.
December 2004: Nvidia Assisted Sony with the Design of the Graphics Processor for PlayStation 3
In December 2004, it was announced that Nvidia would assist Sony with the design of the graphics processor (RSX) for the PlayStation 3 game console.
December 14, 2005: Nvidia Acquired ULI Electronics
On December 14, 2005, Nvidia acquired ULI Electronics, which supplied third-party southbridge parts for chipsets to ATI, Nvidia's competitor.
March 2006: Nvidia Acquired Hybrid Graphics
In March 2006, Nvidia acquired Hybrid Graphics.
December 2006: Antitrust Subpoenas Received by Nvidia and AMD
In December 2006, Nvidia, along with its main rival in the graphics industry AMD (which had acquired ATI), received subpoenas from the United States Department of Justice regarding possible antitrust violations in the graphics card industry.
January 5, 2007: Nvidia Acquired PortalPlayer, Inc.
On January 5, 2007, Nvidia announced that it had completed the acquisition of PortalPlayer, Inc.
February 2008: Nvidia Acquired Ageia
In February 2008, Nvidia acquired Ageia, developer of PhysX, a physics engine and physics processing unit, and planned to integrate PhysX technology into future GPU products.
July 2008: Nvidia Took a Write-Down Due to Chipset Defects
In July 2008, Nvidia took a write-down of approximately $200 million on its first-quarter revenue after reporting that certain mobile chipsets and GPUs had "abnormal failure rates" due to manufacturing defects.
September 2008: Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Nvidia Over Faulty GPUs
In September 2008, Nvidia became the subject of a class action lawsuit over defects, claiming that faulty GPUs had been incorporated into certain laptop models manufactured by Apple Inc., Dell, and HP.
2009: Nvidia GPUs in Deep Learning "Big Bang"
In 2009, Nvidia was involved in the "big bang" of deep learning, where deep-learning neural networks were combined with Nvidia graphics processing units (GPUs). The Google Brain team used Nvidia GPUs to create deep neural networks capable of machine learning, increasing the speed of deep learning systems by about 100 times.
2009: GPU Technology Conference (GTC) Origin
In 2009, The GPU Technology Conference (GTC) originated in San Jose, California, focusing on solving computing challenges through GPUs.
September 2010: Nvidia Reached Settlement in GPU Defect Lawsuit
In September 2010, Nvidia reached a settlement in the class action lawsuit over GPU defects, in which it would reimburse owners of affected laptops for repairs or replacement.
January 10, 2011: Cross-Licensing Agreement Signed with Intel
On January 10, 2011, Nvidia signed a six-year, $1.5 billion cross-licensing agreement with Intel, ending all litigation between the two companies.
May 2011: Nvidia Agrees to Acquire Icera
In May 2011, it was announced that Nvidia had agreed to acquire Icera, a baseband chip making company in the UK, for $367 million.
November 2011: Tegra 3 Release
In November 2011, Nvidia released its ARM-based system on a chip for mobile devices, Tegra 3, which they claimed featured the first-ever quad-core mobile CPU.
January 2013: Unveiling of Tegra 4 and Nvidia Shield
In January 2013, Nvidia unveiled the Tegra 4, as well as the Nvidia Shield, an Android-based handheld game console powered by the new system on a chip.
February 2013: Plans for New Headquarters Announced
In February 2013, Nvidia announced its plans to build a new headquarters in the form of two giant triangle-shaped buildings, reflecting the company's design theme based on the triangle as the fundamental building block of computer graphics.
July 29, 2013: Nvidia Acquired PGI from STMicroelectronics
On July 29, 2013, Nvidia announced that it acquired PGI from STMicroelectronics.
September 23, 2013: Lack of Documentation for Advanced Hardware
Until September 23, 2013, Nvidia had not published any documentation for its advanced hardware. This meant programmers could not write free and open-source device drivers for its products without reverse engineering, hindering open-source development.
February 2015: Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Nvidia and Gigabyte Technology
In February 2015, a class-action lawsuit alleging false advertising was filed against Nvidia and Gigabyte Technology in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, related to the GTX 970's advertised specifications.
February 26, 2015: Nvidia CEO Apologizes for GTX 970 Miscommunication
On February 26, 2015, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang apologized in Nvidia's official blog for the miscommunication regarding the GTX 970's specifications and performance issues.
April 2016: Nvidia Produced DGX-1
In April 2016, Nvidia produced the DGX-1 based on an 8 GPU cluster, to improve the ability of users to use deep learning by combining GPUs with integrated deep learning software.
May 6, 2016: GeForce 10 Series GPUs Unveiled
On May 6, 2016, Nvidia unveiled the first GPUs of the GeForce 10 series, the GTX 1080 and 1070, based on the company's new Pascal microarchitecture.
July 2016: Settlement for False Advertising Lawsuit Regarding GTX 970
In July 2016, Nvidia agreed to a settlement for a false advertising lawsuit regarding its GTX 970 model, as the models were unable to use all of their advertised 4 GB of VRAM due to hardware limitations.
July 27, 2016: Nvidia Agrees to Preliminary Settlement in GTX 970 Lawsuit
On July 27, 2016, Nvidia agreed to a preliminary settlement of the U.S. class action lawsuit related to the GTX 970, offering a $30 refund on purchases to compensate for misrepresented storage and performance capabilities.
August 2016: Nvidia Gifted DGX-1 to OpenAI
In August 2016, Nvidia gifted its first DGX-1 to OpenAI to help it train larger and more complex AI models, reducing processing time from six days to two hours.
November 2016: Google Installed Nvidia Tesla K80 and P100 GPU-based Virtual Machines
In November 2016, Google installed Nvidia Tesla K80 and P100 GPU-based virtual machines, which are available through Google Cloud.
May 2017: Partnership with Toyota Announced
In May 2017, Nvidia announced a partnership with Toyota, which would use Nvidia's Drive PX-series artificial intelligence platform for its autonomous vehicles.
May 2017: Nvidia Inception Program Reaches 1,300 Companies
In May 2017, Nvidia's Inception Program, which supports startups in AI and data science, had grown to include 1,300 companies.
July 2017: AI Partnership with Baidu Announced
In July 2017, Nvidia and Chinese search giant Baidu announced a far-reaching AI partnership that includes cloud computing, autonomous driving, consumer devices, and Baidu's open-source AI framework PaddlePaddle. Baidu unveiled that Nvidia's Drive PX 2 AI will be the foundation of its autonomous-vehicle platform.
December 7, 2017: Titan V Released
On December 7, 2017, Nvidia released the Titan V.
2017: Max-Q Design Standard
As of late 2017, Laptops that include GeForce 10 series GPUs and are sufficiently thin – under 0.8 inches (20 mm) – have been designated as meeting Nvidia's "Max-Q" design standard.
2017: Boost in Nvidia Earnings Due to Deep Learning Technology
In 2017, Nvidia's deep learning technology led to a boost in its earnings, reflecting the growing adoption and impact of its GPU solutions in AI and machine learning applications.
March 1, 2018: Product Announced
On March 1, 2018, a product was announced.
March 2018: Nvidia Inception Program Reaches 2,800 Startups
As of March 2018, the Nvidia Inception Program included 2,800 startups, marking significant growth in its support for AI and data science ventures.
March 27, 2018: Nvidia Quadro GV100 Released
On March 27, 2018, Nvidia released the Nvidia Quadro GV100.
May 4, 2018: Product Cancellation
On May 4, 2018, the product that was previously announced, was canceled.
May 2018: Nvidia forum users request web drivers for macOS Mojave
In May 2018, Nvidia user forum members requested the company update web drivers for cards on legacy Mac Pro machines running macOS Mojave 10.14 to enable graphics acceleration and multiple display monitor capabilities, highlighting a potential issue since Apple's Mojave update info stated the OS would run on legacy machines with 'Metal compatible' graphics cards, including some Nvidia-manufactured GPUs.
September 27, 2018: RTX 2080 GPUs Released
On September 27, 2018, Nvidia released the RTX 2080 GPUs.
2018: Nvidia Researchers Demonstrate Imitation-Learning Techniques for Industrial Robots
In 2018, Nvidia researchers demonstrated imitation-learning techniques for industrial robots, creating a system that can be used to control the universal robots of the next generation.
2018: Nvidia's Chips Popular for Cryptomining
In 2018, Nvidia's chips became popular for cryptomining, the process of obtaining crypto rewards in exchange for verifying transactions on distributed ledgers.
January 2019: Apple Insider claims Apple doesn't want Nvidia support in macOS
In January 2019, Apple Insider weighed in on the Nvidia web driver controversy, claiming that Apple management "doesn't want Nvidia support in macOS", after no enabling web drivers were released for macOS Mojave.
March 11, 2019: Nvidia to acquire Mellanox Technologies
On March 11, 2019, Nvidia announced a deal to buy Mellanox Technologies for $6.9 billion, expanding its presence in the high-performance computing market.
May 2019: Nvidia Announces RTX Studio Laptops
In May 2019, Nvidia announced new RTX Studio laptops, claiming the laptops will be seven times faster than a top-end MacBook Pro with a Core i9 and AMD's Radeon Pro Vega 20 graphics in apps like Maya and RedCine-X Pro.
August 2019: Nvidia announces Minecraft RTX
In August 2019, Nvidia announced Minecraft RTX, an official Nvidia-developed patch for the game Minecraft adding real-time DXR ray tracing exclusively to the Windows 10 version of the game. The whole game is "refit" with path tracing, which dramatically affects the way light, reflections, and shadows work inside the engine.
2019: Nvidia's Sales Compared to 2020
During the Q2 of 2020 Nvidia's sales rose 50% compared to the same period in 2019.
2019: Tesla to Stop Using Nvidia Hardware
In 2019, at Tesla Autonomy Day, Elon Musk announced that Tesla, Inc. developed its own SoC and full self-driving computer and would stop using Nvidia hardware for their vehicles, marking a shift away from Nvidia's GPUs in Tesla vehicles.
May 14, 2020: Nvidia Announces Ampere GPU Microarchitecture and Nvidia A100 GPU Accelerator
On May 14, 2020, Nvidia officially announced its Ampere GPU microarchitecture and the Nvidia A100 GPU accelerator.
May 2020: Nvidia to acquire Cumulus Networks
In May 2020, Nvidia announced its acquisition of Cumulus Networks, later absorbing the company into Nvidia's networking business unit alongside Mellanox.
May 2020: Nvidia Develops Open-Source Ventilator
In May 2020, Nvidia developed an open-source ventilator to address the shortage resulting from the global coronavirus pandemic.
July 2020: Nvidia in talks to buy Arm
In July 2020, Nvidia was reported to be in talks with SoftBank to acquire Arm, a UK-based chip designer, for $32 billion.
September 1, 2020: Nvidia Announces GeForce 30 Series
On September 1, 2020, Nvidia officially announced the GeForce 30 series based on the company's new Ampere microarchitecture.
September 13, 2020: Nvidia Announces Intent to Acquire Arm
On September 13, 2020, Nvidia announced its plan to acquire Arm from SoftBank Group for $40 billion, pending regulatory approval, with SoftBank retaining a 10% share of Nvidia.
October 2020: Nvidia Plans to Build Cambridge-1 Supercomputer
In October 2020, Nvidia announced its plan to build the Cambridge-1, the most powerful computer in Cambridge, England, with a $100 million investment to support healthcare research.
October 2020: Nvidia Retires Quadro Brand, Shifts to Nvidia RTX
In October 2020, with the release of the Nvidia RTX A6000, Nvidia announced it was retiring its workstation GPU brand Quadro, shifting its product name to Nvidia RTX for future Ampere architecture-based products.
December 10, 2020: Nvidia Bans Hardware Unboxed From GeForce Founders Edition Review Samples
On December 10, 2020, Nvidia informed YouTube tech reviewer Steven Walton of Hardware Unboxed that it would no longer supply him with GeForce Founders Edition graphics card review units, citing a focus on rasterization instead of ray tracing in their reviews.
2020: Nvidia's Fiscal Year 2020 Earnings
For the fiscal year 2020, Nvidia reported earnings of US$2.796 billion, with an annual revenue of US$10.918 billion, a decline of 6.8% over the previous fiscal cycle.
2020: GTC 2020 Goes Digital
GTC 2020 was converted to a digital event and drew roughly 59,000 registrants.
2020: Nvidia Unveils Omniverse and Open-Sources Isaac Sim
In 2020, Nvidia unveiled "Omniverse", a virtual environment designed for engineers. Nvidia also open-sourced Isaac Sim, which makes use of this Omniverse to train robots through simulations that mimic the physics of the robots and the real world.
2020: Nvidia's Sales Surge in Q2 2020
Nvidia reported a 50% rise in sales during Q2 of 2020 compared to 2019, reaching $3.87 billion, driven by increased demand for computer technology due to the pandemic.
January 2021: Nvidia's Market Performance in January 2021
In January 2021, Nvidia's shares traded at over $531 per share, and its market capitalization was valued at over US$328.7 billion.
August 2021: Nvidia Inception Program Exceeds 8,500 Members
As of August 2021, Nvidia's Inception Program included over 8,500 members across 90 countries, with cumulative funding reaching US$60 billion, highlighting its global impact on AI and data science startups.
August 2021: Arm Takeover Stalled by UK Competition Authority
In August 2021, the proposed takeover of Arm was stalled after the UK's Competition and Markets Authority raised "significant competition concerns".
October 2021: European Commission Investigates Arm Takeover
In October 2021, the European Commission opened a competition investigation into Nvidia's proposed takeover of Arm, citing concerns over restricting competitors' access to Arm's products and information.
February 2022: Nvidia and SoftBank call off Arm acquisition
In early February 2022, SoftBank and Nvidia announced that they "had agreed not to move forward with the transaction 'because of significant regulatory challenges'" regarding Nvidia's acquisition of Arm.
March 2022: Nvidia open to Intel manufacturing their chips
In March 2022, Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang mentioned that they were open to having Intel manufacture their chips in the future. This was the first time the company mentioned that it would work together with Intel's upcoming foundry services.
April 2022: Nvidia Plans New Research Center in Armenia
In April 2022, it was reported that Nvidia planned to open a new research center in Yerevan, Armenia.
May 12, 2022: Nvidia Opensources GPU Kernel Modules
On May 12, 2022, Nvidia announced that it is opensourcing its GPU kernel modules.
May 2022: Nvidia Settles SEC Charges for $5.5 Million
In May 2022, Nvidia agreed to pay $5.5 million to settle civil charges by the SEC for failing to disclose that cryptomining was a significant element of its revenue growth from sales of gaming chips in 2018.
May 2022: Nvidia Opens Voyager Building at Headquarters
In May 2022, Nvidia opened Voyager, the second of the two giant buildings at its new headquarters complex.
September 2022: Nvidia and Broad Institute Collaborate on AI Healthcare Software
In September 2022, Nvidia announced a collaboration with the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard related to the entire suite of Nvidia's AI-powered healthcare software suite called Clara, that includes Parabricks and MONAI.
September 2022: Nvidia Announces Drive Thor Automotive Chip
In September 2022, Nvidia announced its next-generation automotive-grade chip, Drive Thor.
October 2022: Nvidia's Data Center Chip Added to Export Control List
Following the United States Department of Commerce regulations which placed an embargo on exports to China of advanced microchips, which went into effect in October 2022, Nvidia saw its data center chip added to the export control list.
May 2023: Nvidia Crosses $1 Trillion in Market Valuation
In May 2023, Nvidia surpassed $1 trillion in market valuation during trading hours, subsequently growing to $1.2 trillion by November.
September 2023: Getty Images and Nvidia Partner to Launch Generative AI Tool
In September 2023, Getty Images announced that it was partnering with Nvidia to launch Generative AI by Getty Images, a new tool that lets people create images using Getty's library of licensed photos. Getty will use Nvidia's Edify model, which is available on Nvidia's generative AI model library Picasso.
September 26, 2023: Nvidia Founding Celebrated at Denny's
On September 26, 2023, Denny's CEO Kelli Valade joined Huang in East San Jose to celebrate the founding of Nvidia at Denny's on Berryessa Road. Nvidia's H100 GPUs were in such demand that even other tech giants were beholden to how Nvidia allocated supply.
October 2023: Nvidia Designing ARM-Based CPUs for Windows
In October 2023, it was reported that Nvidia had quietly begun designing ARM-based central processing units (CPUs) for Microsoft's Windows operating system with a target to start selling them in 2025.
2023: Development of H20 AI Chip for Chinese Market
In late 2023, the H20 was developed specifically for the Chinese market to comply with U.S. export restrictions.
January 2024: Nvidia Increases Lobbying Presence in Washington, D.C.
In January 2024, Forbes reported that Nvidia increased its lobbying presence in Washington, D.C. as American lawmakers consider proposals to regulate artificial intelligence. From 2023 to 2024, the company reportedly hired at least four government affairs with professional backgrounds at agencies including the United States Department of State and the Department of the Treasury.
January 2024: Nvidia H100 GPU Sells for $25,000 to $40,000
In January 2024, Raymond James Financial analysts estimated that Nvidia was selling the H100 GPU in the price range of $25,000 to $30,000 each, while on eBay, individual H100s cost over $40,000.
February 2024: Nvidia is the "hot employer" in Silicon Valley
In February 2024, it was reported that Nvidia was the "hot employer" in Silicon Valley. By then, Nvidia GPUs had become so valuable that they needed special security while in transit to data centers, requiring armored car transport.
March 1, 2024: Nvidia Closes with Market Cap Over $2 Trillion
On March 1, 2024, Nvidia became the third company in the history of the United States to close with a market capitalization in excess of $2 trillion.
March 2024: GTC Returns to In-Person Format
After several years of remote-only events, GTC in March 2024 returned to an in-person format in San Jose, California.
March 2024: Nvidia's Key Management Team
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June 2024: Trend Micro and Nvidia Partner to Develop AI-Driven Security Tools
In June 2024, Trend Micro announced a partnership with Nvidia to develop AI-driven security tools, integrating Nvidia NIM and Nvidia Morpheus with Trend Vision One and its Sovereign and Private Cloud solutions.
June 2024: Antitrust Investigations Launched into Nvidia
In June 2024, the Justice Department (DOJ) began antitrust investigations into Nvidia, focusing on their influence in the AI industry. The probes centered on the company's conduct rather than mergers.
October 2024: Nvidia Introduces NVLM 1.0
In October 2024, Nvidia introduced a family of open-source multimodal large language models called NVLM 1.0, which features a flagship version with 72 billion parameters, designed to improve text-only performance after multimodal training.
October 2024: Nvidia Collaborating with Raytheon to Accelerate Workloads on GPUs
In October 2024, Nvidia reported that it had been collaborating with Raytheon (a RTX Corporation business) to “explore network pipelines that accelerate workloads on GPUs and use GPU acceleration software libraries”.
November 2024: Nvidia Buys Shares of Nebius Group
Also in November 2024, Nvidia bought 1.2 million shares of Nebius Group.
November 2024: Nvidia's 2025 Blackwell Chip Production Sold Out
In November 2024, Morgan Stanley reported that "the entire 2025 production" of all of Nvidia's Blackwell chips was "already sold out".
November 2024: Nvidia Added to Dow Jones Industrial Average
In November 2024, Nvidia was added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
2024: Nvidia Ranked on Forbes' Best Places to Work List
In 2024, Nvidia was ranked #3 on Forbes' "Best Places to Work" list.
2024: Nvidia Focus on Humanoid Robots and Self-Driving Cars
In 2024, Nvidia's CEO, Jensen Huang, oriented Nvidia's focus towards humanoid robots and self-driving cars, anticipating their widespread adoption.
2024: Nvidia Involved in Data Scraping for Illegal AI Model Training
In 2024, internal conversations revealed that Nvidia was scraping large amounts of videos from YouTube without permission, and by circumventing protection measures, for illegal AI model training.
January 7, 2025: Nvidia's Market Cap Doubles Competitors' Value
On January 7, 2025, Nvidia's market capitalization of $3.66 trillion exceeded the combined value of AMD, ARM, Broadcom, and Intel by more than double.
January 2025: Nvidia Experiences Record One-Day Market Cap Loss
In January 2025, Nvidia faced the largest single-day market capitalization loss for a U.S. company, dropping $600 billion due to DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup's advanced and cost-effective AI model. DeepSeek's AI assistant, utilizing the V3 model, surpassed ChatGPT as the top free app on Apple's App Store in the U.S.
April 7, 2025: Nvidia Releases Llama-3.1-Nemotron-Ultra-253B-v1 LLM
On April 7, 2025, Nvidia launched the Llama-3.1-Nemotron-Ultra-253B-v1 reasoning large language model under the Nvidia Open Model License, available in Nano, Super, and Ultra sizes.
May 2025: U.S. Senators Criticize Proposed Nvidia Facility in Shanghai
In May 2025, U.S. senators Jim Banks and Elizabeth Warren criticized a proposed Nvidia facility in Shanghai, citing significant national security and economic security concerns.
May 28, 2025: Nvidia's Revenue Forecast Disappoints Amid Export Restrictions
On May 28, 2025, Nvidia's second-quarter revenue forecast fell short of market expectations due to U.S. export restrictions impacting AI chip sales to China. Despite this, the company's stock increased by 5% as investors maintained a positive outlook on long-term AI demand.
July 10, 2025: Nvidia Market Cap Exceeds $4 Trillion
On July 10, 2025, Nvidia closed with a market capitalization above $4 trillion for the first time, becoming the first company to achieve this milestone. At this point, Nvidia's value surpassed the combined value of all publicly traded companies in the United Kingdom.
July 2025: Nvidia Acquires CentL
In July 2025, Nvidia acquired CentL, a Canadian AI firm.
July 2025: Nvidia Places Substantial Orders for H20 AI Chips
In July 2025, Nvidia had placed substantial orders for the H20 AI chips, including 300,000 units from TSMC, driven by strong demand from Chinese technology companies.
July 2025: Public Dispute Between Nvidia CEO and Anthropic CEO Over AI Regulation
In July 2025, a public dispute emerged between Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei over AI regulation and industry practices. The conflict centered on differing philosophies regarding AI development and regulatory oversight.
July 21, 2025: Nvidia to Extend CUDA Support to RISC-V
On July 21, 2025, Nvidia announced that it will extend CUDA support to RISC-V, expanding the accessibility of its parallel computing platform to a broader range of hardware architectures.
July 29, 2025: Nvidia Orders H20 AI Chips from TSMC
On July 29, 2025, Nvidia placed an order for 300,000 H20 AI chips from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in response to strong demand from Chinese tech companies like Tencent and Alibaba.
August 2025: Nvidia Agrees to Revenue Sharing for Chip Sales in China
In August 2025, Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) agreed to pay 15% of revenues from specific chip sales in China to secure export licenses, with Nvidia's payment specifically for sales of H20 chips.
August 2025: Nvidia Halts Production of H20 AI Chip Due to Chinese Government Directives
In August 2025, Nvidia ordered suppliers to halt production of its H20 AI chip following Chinese government directives warning domestic companies against purchasing the processor due to security concerns.
September 17, 2025: China Restricts Purchases of Nvidia's RTX Pro 6000D Chip
On September 17, 2025, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang expressed disappointment after the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) ordered companies like ByteDance (TikTok's parent company) and Alibaba to cease purchasing the RTX Pro 6000D. China's internet regulator restricted the purchase of Nvidia's AI chips to bolster the domestic industry, specifically targeting the RTX Pro 6000D, designed for the Chinese market.
September 18, 2025: Nvidia Invests $5 Billion in Intel
On September 18, 2025, Nvidia announced a $5 billion investment in Intel, supporting the U.S. chipmaker after a White House-arranged deal. This investment will give Nvidia approximately a 4% holding in Intel. Nvidia's move aims to support Intel's turnaround and allows Nvidia to offer its GB300 data center servers, based on Blackwell GPUs, on Intel's X86 architecture.
September 22, 2025: Nvidia and OpenAI Announce Partnership
On September 22, 2025, Nvidia and OpenAI announced a memorandum of understanding for a partnership. Nvidia planned to invest $100 billion into OpenAI, which would use Nvidia's chips and systems in new data centers, targeting at least 10 gigawatts system power.
October 2025: Autonomous AI Server Farm Announced
In October 2025, SDS Schönfeld and VAST Data announced a server farm dedicated to autonomous AI. The Bet Yehoshua server farm is expected to feature data infrastructure powered by VAST, along with thousands of Nvidia Blackwell GPUs and Nvidia network processors.
October 2025: Nvidia, EPRI, and PJM Interconnection Deploy AI for Power Grid
In October 2025, a coalition of Nvidia, Electric Power Research Institute, and PJM Interconnection announced the first commercial application of software developed by Emerald AI, adjusting energy draw on a power grid in real time. This deployment will occur at a new data center in Virginia named "Aurora."
October 29, 2025: Nvidia Reaches $5 Trillion Market Cap
On October 29, 2025, Nvidia became the first company to reach a market capitalization of $5 trillion.
November 11, 2025: SoftBank Sells Nvidia Portfolio, Invests in OpenAI
On November 11, 2025, Nvidia's stock prices fell by 2% after SoftBank Group sold its entire Nvidia portfolio, valued at $5.8 billion, and redirected the capital to OpenAI.
December 1, 2025: Nvidia Releases Alpamayo-R1 for Self-Driving Vehicles
On December 1, 2025, Nvidia launched Alpamayo-R1, an open-source, vision-language-action AI model designed for self-driving vehicles. The goal was to enable developers and researchers to understand how the models work and standardize evaluation methods in the industry.
December 15, 2025: Nvidia Announces Nemotron 3 Family of Models
On December 15, 2025, Nvidia announced the Nemotron 3 family of models (Nano, Super, and Ultra) built on a hybrid mixture-of-experts (MoE) architecture. The models range in size from approximately 30 billion parameters for Nano, 100 billion for Super, and 500 billion for Ultra.
December 2025: Nvidia Agrees to Acquire Assets from Groq
In December 2025, CNBC reported Nvidia agreed to purchase assets from Groq for $20 billion in cash, including a non-exclusive licensing agreement for Groq's inference technology. Several Groq's senior leaders, including the CEO, also agreed to join Nvidia. While both companies state Groq would operate independently, the transaction faced scrutiny as a tactic to avoid regulatory oversight.
December 2025: Nvidia Acquires SchedMD
In December 2025, Nvidia acquired SchedMD, the company behind the open-source workload manager Slurm, to enhance its AI and high-performance computing software offerings. Nvidia stated Slurm would remain open-source and vendor-neutral post-acquisition.
December 18, 2025: Nvidia Announces New R&D Campus in Israel
On December 18, 2025, Nvidia announced plans to construct a large research and development campus in Kiryat Tivon, Israel. The complex is projected to employ over 10,000 people and will become one of Nvidia's largest sites outside the U.S.
2025: Nvidia Unveils Next-Gen AI Hardware at GTC
At GTC 2025, Nvidia revealed its next-generation AI hardware: the Blackwell Ultra and Vera Rubin chips, as well as Isaac GR00T N1 and Cosmos, signalling a leap toward agentic AI and reasoning-capable computing.
2025: Nvidia Announces Isaac GR00T N1
In 2025, Nvidia announced Isaac GR00T N1, an open-source foundation model designed to expedite the development and capabilities of humanoid robots. Companies like Neura Robotics, 1X Technologies, and Vention are among the first to use the model.
2025: Nvidia invests in AI research center in Israel amidst controversy
In 2025, Nvidia invested $500 million in an AI research and engineering center near Haifa, Israel, and employs over 4,500 workers in the country. This investment has drawn criticism due to concerns that Nvidia's technologies, including Blackwell chips and AI systems, could enhance Israel's military capabilities. The BDS movement called for a boycott of Nvidia products during the Gaza war.
2025: Nvidia Negotiates Acquisition of AI21 Labs
In late 2025, Nvidia was in advanced talks to acquire AI21 Labs, an Israeli developer of large language models, for $2 billion to $3 billion. The deal is considered a talent-focused "acquihire," aiming to incorporate AI21's approximately 200 specialists into Nvidia's AI operations.
January 2026: Nvidia and OpenAI Re-evaluate Partnership
In January 2026, Nvidia and OpenAI were rethinking the structure of their partnership, with negotiations in early stages. CEO Jensen Huang had privately noted the original deal was non-binding and not finalized when announced in September 2025.
January 2026: Nvidia Launches Earth-2 Weather Forecasting Service
In January 2026, Nvidia launched Earth-2, a new open-sourced weather forecasting service that can be integrated to enhance AI functions across models used by scientists, businesses, and governments.
January 2026: Nvidia Evaluated Use of Pirated Content for Model Training
In January 2026, a court filing revealed that Nvidia developers contacted shadow library Anna's Archive to evaluate the use of pirated content for model training, which management gave the green light for, despite legality concerns from the site.
January 2026: Nvidia's Board of Directors
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February 2026: Release of Deepseek's AI Model Trained on Nvidia Chip
In February 2026, it was announced by the Trump Administration that Deepseek's latest AI model which was trained on Nvidia's most advanced AI chip would be released as soon as March 2026. This represented a potential violation of US export controls.
February 24, 2026: Nvidia Acquires Illumex
On February 24, 2026, Nvidia announced the acquisition of Illumex, an Israeli startup specializing in generative semantic data infrastructure, reportedly valued at around $60 million.
March 2026: Nvidia Announces Vera Rubin Platform at GTC
At the GTC conference in March 2026, Nvidia unveiled the "Vera Rubin" platform, the successor to its Blackwell architecture. The platform incorporates the Rubin GPU and Vera CPU, designed to scale "agentic AI" and provide significant performance enhancements in large-scale AI factories.
March 2026: Nvidia Invests $2 Billion in Nebius
In March 2026, Nvidia announced a $2 billion investment in the artificial intelligence cloud company Nebius.
March 2026: Release of Deepseek's AI Model Trained on Nvidia Chip
In March 2026, it was announced by the Trump Administration that Deepseek's latest AI model which was trained on Nvidia's most advanced AI chip would be released.
March 2026: US DOJ Charges Individuals for Smuggling Nvidia Chips to China
In March 2026, three men are facing charges by the US DOJ for plotting to smuggle AI servers containing Nvidia chips to China between 2024 and 2025.
2026: Nvidia Unveils Vera Rubin AI Platform at CES
At CES 2026, CEO Jensen Huang introduced Nvidia's Vera Rubin AI platform and the Alpamayo open-source model. Hesai was chosen as Nvidia's laser technology partner, providing Lidar sensors to streamline autonomous driving software, hardware, and data.
2026: United States to Permit Export of Newer H200 Chips to China
In 2026, the United States announced that it would permit the export of newer H200 chips to China under specified conditions, expected to stimulate market activity and provide significant profit opportunities for American firms.
2026: Nvidia's Largest Shareholders
In early 2026, the text mentions Nvidia's top 10 largest shareholders, but specifics are omitted from the context.
2028: Nvidia Projects $1 Trillion Data Center Revenue
At GTC 2025, Huang projected that AI-driven infrastructure would drive Nvidia's data center revenue to $1 trillion by 2028.
2080: RTX 2080 GPUs Released
Nvidia released the RTX 2080 GPUs on September 27, 2018.
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