Nvidia, a publicly owned company founded in 1993 and headquartered in the US, is a computer hardware manufacturer primarily known for designing discrete graphics processing units (GPUs). Employing approximately 27,160 people, Nvidia's GPUs are utilized across various sectors, including personal computers (primarily for gaming), data centers, and automotive infotainment systems. While initially focused on PC graphics, the company has expanded its operations to encompass applications in artificial intelligence and autonomous driving, leveraging its GPUs' high-performance capabilities.
Nvidia partnered with Naver Cloud to develop a sovereign AI ecosystem in Southeast Asia, aiming for results within the year. The partnership was announced at Nvidia's GTC event, with Naver Cloud citing its HyperClova X large language model as an example of successful sovereign AI development using a non-English language base. Separately, Nvidia joined the AI Infrastructure Partnership (AIP), alongside BlackRock, Microsoft, MGX, and xAI, to invest in AI infrastructure expansion. SoftBank deployed its Aitras AI-RAN solution at Nvidia's Santa Clara headquarters, marking the first installation outside Japan and enabling AI-related experiments and application development. Google and Nvidia announced collaborative initiatives to accelerate agentic and physical AI development, utilizing Nvidia's Omniverse Cosmos and Isaac platforms. Finally, Nvidia partnered with Telus to create a Sovereign AI Factory in Quebec, Canada, making Telus the first North American service provider to become an official Nvidia Cloud Partner. This facility will leverage the Telus PureFibre network and support Canadian AI technology development.
Nvidia's customers primarily consist of software Development and iT Services and IT Consulting companies. Examples of Nvidia's customers include Cognizant, Amdocs and Autodesk. Nvidia has commercial and technical partners like Microsoft, Cognizant and SAP. Examples of Nvidia's suppliers include Red5 Pro, Alibaba Cloud and DDN Storage.