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Nvidia

Nvidia is one of the most valuable companies in the semiconductor industry. Founded by Taiwan-born American businessman Jensen Huang, it holds a near monopoly on graphics processing units used to train AI systems.

Chairman / President

Jensen Huang

CEO / Managing Director

Jensen Huang

CFO / Finance Director

Colette Kress

Industry

Semiconductors

Website

nvidia.com

Headquarters address

2788 San Tomas Expressway, Santa Clara, CA 95051, United States

Stock Code

NASDAQ:NVDA

Year founded

1993

Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng, r(ight) welcomes Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang to Shanghai. Photo: Shanghai Fabu

US-China trade war

Nvidia boss meets Shanghai mayor in wake of new US export controls on chips

The tech chief executive’s visit is seen by Chinese media as a sign the US company remains committed to the country.

19 Apr 2025 - 7:18PMvideocam

US-China trade war

As trade war heats up, China’s premier wants focus on positive expectations

18 Apr 2025 - 6:15PM

US-China tech war

Nvidia CEO’s China visit seen as reassuring officials, clients amid trade war

18 Apr 2025 - 6:00PM

Video | Nvidia CEO visits Beijing as US bans AI chips

Nvidia CEO arrived in the Chinese capital at the invitation of state-backed China Council for the Promotion of International Trade

18 Apr 2025 - 11:31AM

China a ‘key market’, says Nvidia CEO Huang during Beijing visit as US bans AI chips

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Semiconductors

Nvidia curbs and ASML warning spur global tech-stock rout

A bigger-than-expected drop in ASML’s bookings failed to alleviate concerns over a potential slowdown in AI demand.

17 Apr 2025 - 10:59AM

United States

Wall Street sinks after US Fed warning, as Nvidia leads decline in tech stocks

Chairman Jerome Powell says the US central bank will not intervene to calm markets roiled by Trump’s tariff war.

17 Apr 2025 - 4:49AMvideocam

Semiconductors

Chip war: US Nvidia H20 restrictions could boost China’s AI chip business

Nvidia’s China business is likely to ‘fall to nearly zero’, as tech giants such as ByteDance and Tencent turn to domestic suppliers, analysts say.

16 Apr 2025 - 10:44PMvideocam

The Huawei Atlas 800 inference server displayed at the InnoEX Fair in Hong Kong on April 15. Photo: Reuters

Semiconductors

ASML’s orders fall short, as CEO warns of tariff uncertainty

‘The situation will remain dynamic for a while,’ Christophe Fouquet, CEO of the chipmaking equipment giant, says.

16 Apr 2025 - 5:25PM

US-China relations

Nvidia expects US$5.5 billion hit as US targets chips sent to China

Export licences are now required for the company’s H20 artificial intelligence chip, which have been seeing growing Chinese demand.

16 Apr 2025 - 7:42AMvideocam

Huawei

Huawei launches new AI architecture to challenge Nvidia’s dominance

Huawei’s alleged advancement points to the US-sanctioned company’s progress in achieving self-sufficiency in computing power.

16 Apr 2025 - 12:09AMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

Nvidia says it will build up to US$500 billion of AI gear in US

The US$500 billion figure refers to the combined value of all the goods Nvidia anticipates selling in to the supply chain for AI.

15 Apr 2025 - 11:20AM

Electric & new energy vehicles

Exclusive | Xpeng to use own Turing AI chip to power its self-driving cars this quarter

Xpeng’s Turing AI chip is three times more powerful in computing power than the Nvidia chip installed in its existing EVs.

15 Apr 2025 - 10:34AMvideocam

Stocks

US Treasury chief Bessent: stock market drop a ‘Mag 7’ problem, not a Maga one

The decline has more to do with the emergence of Chinese AI firm DeepSeek than with Trump’s economic policies, Bessent says.

5 Apr 2025 - 7:05PM

United States

US market extends drop as strong jobs report fails to soothe tariff fears

The S&P 500 Index and Nasdaq 100 Index futures sank as China imposed a 34 per cent tariff on all American imports.

4 Apr 2025 - 9:59PMvideocam

A screen shows the Dow Jones Industrial Average on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. Friday’s losses follow a massive wipe out by US stocks on Thursday that erased US$2.5 trillion in value in the wake of Trump’s drastic new trade tariffs which ignited widespread recession fears. Photo: EPA-EFE

United States

Dow drops 1,600 as US stocks lead worldwide sell-off from Trump tariffs

Wall Street plunged as Trump’s new tariffs sparked fears of a global recession, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones suffering their worst drops since 2020.

4 Apr 2025 - 8:14AMvideocam

Traders on the floor at the Opening Bell of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. Photo: EPA-EFE

SCMP Highlights

Singaporeans rediscover China, what Duterte’s downfall means: 7 Asia highlights

From rescuers’ battle in Myanmar quake to Japan’s ‘major disaster’ action plan, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

1 Apr 2025 - 12:00PM

Semiconductors

Intel CEO Tan Lip-bu says company will spin off noncore units

Speaking at his first public appearance as CEO, Tan also says the firm will create new products including custom semiconductors.

1 Apr 2025 - 9:39AM

Malaysia

Will Malaysia’s chip rules satisfy US concerns over Nvidia diversions to China?

Malaysia is enhancing semiconductor tracking to reassure the US amid investigations into alleged Nvidia chip diversions to China.

26 Mar 2025 - 11:44PM

Semiconductors

US start-up PsiQuantum raising US$750 million in quantum computing race

Start-ups and major tech firms are chasing quantum computing, with Google, Microsoft and Amazon having unveiled new quantum chips.

25 Mar 2025 - 11:15AM

Artificial intelligence

Nvidia to open quantum computing lab in Boston, CEO Jensen Huang says

Nvidia plans to collaborate with scientists from Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Huang said.

21 Mar 2025 - 6:20AM

Artificial intelligence

AMD CEO visits China, touts chip compatibility with DeepSeek models

The US semiconductor firm and main rival of Nvidia has been promoting its infrastructural support for DeepSeek’s AI models.

19 Mar 2025 - 10:27AM

Artificial intelligence

Nvidia showcases AI chips as it shrugs off DeepSeek

Industry watchers expect CEO Huang to spotlight Nvidia’s latest Blackwell line of graphics processing units (GPUs).

18 Mar 2025 - 11:00AM

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang gives a keynote address at CES 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 6, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Artificial intelligence

AI start-up challenges Nvidia’s dominance with Beijing support

A team with ties to Tsinghua University has unveiled a new framework for building advanced AI models using Chinese-made chips.

16 Mar 2025 - 10:30AMvideocam

Foxconn

Foxconn’s profits drop as iPhone sales falter, but AI boom offers hope

The Taiwanese company reported a 13 per cent fall in net income, worse than analysts’ estimates for a 2 per cent gain.

17 Mar 2025 - 12:08PM

Semiconductors

Intel names Malaysian-born chip industry veteran Tan Lip Bu as CEO

Intel is undergoing one of its bleakest periods, as it struggles to cash in on a boom in advanced AI chips that has benefited rival Nvidia.

13 Mar 2025 - 11:34AM

Intel has appointed chip industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan as CEO, effective March 18. Photo: Handout

Science

Chinese AI team wins global award for replacing Nvidia GPU with industrial chip

Win for video-generation AI model based on off-the shelf chip marks a first for China and a shift in global race to optimise AI hardware.

12 Mar 2025 - 7:00PMvideocam

The breakthrough by Chinese scientists may redefine how industries deploy cost-effective, energy-efficient AI systems, from robotic controls to autonomous vehicles. Photo: Shutterstock

Artificial intelligence

Opinion | AI is no longer a mere investment, but a matter of sovereignty

As the US-China race for primacy in artificial intelligence heats up, nations must boost their capabilities or fall behind in the global divide.

12 Mar 2025 - 4:30PMvideocam

Semiconductors

TSMC pitches Nvidia, others about joint venture to run Intel foundry

US President Donald Trump is keen to revive Intel’s fortunes, as he seeks to boost American advanced manufacturing, sources say.

12 Mar 2025 - 1:15PM

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