Nvidia Corporation from Super Phones to Supercomputers
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NVIDIA CORPORATION FROM SUPER PHONES TO SUPERCOMPUTERS NVIDIA awakened the world to the power of interactive experiences. NVIDIA has shipped NVIDIA IN BRIEF computer graphics when it invented the GPU over one billion GPUs. And the rising Founded in 1993 in 1999. These multi-core processors enable importance of computer graphics is fueling Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. PC gamers to enjoy fully immersive worlds, growth. It’s estimated that by 2015, two and professionals to design everything from billion computers a year will ship with GPUs. 6,800 employees in 20 countries shampoo bottles to airplanes. Their parallel Fastest semiconductor company processing capabilities provide researchers A CULTURE OF REINVENTION to reach $1 billion in revenue and scientists with the ability to efficiently ounded in 1993, NVIDIA has continuously $3.5 billion in revenue in FY11 run high-performance applications, and reinvented itself to delight users and shape 1,900 patents they are deployed in supercomputing sites the industry. From our roots in PC graphics, around the world. More recently, NVIDIA we expanded into professional graphics and 1 billion GPUs shipped has moved into the fast-growing mobile high-performance computing. Our recent 10 million Tegras shipped computing market, where its processors move into mobile computing puts us at the power phones and tablets, as well as auto center of one of the industry’s fastest- infotainment systems. The company holds growing segments. more than 2,100 issued patents worldwide, including ones covering ideas essential to A PASSIONATE FOLLOWING modern computing. The passionate drive that fuels our company is most powerfully reflected back from our GPUS: THE ENGINES OF users. The devotion to our brand is truly COMPUTER GRAPHICS rare and is expressed in deeply personal One of the most complex processors ever ways—including artwork, tattoos and even created, the GPU is the engine of computer in fans naming their children “NVIDIA”. NVIDIA’s latest class of GPUs graphics: the science and art of using have up to 3 billion transistors. computers to create and enjoy beautiful, NVIDIA | FACTSHEET | 1111 “What NVIDIA is helping to create is a world only limited by our imaginations, where dreams can blend NVIDIA offers four powerful brands of with reality, where our hopes can be realized.” ® ® ™ processors: GeForce , Quadro , Tesla , — Rob Enderle, Enderle Group and Tegra®. GEFORCE: AMAZING VISUAL EXPERIENCES Our heritage is in PC graphics, and our TESLA: ACCELERATING SCIENCE GeForce processors deliver amazing visual NVIDIA’s expertise in programmable GPUs content, whether in the latest DirectX 11 led to breakthroughs in parallel processing. game or 3D movie. Gamers can enjoy fully Scientists and researchers around the world immersive worlds with innovations that are using Tesla GPUs to tackle the most complement GeForce, such as NVIDIA® complex challenges, from climate modeling PhysX® for thrilling, realistic effects, and the to quantum physics to finding a cure for NVIDIA® 3D Vision™ suite of technologies, cancer. NVIDIA® CUDA® architecture including active-shutter glasses, for stereo enables GPUs to work not just with the pixels 3D. Users can experience the best in mobile of an image, but with numerical data. NVIDIA PCs with NVIDIA® Optimus™ technology, Tesla processors harness CUDA to make which automatically manages the GPU to supercomputing more efficient and more balance battery life and performance. accessible. Three of the top five supercom- puters are powered by Tesla GPUs. QUADRO: THE STANDARD FOR PROFESSIONAL GRAPHICS In the early 2000s, our invention of a programmable processor expanded TEGRA: THE MOBILE SUPER CHIP NVIDIA’s reach into professional graphics. With deep experience in visual and parallel Today, animators, broadcasters, visual- processing, NVIDIA is well positioned to effects artists and industrial designers drive the mobile computing revolution. overwhelmingly use Quadro. The majority Today, the most personal computers are of the world’s cars and planes, as well as a mobile computers. Tegra, a mobile super host of consumer products like tennis shoes chip, is powering the next generation of and shampoo bottles, are designed using mobile devices, as well as in-car safety and Quadro solutions. For on-air broadcast, infotainment systems. A thumbnail-size GPUs enable real-time digital content, touch processor with eight specialized processors, displays, and virtual sets. In film, Quadro Tegra incorporates a dual-core CPU as well GPUs were behind all of the “Best Visual as a GeForce GPU so users can enjoy Effects” Oscar nominees for the past two unprecedented multitasking capabilities, years running. stunningly rich visual experiences and console-quality gaming. To learn more about NVIDIA, go to www.nvidia.com © 2011 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved. NVIDIA and the NVIDIA logo, CUDA, GeForce, NVIDIA 3D Vision, PhysX, Quadro, Tegra, Tegra Zone, and Tesla are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. 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