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NVIDIA Named Forbes Company of the Year
Forbes, 1/7/08
Summary: To determine the winner, Forbes chose among the “Platinum 400” best-managed companies in the U.S., looking at factors such as financial performance, management ability, and innovation. Read the full article here.


Computer History Museum
Jen-Hsun Huang Conversation with Morris Chang
Computer History Museum, 10/17/07

Summary: A rare and fascinating conversation with Morris Chang, one of the most innovative semiconductor pioneers and esteemed business leaders of our time. This talk was with Jen-Hsun Huang, co-founder, president and CEO of NVIDIA Corporation. Video


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Nvidia Computer Boards, Servers Using Videogame Technology
Dow Jones, 6/20/07

Summary: Chip maker Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) on Wednesday unveiled a new line of supercomputer circuitry and its first server, both of which are based on technology from the world of videogames. "I find this really, really exciting. Now you have a...supercomputer on a chip," said John Peddie, a principal of Jon Peddie Research.


Nvidia unveils new product line; Chip maker launches Tesla products for high-performance computing
San Jose Mercury News, 6/20/07

Summary: Nvidia launched a new product line Wednesday that is intended to open a new competitive front with Intel and Advanced Micro Devices.The graphics chip maker unveiled its Tesla products for high-performance scientific and technical computing. Read the full article here.


Nvidia's New Thrust Competes With Intel In High-End Markets
Investor’s Business Daily, 6/20/07

Summary: Nvidia on Wednesday unveiled its Tesla line: the C870 add-in circuit board, D870 workstation and S870 server. Read the full article here.


Nvidia touts supergraphics chip
Tech Chronicle Blog, 6/20/07

Summary: Nvidia, best known for creating high-performance graphics cards for PC gamers, said Wednesday it has created a line of chips designed for scientific computers. Nvidia chief executive Jen-Hsun Huang dubbed these new graphics-boosted workstations "personal supercomputers." Read the full article here.


Nvidia GPUs To Be Repurposed as Supercomputers, Number Crunchers
WIRED News, 6/20/07

Summary: NVidia's branching out. The chipmaker, best known for its partners' video cards and a sexy fairy, is to repurpose its GPUs for use in high-performance computing. Financial modeling, petrochemical exploration and medical research are some of the applications touted as targets. Read the full article here.


Nvidia unveils new graphics packages
Financial Times, 6/21/07

Summary: NVIDIA, the graphics chipmaker, has introduced a range of products that it says could usher in an era of personal supercomputing. Its new Tesla brand could also shake up the industry in terms of its current dependence on central processing units or CPUs to carry out computing tasks. Read the full article here.


Nvidia unveils family of processors for use in earth sciences, medical markets
Associated Press, 6/21/07

Summary: Graphics chip maker Nvidia Corp. unveiled a product family of processors on Wednesday that will be targeted for use in the earth and life sciences markets. The processors are expected to reduce computation times, possibly from weeks to hours. Read the full article here.


Gaming Chips Head to Office
Wall Street Journal, 4/3/07

Summary: "Most businesses need computers. Some need really, really fast computers -- and could soon be seeing big gains by borrowing technology from the world of videogames."
Read the full article here.


Wired
NVIDIA Ranked #10 on the WIRED Top 40
Summary: "Three trillion operations per second make for a killer demo: hyper-real renderings of glamazon Adrianne Curry. But the new GeForce 8800 chip is also speedy enough to launch gaming's graphics powerhouse into totally new markets, like gene sequencing."
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Nvidia Launches New Graphics Chip
Wall Street Journal, 11/9/06

Summary: "Nvidia Corp. introduced its eighth generation of graphics-chip technology, promising a major advance in performance and potentially opening up new markets for the company..."
Read the full article here.


New York Times
New chips nearly trump supercomputers in power
New York Times, 11/9/06

Summary: "The world of supercomputing is being turned upside down by a new breed of consumer-oriented graphics chips that have roughly the brute computing processing power of the world's fastest computing system of just seven years ago..."
Read the full article here.


Investor's Business Daily
Nvidia Raises The Graphics Bar With A New High-End Chip Line
GeForce 8800 among the first big products designed to work with Windows Vista
Investor’s Business Daily, 11/9/06

Summary: "...Combine the 8800 with Vista, and "the graphics realism will be unlike anything you've seen," said Ujesh Desai, manager of Nvidia's desktop products." The 8800 is excellent with what we call the physics aspect -- things like smoke, fire and explosions..."


Nvidia makes a new computer graphics chip that does more
SHAKING UP THE RACE TO DELIVER THE BEST COMPUTER TO CONSUMERS
San Jose Mercury News, 11/9/06

Summary: "Nvidia usually focuses on giving customers crystal-clear images on their computer screen displays. But today, the chip maker is launching a new chip that does more: it not only runs the computer's display but also does some of the microprocessor "brains'' work inside a personal computer..."
Read the full article here.


New York Times
Maps More Real Than Virtual
Summary: "The company [Volkswagen] is working with NVIDIA, a maker of computer video cards, to bring the satellite images of Google Earth — complete with buildings, terrain and other recognizable landmarks — to the G.P.S. navigation screens of its cars."
Read the full article here.


Wired
NVIDIA Ranked #21 on the Wired Top 40
Summary: "Few companies can say they build a reality synthesizer. Nvidia's GeForce graphics processor paints photorealistic environments for Sony's PlayStation 3. ...Nvidia's chipsets remain gaming's gold standard."
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BusinessWeek
BusinessWeek's Info Tech 100, 7/3/2006
Summary: NVIDIA Makes Business Week INFOTECH Top 100 Companies - #73. The report appears in BusinessWeek’s July 3, 2006 issue, with expanded content on BusinessWeek.com at www.businessweek.com/it100


 
The 100 Best Products of the Year - NVIDIA wins FOUR!
PC World, July 2006
15. Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV600 Power Notebook Computer
16. NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT Graphics Card Chip Set
63. Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe Motherboard
92. NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX GPU

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BusinessWeek
BusinessWeek, 4/3/2006
Summary: NVIDIA has been named to the "BusinessWeek 50," a list which represents the top-performing companies of the Standard and Poor's 500 stock index. Ten performance metrics were used, including sales and earnings growth and long-term earning prospects.


Investor's Business Daily
Investors Business Daily, 3/23/06
Summary: Q&A with CEO Jen-Hsun Huang. Discusses financial objectives, growth drivers, and market dynamics.


Dell Releases Desktop With NVIDIA Chips Intended for Gamers
The Wall Street Journal, 8/8/05
Summary: Dell Inc., introduces an extremely powerful desktop computer, the XPS 600 system for computer gamers. The XPS 600 is the first to fully utilize NVIDIA SLI technology, making use of the entire capacity of PCI-Express. This new Dell system also includes NVIDIA chip sets.


Perseverance May Pay Off for Chipmaker: Founder and CEO of NVIDIA has Weathered Tough Times but Sees Brighter Days Ahead
USA Today, 6/27/05
Summary: Explores how technical differences between computers and consumer electronics are evaporating and massive changes in the computer industry are imminent. Potential in graphics beyond the PC could create increased demand for GPUs.


A Clearer Picture for PC Gamers: Fast New Chip Provides Better Graphic Performance; Lifelike Skin, Hair and Eyes
The Wall Street Journal, 6/22/05
Summary: GeForce 7800 GTX: NVIDIA's new GPU provides better graphic performance and increased speed as seen in new demo characters: Mad Mod Mike and Luna.


NVIDIA, Qualcomm executives join board of SIA
EE Times, 6/20/05
Summary: The U.S. Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has elected Jen-Hsun Huang, CEO, president and co-founder of NVIDIA Corp., and Sanjay K. Jha, executive vice president of Qualcomm Inc., and president of Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT), on to its board of directors.


Keeping His Eye on the Ball: NVIDIA’s Co-Founder Applies Childhood Lessons on the Job
San Francisco Chronicle, 2/7/05
Summary: NVIDIA CEO, Jen-Hsun Huang shares his experiences growing up in Taiwan, being sent away to boarding school, and playing table tennis. His childhood lessons of determination and dedication have shaped his leadership skills in helping to create an innovative and successful business.


NVIDIA Scores: Sony to Use its Chips in Playstation 3
The Mercury News, 12/8/04
Summary: Sony announces that it will use NVIDIA graphics chips in the upcoming PlayStation 3 video game console. The most powerful graphics chip ever to be made will be created for the PS3—code named RSX.


NVIDIA Comes Back Into Focus
Financial Times, 2/7/05
Summary: NVIDIA is on the rebound due to fierce determination and a willingness to accept change against all odds.


The Washington Post, 10/12/2004
Summary: NVIDIA has focused on presenting employees with small advantages at work designed to make their lives easier and improve life balance. Many advantages include: oil changes, car washes and haircuts available on-site (but not free). The goal is to make daily errands easier to fit into busy schedules and to ensure employees are treated well, as they are the company's most valuable assets.