Nvidia Corporation is a multinational technology company based in the United States, headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It was founded in 1993 by Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem. Nvidia initially gained fame for its Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), which are widely used in gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and autonomous vehicles, among other areas. Nvidia is also renowned for its Software Development Kits (SDKs) and APIs, which enable developers to fully leverage the capabilities of its hardware. The company’s graphics and communications processors have a broad market presence and have been adopted by a diverse range of computing platforms, including personal digital media PCs, commercial PCs, professional workstations, digital content creation systems, laptops, navigation systems, and video game consoles.