Chapter 1
The humble booth where it all began
Chapter 2
The high-stakes CUDA gamble
Chapter 3
The artificial intelligence gold rush
Chapter 4
The global chip chess board
Chapter 5
Beyond gaming and artificial intelligence
YOUR GOAL
Master of The story of Nvidia
Ch 4 · The global chip chess board
marcus The global chip chess board
AI's future is here, can you feel the flow? Nvidia's chips make it go, go, go! Worth trillions now, they run the show!
marcus Geopolitical tensions force Nvidia to modify its chips for international markets.
marcus ASML in the Netherlands provides the only machines capable of printing Nvidia's chips.
Fun Fact
Tin laser blasts: ASML's chip-printing machines use lasers that blast molten tin droplets with a carbon dioxide laser to create ultraviolet light.
Glossary
semiconductor (noun)
A solid substance with electrical conductivity intermediate between that of an insulator and a conductor. Nvidia faces strict U.S. export controls restricting the sale of its advanced artificial intelligence semiconductors to China.
A solid substance with electrical conductivity intermediate between that of an insulator and a conductor. Nvidia faces strict U.S. export controls restricting the sale of its advanced artificial intelligence semiconductors to China.
Quiz
Where is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Nvidia's primary manufacturing partner, headquartered?
Quiz
What makes Dutch company ASML's machines essential for manufacturing Nvidia's latest chips?
Quiz
Why are chip manufacturing facilities, or 'fabs,' incredibly expensive to build and maintain?
Quiz
What is the approximate cost of a single Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machine from ASML used to make Nvidia chips?
Quiz
Which global semiconductor manufacturer produces almost all of Nvidia's advanced AI chips?