Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) has captured the tech world’s attention with a less visible but highly impactful product, the H100 processor.
This chip has played a pivotal role in the surge of artificial intelligence tools, driving Nvidia past Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) to become the world’s second-most valuable company.
Demand for the H100 is so high that some customers face a six-month wait to receive it, showcasing the chip’s significant impact on the industry, according to a report from Bloomberg.
The H100 processor, named after computer science pioneer Grace Hopper, enhances the capabilities of traditional graphics processing units.
It aggregates multiple Nvidia chips into single units capable of processing vast data volumes at high speeds, making it ideal for training the neural networks that power generative AI, Bloomberg writes.
Nvidia, founded in 1993, foresaw the potential of parallel processing ...