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Corporate Milestones
2007
NVIDIA Quadro® architecture delivers greatest generational leap in company history with a new line of professional solutions; NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600, Quadro FX 5600, and NVIDIA Quadro Plex VCS Model IV
NVIDIA demonstrates 3D user interface concept for mobile devices
NVIDIA and Windows Vista deliver outstanding new 3D computing experience
Acquisition of PortalPlayer; a leading supplier of semiconductors, firmware, and software for personal media players and secondary display-enabled computers
2006
New NVIDIA Quadro® FX 3500M graphics solution redefines mobile workstation performance and capabilities
NVIDIA launches the SLI Marketplace; the ultimate destination for consumers looking to buy, build, or sell PC Gaming products
NVIDIA launches digital Bollywood initiative
NVIDIA unveils CUDA™; the GPU Computing revolution begins
NVIDIA and TSMC celebrate 500M processor milestone
Launch of GeForce 8800 and NVIDIA nForce 680i; a profound advancement in graphics architecture
Acquisition of Hybrid Graphics Ltd.; the leading developer of embedded 2D and 3D graphics software for handheld devices
Acquisition of ULi Electronics Inc.; one of the PC industry's most highly-regarded core logic developers
2005
Launch of NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800; the World's Fastest GPU for Notebooks
Announcement of NVIDIA nForce4 SLI Intel Edition; the First NVIDIA Motherboard Platform Solution for Intel
Introduction of NVIDIA's Second-Generation GPU for Shader Model 3.0; GeForce 7800 GTX
Announcement of Development of New Graphics Processor (RSX) with Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) for PLAYSTATION®3
2004
Launch of NVIDIA GoForce 3D 4500; the World's First 3D Handheld GPU
Introduction of SLI; the Industry's First Multi-GPU Solution
Launch of NVIDIA GeForce 6800; the First Shader Model 3.0 GPU
Introduction of Gelato; the Industry's First Hardware-Accelerated Film Renderer
Shipment of 300 Millionth Processor
2003
Launch of NVIDIA nForce3; a New Family of MCPs
Announcement of NVIDIA ForceWare; a Powerful Suite of Software Tools and Utilities
Introduction of NVIDIA GoForce; the First Megapixel Handheld Media Processor
Acquisition of Media Q; the Leading Provider of Graphics and Multimedia Technology for Wireless
Announcement of NVIDIA Personal Cinema FX; the Industry's Most Complete Digital Entertainment Solution
Introduction of NVIDIA Quadro FX Family; the First Fully Programmable Workstation GPU
10 Year Anniversary
2002
Launch of GeForce FX; The Dawn of Cinematic Computing
Launch of the NVIDIA GeForce4 Family: Top-To-Bottom Product Line of Desktop and Mobile GPUs
Launch of NVIDIA nForce2; the Digital Media Platform Processors
Over 100 Million Processors Shipped
2001
Named the Fastest Semi-Conductor Company to Hit $1B in Revenue
Added to S&P 500
License of Shader Technology to Evans & Sutherland
Announcement of the Industry's First Mobile Workstation GPU; NVIDIA Quadro2 Go
Entrance into the Integrated Graphics Market; Launch of NVIDIA nForce Platform Processing Architecture
Shipment of XBOX GPU and MCP
Introduction of the Industry's First Programmable GPU; NVIDIA GeForce3
2000
Acquisition of Assets of 3dfx Graphics
Announcement of NVIDIA GeForce2 Go; the World's First Mobile GPU
Chosen as GPU and MCP for Microsoft's XBOX; Delivering 2 Processors and Licensing Breakthrough 3D Technology to Microsoft
Launch of NVIDIA GeForce2 Ultra; the World's First Gigapixel GPU
Introduction of NVIDIA Quadro2 Pro; the World's Fastest Workstation GPU
Extension of IP Portfolio with S3 Cross License
1999
Introduction of NVIDIA Quadro; the World's First Workstation GPU
Launch of NVIDIA GeForce 256; the World's First GPU
Announcement of the First 32-bit Frame Buffer; NVIDIA RIVA TNT2
Entrance into Commercial Desktop PC Market; Launch of NVIDIA Vanta Processor
Initial Public Offering
1998
NVIDIA Moves to New Location in Santa Clara, California
Announcement of NVIDIA RIVA 128ZX
Introduction of the First Multitexturing 3D Processor; NVIDIA RIVA TNT
1997
Introduction of NVIDIA RIVA 128; the First High-Performance, 128-bit Direct3D Processor
1996
Key Role Established with Game Developer Community by Supporting Direct 3D
1995
Launch of NV1; NVIDIA's First Product