"Huang was named the recipient of the medal (and an accompanying $2 million prize) at the Consumer Electronics Show on January 6 in recognition of his lifetime of work in accelerating computing-the technique of using specialized chips like Nvidia's graphics processing units to speed specialized operations such as rendering images for video games, crunching numbers for scientific research, or, critically for the industry today, powering artificial intelligence."
"Nvidia released what it calls the first GPU, the GeForce 256, in 1999. At the time, the chip was principally recognized for advancing computer gaming, letting developers and artists add unprecedented levels of graphical detail without compromising speed. Under Huang's leadership, the company soon began work on CUDA (Compute Unified Device Architecture), a system that enables developers to harness the parallel processing capabilities of its chips for a variety of computational tasks."
Jensen Huang, Nvidia cofounder and long-serving CEO, received the IEEE Medal of Honor and a $2 million prize for lifetime contributions to accelerating computing. Nvidia introduced the GeForce 256 GPU in 1999, which advanced gaming graphics and performance. Nvidia developed CUDA to allow developers to use GPU parallel processing for a wide range of computational tasks. Nvidia GPUs and development platforms now power AI systems including ChatGPT and other large language models, as well as autonomous vehicles and industrial robots. Nvidia reached a $5 trillion valuation in October, with its market cap later falling amid concerns about an AI bubble and investments.
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