NVIDIA buys Arm for US$40bn

NVIDIA has officially announced that it bought the semiconductor design company Arm for US$40 billion, which will help expand the graphics giant's presence in mobile computing. It plans to invest more in artificial intelligence technology to bring it to platforms like smartphones, PCs, and self-driving cars. Arm will gain access to NVIDIA's products and more support for its R&D initiatives. NVIDIA says it will build an AI supercomputer powered by Arm CPUs at its Cambridge headquarters to cement its commitment to the acquisition.

NVIDIA assures that Arm's technology will maintain its open licensing model and neutrality with current customers, which means Arm designs can take advantage of NVIDIA's tech as well. We should expect some unconventional chip designs from NVIDIA in the future. NVIDIA and Arm's boards have approved the acquisition, and the companies expect to close the transaction within 18 months. It'll require regulatory approval in the US, UK, EU, and China, of course.

Source: Engadget

NVIDIA’s new graphics cards are for the pros

NVIDIA’s outed some great graphics cards for gamers in the past year. Now, the company hopes to carry that over to its professional line. NVIDIA just unveiled the P6000 and P5000. The former being touted as NVIDIA’s best card yet. But it’ll most likely benefit those who process a lot of images daily and does a lot of 3D rendering. It’s a GPU meant for content creation with 3,840 CUDA cores, 24GB of GDDR5X memory (VRAM) that runs at 9Gbps, up to 432Gbps memory bandwidth, four DisplayPort 1.4 slots that can support up to 4K resolutions at 120Hz and 5K at 60Hz, as well as 12 teraflops performance. Meanwhile, the P5000 has 16GB of VRAM capable of reaching 9Gbps and has 2,560 cores and can reach 8.9 teraflops.

Source: The Verge

NVIDIA to help create games for all Android devices with AndroidWorks

There are over 4,000 unique Android devices out there so it gets a bit tricky to develop apps for them. That’s why NVIDIA wants to help out on the gaming front. The company released a new developer tool called AndroidWorks that builds on its existing GameWorks tool. It’s said to bring “the best native Android application development tools” for a wide range of devices.

The tools are designed to work for all Android devices and not just those powered by Tegra trips. It even integrates Microsoft Visual Studio through Nsight Tegra Visual Studio.

Source: NVIDIA | Via: Android Central

HP introduces SlateBook, an NVIDIA-powered Android notebook

HP’s new SlateBook brings NVIDIA’s quad-core Tegra 4 processor and Android operating system to a laptop. This new touch-based device features a 14-inch Full HD display and an “ultra slim” and light profile with its 16mm body and 3.71 lbs. It is said to feature a slightly modified version of Android and will have access to HP’s apps, Google Play Store, and NVIDIA TegraZone for games. It will be available on the market starting August and will retail for US$399. It will come in one colour HP calls Sweet Yellow.

Source: Slash Gear