Nvidia's Superman - by Babbage - The Chip Letter
After last week’s post on Google’s TPU Jon Metzler suggested that it would be useful to take a look at the ‘thousand chips’ that were inspired by the TPU. Great idea, Jon! Lots more analysis and commentary on the TPUs and the chips it’s inspired coming up.
First though, something a little lighter. A look at how three great tech icons have presented themselves, starting with Nvidia’s own Jensen Huang.
Along with most of the rest of the tech world, it seems, I’ve just finished watching Jensen Huang’s keynote at Nvidia’s GPU Technology Conference (GTC).
If you haven’t watched it yet, then I’d recommend setting a couple of hours aside. I think you’ll find it worth the investment of your time.
I enjoyed the keynote immensely, but it left me pondering how Huang and Nvidia present themselves to the world, which is the topic of this post. For more on the technical advances presented at GTC, see the ‘Further Reading’ section at the end of the post.
Whilst the keynote was, of course, mainly about Nvidia’s new products and its vision of the future, Huang is also clearly very aware of his company’s history. Early on he presents a slide with key milestones for Nvidia and wider industry, starting with the IBM S/360 in 1964. It’s been a long journey for Huang - and the rest of us - to get here.
