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'''NVIDIA Corporation''' (/ɛnˈvɪdiə/ en-VID-ee-ə) is an American multinational [[technology company]] headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Founded in 1993, NVIDIA has evolved from a graphics processing company to a leader in [[aiwiki:Artificial Intelligence|artificial intelligence]] (AI), [[high-performance computing]], and [[extended reality]] (XR) technologies. The company designs and supplies [[graphics processing units]] (GPUs), [[application programming interfaces]] (APIs) for [[data science]] and high-performance computing, and [[system on a chip|system on a chip (SoC)]] units for mobile computing and the automotive market. NVIDIA is a prominent force in the development of [[virtual reality]] (VR) and [[augmented reality]] (AR) technologies, providing essential hardware and software solutions that power immersive experiences across gaming, professional visualization, and enterprise applications. <ref name="wiki"/> <ref name="britannica"/> <ref name="XRDev"/>
'''NVIDIA Corporation''' (/ɛnˈvɪdiə/ en-VID-ee-ə) is an American multinational [[technology company]] headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Founded in 1993, NVIDIA has done cutting edge research in computer graphics and AR/VR technologies. The company primarily designs and supplies [[graphics processing units]] (GPUs). NVIDIA is a prominent force in the development of [[virtual reality]] (VR) and [[augmented reality]] (AR) technologies, providing essential hardware and software solutions that power immersive experiences across gaming, professional visualization, and enterprise applications. <ref name="wiki"/> <ref name="britannica"/> <ref name="XRDev"/>


== History ==
== History ==
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As virtual reality and augmented reality technologies began to gain traction in the 2010s, NVIDIA positioned itself as a key enabler of these immersive experiences. The company's powerful GPUs became essential components for driving high-quality VR and AR applications, which require significant computational resources to achieve the frame rates and visual fidelity necessary for comfortable and convincing immersion.<ref name="vrtech"/>
As virtual reality and augmented reality technologies began to gain traction in the 2010s, NVIDIA positioned itself as a key enabler of these immersive experiences. The company's powerful GPUs became essential components for driving high-quality VR and AR applications, which require significant computational resources to achieve the frame rates and visual fidelity necessary for comfortable and convincing immersion.<ref name="vrtech"/>


NVIDIA's involvement in VR and AR accelerated with the introduction of the VRWorks suite of technologies and the [[NVIDIA VR Ready]] program, which ensures system components—GPU, CPU, head-mounted display (HMD), and drivers—will provide the best immersive virtual reality experiences.<ref name="xrsolutions"/>
NVIDIA's involvement in VR and AR accelerated with the introduction of the VRWorks suite of technologies and the [[NVIDIA VR Ready]] program, which ensures system components, GPU, CPU, head-mounted display (HMD), and drivers, will provide the best immersive virtual reality experiences.<ref name="xrsolutions"/>


In recent years, NVIDIA has further expanded its XR offerings with the introduction of CloudXR, a groundbreaking technology built on [[NVIDIA RTX]] that delivers virtual reality and augmented reality across [[5G Technology|5G]] and Wi-Fi networks. This innovation has opened up new possibilities for wireless VR and AR experiences, freeing users from the constraints of physical tethers to high-performance computers.<ref name="cloudxr"/>
In recent years, NVIDIA has further expanded its XR offerings with the introduction of CloudXR, a groundbreaking technology built on [[NVIDIA RTX]] that delivers virtual reality and augmented reality across [[5G Technology|5G]] and Wi-Fi networks. This innovation has opened up new possibilities for wireless VR and AR experiences, freeing users from the constraints of physical tethers to high-performance computers.<ref name="cloudxr"/>
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=== NVIDIA VR Ready Program ===
=== NVIDIA VR Ready Program ===
The [[NVIDIA VR Ready]] program ensures that system components—GPU, CPU, HMD, and drivers—will provide the best immersive virtual reality experiences. This certification program helps consumers and businesses identify hardware that meets the demanding requirements of VR applications.<ref name="xrsolutions"/> NVIDIA's GeForce RTX GPUs, in particular, are designed to provide the performance necessary to power top VR titles on the latest headsets. <ref name="vrgaming"/>
The [[NVIDIA VR Ready]] program ensures that system components, GPU, CPU, HMD, and drivers, will provide the best immersive virtual reality experiences. This certification program helps consumers and businesses identify hardware that meets the demanding requirements of VR applications.<ref name="xrsolutions"/> NVIDIA's GeForce RTX GPUs, in particular, are designed to provide the performance necessary to power top VR titles on the latest headsets. <ref name="vrgaming"/>


=== Hardware for Immersive Applications ===
=== Hardware for Immersive Applications ===