Nvidia unveils new tech to maintain lead

Goal is to encourage the wider use of AI

- IAN KING VLAD SAVOV

Nvidia Corp unveiled the latest raft of technologies aimed at sustaining the boom in demand for Al computing — and ensuring that its products stay at the centre of the action.

Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang yesterday kicked off Computex in Taiwan, Asia's biggest electronics forum, touting new products and cementing ties with a region vital to the tech supply chain. The CEO introduced updates to the ecosystem around Nvidia's accelerator chips, which are key to developing and running AI services.

The central goal is to broaden the reach of Nvidia products and eliminate barriers to Al adoption by more industries and countries.

Nvidia is keen to shore up its place at the heart of the artificial intelligence boom, at a time investors and some executives remain uncertain whether spending on data centres is sustainable. The tech industry is also confronting profound questions about how the US administration’s tariffs regime will shake up global demand and manufacturing.

Still, Nvidia’s shares are riding a rally following a dealmaking trip to the Middle East as part of a delegation led by US President Donald Trump. Yesterday, shares in the company’s two most important Asian partners, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, slid more than 1% in a reflection of broader market weakness.