Core Insights - Nvidia has invested over $900 million to acquire Enfabrica's CEO Rochan Sankar and other employees, along with obtaining technology licensing from the startup [1] - Enfabrica's technology enables the interconnection of over 100,000 GPUs, allowing Nvidia to create integrated systems that enable efficient collaboration among GPU clusters [1] - Nvidia previously participated in Enfabrica's Series B funding round of $125 million in 2023, which saw a fivefold increase in valuation compared to the Series A round [1] Funding and Valuation - Enfabrica completed a $115 million funding round at the end of last year, with investors including Spark Capital, Arm, Samsung, and Cisco, leading to a valuation of approximately $600 million [2] - This acquisition strategy of "poaching key talent + obtaining technology licensing" is common in the tech industry, with similar actions taken by companies like Meta and Google [2] Industry Trends - Nvidia's recent collaboration with Intel involves joint development of PC and data center chips, with Nvidia investing $5 billion in Intel [3] - Other tech giants like Microsoft and Amazon have also engaged in similar "talent + technology" acquisition strategies targeting AI companies [3]
斥资超9亿美元!英伟达(NVDA.US)“买人”又“买技术”,挖角AI芯片创企Enfabrica核心团队