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Why Nvidia Bet $3.5B on Another Chipmaker

2026-09-01 · 6 company · 3 thematic
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mustafa neimucha

Venture capital partner at NEA specializing in semiconductor and AI infrastructure investments. Provides detailed analysis of Nvidia's ecosystem strategy, MediaTek's role in custom ASICs, and the financial engineering behind strategic convertible note deals.

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“With Intel there's a bit of a more of a customer relationship. of Nvidia Fabs on on Intel's Foundry business which is their TSMC competitor that's coming up. But in this context we're talking about the Fabas um also this gives uh Nvidia mo…”
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